Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRooting for Evil (With Paul Bloom)
Episode 55
Paul Bloom joins us to talk all things villainous -why we sometimes root for the bad guys, why we admire them even when we don't, why they are much m…
11 years, 11 months ago
Pooping on Ecstasy (Pain, Pleasure, and the Ethics of Breeding)
Episode 54
Tamler and David get bullied into talking about "anti-natalism," (the view that it is unethical to bring a being into existence), and to defend our e…
12 years ago
The 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…
12 years 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…
12 years, 1 month 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…
12 years, 1 month 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…
12 years, 2 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 …
12 years, 3 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…
12 years, 3 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 (…
12 years, 4 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.…
12 years, 4 months ago