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Human Condition in the Long 20th Century; Or How Economics Changed Everything ~ Brad DeLong
Season 1 Episode 18
Most histories of the 20th century focus on world wars and ideological conflicts. Others focus on the fall of European empires. Yet others focus on t…
3 years, 3 months ago
Could Mind Be More Fundamental Than Matter? ~ Bernardo Kastrup
Season 1 Episode 17
Our mental lives are full of purpose and feeling. Yet the world is governed by laws of physics which seem to lack a sense of either purpose or feelin…
3 years, 3 months ago
On The Resilience of Humanity ~ Jacqueline Mattis
Season 1 Episode 16
Social science paints a bleak picture of unprivileged life. Poverty is certainly treated as a social problem - as a harsh condition to live in. But i…
3 years, 4 months ago
A Deep History of Equality ~ Elizabeth Anderson
Season 1 Episode 15
Why do we care about equality? Is it an invention of the European Enlightenment? Or is it something rooted in human nature? If so, why does equality …
3 years, 4 months ago
What Can Hunter-Gatherers Tell Us About Our Origins? Going Beyond the Bestsellers ~ Vivek V. Venkataraman
Season 1 Episode 14
What was life like before agriculture? Was it "nasty, brutish, and short?" Or was it quite peaceful and relaxing, making agriculture the "worst mista…
3 years, 5 months ago
Tracing the Roots of the Wealth of Nations ~ Oded Galor
Season 1 Episode 13
Wealth on planet Earth is not evenly distributed. Indeed, our country of birth predicts a huge amount of our access to food and technology.
Although …
3 years, 5 months ago
An Economic History of Homo Sapiens ~ Oded Galor
Season 1 Episode 12
If you take a moment to reflect on the economic condition of our species, you are likely to be puzzled over two mysteries.
One is the mystery of weal…
3 years, 5 months ago
Holiday Highlights ~ Patricia Churchland on Free Will & Neurophilosophy
Ilari is taking some time off for Christmas and New Year. Instead of new episodes, this holiday season features some highlights from this fall's conv…
3 years, 5 months ago
Holiday Highlights ~ Ruth Feldman on Empathy, Xenophobia, and Gay Dads
Ilari is taking some time off for Christmas and New Year. Instead of new episodes, this holiday season features some highlights from this fall's conv…
3 years, 5 months ago
Holiday Highlights ~ Philip Kitcher on Secular Humanism & Religion
Ilari is taking some time off for Christmas and New Year. Instead of new episodes, this holiday season features some highlights from this fall's conv…
3 years, 5 months ago