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#24 - Popper's Three Worlds
This episode begins with a big announcement! Ben has officially become a cat person, and is now Taking Cats Seriously. Vaden follows up with some new…
5 years, 1 month ago
#23 - Physics, Philosophy, and Free Will with Sam Kuypers
We are joined by the great Sam Kuypers for a conversation on physics, philosophy, and free will.
Vaden spends most of the episode preparing for a hug…
5 years, 1 month ago
#22 - Thinking Through Thought Experiments
In this episode, we discuss Peter Singer's famous drowning child thought experiment, the role of moral theories, and the role of thought experiments …
5 years, 2 months ago
#21 (C&R Series, Ch.1) - The Problem of Induction
After a long digression, we finally return to the Conjectures and Refutations series. In this episode we cover Chapter 1: Science: Conjectures and Re…
5 years, 3 months ago
#20 (HTI crossover episode) - Roundtable Longtermism Discussion
Hello and sorry for the delay! We finally got together with Fin and Luca from the excellent HearThisIdea podcast for a nice roundtable discussion on …
5 years, 3 months ago
#19 - Against Longtermism FAQ
Back in the ring for round two on longtermism! We (Ben somewhat drunkenly) respond to some of the criticism of episode #17 and our two essays (Ben's,…
5 years, 4 months ago
#18 - Work Addiction
Bit of a personal episode this one is! Ben learns how to be a twitter warrior while Vaden has a full-on breakdown during quarantine. Who knew work ad…
5 years, 5 months ago
#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, 6 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, 6 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, 7 months ago