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#17 - Against Longtermism
Well, there's no avoiding controversy with this one. We explain, examine, and attempt to refute the shiny new moral philosophy of longtermism. Our cr…
5 years, 8 months ago
#16 - Social Media II: Conversation, Privacy, and Odds & Ends
Vaden comes battle-hardened and ready to debate and is met with ... a big soft hug from Ben. Ben repents his apocalyptic sins and admits that Vaden c…
5 years, 9 months ago
#15 - Social Media I: Manipulation, Outrage, and Documentaries
Alright spiders, point this at your brain. Ben and Vaden do a deep dive into the recent Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma and have a genuine deb…
5 years, 10 months ago
#14 (C&R Series, Ch.16) - Prediction, Prophecy, and Fascism
The third in the Conjectures and Refutations series, we cover Chapter 16: Prediction And Prophecy in the Social Sciences. There's a bit more Hitler s…
5 years, 10 months ago
#13 - Privacy with Stephen Caines
Stephen is back for round two! In this episode we learn that Vaden wants to live in a panopticon and Ben in a high tech surveillance state. Also, we'…
5 years, 11 months ago
#12 (C&R Series, Ch. 17) - Public Opinion and Liberal Principles
In the lead up to the American presidential election, one of the largest and most consequential expressions of public opinion, Ben and Vaden do what …
5 years, 11 months ago
#11 - Debating Existential Risk
Vaden's arguments against Bayesian philosophy and existential risk are examined by someone who might actually know what they're talking about, i.e., …
5 years, 11 months ago
#10 (C&R Series, Ch. 4) - Tradition
Traditions, what are you good for? Absolutely nothing? In this episode of Increments, Ben and Vaden begin their series on Conjectures and Refutations…
6 years, 1 month ago
#9 - Facial Recognition Technology with Stephen Caines
The talented Stephen Caines punctures the cloud of confusion that is Ben and Vaden's conception of facial recognition technology. We talk about the d…
6 years, 1 month ago
#8 - Philosophy of Probability III: Conjectures and Refutations
On the same page at last! Ben comes to the philosophical confessional to announce his probabilistic sins. The Bayesians will be pissed (with high pro…
6 years, 1 month ago