Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Psychology People Love to Hate (Evolutionary Psychology Pt.1)
Episode 53
Dave and Tamler take a shot at answering the question: what is an evolutionary psychologist? Is it just a psychologist who believes in evolution? (No…
11 years, 6 months ago
Thought Experiments (Huh!) What Are They Good For? (Part 2)
Episode 52
Experience Machines, Chinese Rooms, Original Positions, and Ice Buckets. ("I don't know what you have in mind for this evening Homer, but count me o…
11 years, 6 months ago
Zombies, Trolleys, and Galileo's Balls
Episode 51
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Dave and Tamler talk about the value and purposes of thought experiments in philosophy and science. Does the trolley problem tell us mo…
11 years, 7 months ago
Keeping it Unreal
Episode 50
Dude, do you ever think about how, like, we could be all be in the Matrix? Seriously, no no, dude, I'm being serious. It's like, none of this might b…
11 years, 8 months ago
Psychopaths and Contrastivizzzzzzzz (With Walter Sinnott-Armstrong)
Episode 49
Special guest Walter Sinnott-Armstrong joins the podcast to explain how his theory which desperately needs a new name ("contrastivism") can dissolve …
11 years, 8 months ago
Restorative Circle Jerk
Episode 48
Dave and Tamler take a mulligan and try to resolve their conflict about restorative justice. Do restorative processes lead to more just outcomes tha…
11 years, 9 months ago
Schooled By Our Listeners
Episode 47
Tamler and David leech off of their listeners and dedicate an episode to their favorite comments, questions, and criticisms from the past few weeks (…
11 years, 9 months ago
The Real Josh Knobe
Episode 46
May I have your attention please? Will the real Josh Knobe please stand up? Will the real... [you know what, screw this--we're just dating ourselves.…
11 years, 10 months ago
Rounded Brains and Balanced "Play Diets"
Episode 45
A British tabloid article about kids, brains, and spatial skills somehow provokes the biggest argument ever on the podcast. Dave and Tamler get into …
11 years, 10 months ago
Killer Robots
Episode 44
David and Tamler argue about the use of autonomous robots and drones in warfare. Could it lead to less suffering during wars and afterwards? Would n…
11 years, 11 months ago