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What is science? with Professor Steven Pinker - The Shape of Dialogue # 8
Episode 8
In July 2021, seven University of Auckland professors published a letter to the editor in the New Zealand Listener, titled In Defence of Science.
The professors' were responding to a Government educat…
Published on 4 years ago
Antiracism rhetoric with Dr Erec Smith - The Shape of Dialogue # 7
Episode 7
Dr Erec Smith is an Associate Professor of Rhetoric at York College of Pennsylvania. Although he has eclectic scholarly interests, Dr Smith’s primary focus is on the rhetorics of anti-racist activism…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
What is science? with Dr Kyle Gibson - The Shape of Dialogue # 6
Episode 6
A recent "letter to the editor" penned by seven University of Auckland professors was published in The Listener, a national magazine in New Zealand - see below. The letter, In Defence of Science, sta…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Street Epistemology with Anthony Magnabosco - The Shape of Dialogue # 5
Episode 5
Anthony Magnabosco is a skeptic and atheist from San Antonio Texas who has been practicing and promoting Street Epistemology since 2013. Anthony has had several hundred chats (many of them on camera …
Published on 5 years ago
Freedom of Speech with Elliot Ikilei - The Shape of Dialogue # 4
Episode 4
Elliot Ikilei discusses freedom of speech and other things
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_Ikilei
Music: Kyrie from Bach B Minor Mass conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
Freedom of Speech with Simon Wilson - The Shape of Dialogue # 3
Episode 3
Leading New Zealand journalist, Simon Wilson, discusses freedom of speech.
Music: Kyrie from Bach B Minor Mass conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
Freedom of Speech with Professor James Flynn - The Shape of Dialogue #2
Episode 2
My first guest is a world-renowned political and moral philosopher, University of Otago's Emeritus Professor James Flynn defines what freedom of speech is and why it's so important to us all.
Music: …
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
Freedom of Speech with Michael Goldwater - The Shape of Dialogue #1
Episode 1
An investigation into freedom of speech and why it's so important. In this episode I'll discuss why and how freedom of speech is a fundamental principle for societies to function at their best.
Music:…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago