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What Is Madness? | Justin Garson
Is 'mental disorder' purely a dysfunction, or are there important advantages to being psychologically different? Do depression and anxiety serve a vi…
5 years ago
Is it okay to be a slacker? | Alison Suen
Season 2 Episode 29
What makes Hollywood slackers like The Dude so enchanting? Are slackers the unsung heroes of the pandemic, or a bunch of useless bums?
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5 years ago
What Offends You? | Mark Oppenheimer
Season 2 Episode 28
Should we ban offensive speech? Should we tolerate racism and transphobia? Should everything that is immoral also be illegal?
5 years ago
Is evil real? | Spencer Case
Is murder wrong? Can evolution fully explain why we think certain actions are immoral? And can we believe moral truths with even greater certainty th…
5 years, 1 month ago
What if? | Peg Tittle
Season 2 Episode 26
What if you navigated the world through echo location instead of sight? What if cats could gain all of the traits of humans? What if you were a brain…
5 years, 1 month ago
What Is Happiness? | Shane Gronholz
What makes your life go well? Can you be wrong about whether you are happy? And can happiness be bad for you?
5 years, 1 month ago
Trans, Sex, and Gender | Kathleen Stock
Season 2 Episode 23
Is sex only a matter of biology? Are there conflicts between trans rights, women's rights, and gay rights? Is it possible to change genders?
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5 years, 1 month ago
Do Social Groups Exist? | Jason Werbeloff
Season 2 Episode 22
What transforms a collection of individuals into a social group? Jason Werbeloff argues the answer is: nothing. There are no social groups. No countr…
5 years, 1 month ago
12 Mind Blowing Thought Experiments
Season 2 Episode 21
What can a runaway train, a patient wrapped head to toe in bandages, and man condemned by the gods to roll a rock for eternity teach us about leading…
5 years, 2 months ago
The Dangers of Thought Experiments | Roy Sorensen
Are thought experiments useful for telling us about the nature of reality? What are the limitations of thought experiments, and should we trust them …
5 years, 2 months ago