Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTweenie Turing Tests, AI, and Ex Machina (with Joshua Weisberg)
Episode 72
It finally happened: David and Tamler welcome special guest Joshua Weisberg to the podcast to talk about Turing machines, Chinese Rooms, and AI. What…
11 years ago
The Murky Morals and Mysterious Metaphysics of "Mr. Robot"
Episode 71
David and Tamler go deep into the best TV show of the summer, "Mr. Robot. They talk about the moral ambiguity of its central character, the distorted…
11 years ago
Some Favorite Things
Episode 70
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, papers by Williams and movies from Sweden. Long graphic novels that celebrate being. These are a few of o…
11 years, 1 month ago
CHiPs on Our Shoulders (Lessons in Objectivity)
Episode 69
Dave and Tamler try to figure out what we talk about when we talk about objectivity. In past episodes we've claimed that logic and science (when it i…
11 years, 1 month ago
Risky, Reckless, and Regretful
Episode 68
Dave drags Tamler into the nerd abyss by making him watch an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation ("Tapestry," from the 6th season. It's availab…
11 years, 1 month ago
Funny How?
Episode 67
Dave and Tamler break the cardinal rule of comedy by trying to analyze it. What are the origins and functions of humor? Can a theory explain what mak…
11 years, 2 months ago
Übermensch at Work
Episode 66
Special guest Yoel Inbar (author of Hitchcock's Women: From Margaret Sullivan to Tippi Hedren) joins us to talk about Hitchcock's long take masterpie…
11 years, 3 months ago
Philocalypse Now
Episode 65
Holy crap, it's the apocalypse!!!!
...for philosophy. Maybe. Has this 2500 year old discipline become too technical, too disconnected from the real…
11 years, 3 months ago
Believing in a Just World
Episode 64
Dave and Tamler talk about the human tendency to believe in a just world. Why do we have the belief? Does it make us less motivated to fight injustic…
11 years, 4 months ago
Stalemates and Closets (with Sam Harris)
Episode 63
Sam Harris gets back in the VBW ring for another round on moral responsibility, ethical theories, and the grounds for our obligations to other people…
11 years, 5 months ago