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Episode 75
Dave and Tamler celebrate their 75th episode by welcoming six BFFs of the podcast and asking them to share the biggest thing they've changed their mi…
10 years, 11 months ago
Lies, Damned Lies, and Ashley Madison
Episode 74
David and Tamler return after an end of summer hiatus to finally talk
about the ethics of deception….eventually. But first they break down
a recent a…
11 years ago
Authentic Apes and Infinite Torture
Episode 73
In what is possibly our most repugnant first segment ever, David and Tamler break down the ethics of zoophilia and investigate the true nature of con…
11 years, 1 month ago
Tweenie 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, 1 month 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 4 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, 5 months ago