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So You've Been Publicly Shamed | Rebecca Tuvel
Season 2 Episode 9
What can we learn about public shaming from the Black Mirror episodes Hated in the Nation and Nosedive? Are there ever cases where someone deserves t…
5 years, 5 months ago
Nietzsche: Morality is Dead | Brian Leiter
Season 2 Episode 8
If God is dead, did morality die with him? Are artists, writers and lovers more valuable than the rest of us mere mortals? Find out what Friedrich Ni…
5 years, 5 months ago
Stephen King and Philosophy | Jacob Held
Season 2 Episode 7
What is horror, and why do some of us willingly terrify ourselves by watching or reading the genre? Is horror poor quality fiction, or can it offer u…
5 years, 5 months ago
Is Academic Freedom Under Threat? | Spencer Case
Season 2 Episode 6
Are universities a safe space for dangerous ideas? Does a right to academic freedom guarantee a culture that tolerates controversial views? Should un…
5 years, 5 months ago
Which God Should You Believe in? | Eron Fasser
Season 2 Episode 5
Are all Gods created equal? Are certain divine attributes less likely to be real given that multiples faiths exist? Are religions like different pat…
5 years, 5 months ago
Is Abortion Immoral? | Nathan Nobis
Season 2 Episode 4
Does a fetus have a right to life? Should there be any limitations on the choices that a woman makes over her own body?
Nathan's book: https://www…
5 years, 6 months ago
The Argument for Anarchism
Season 2 Episode 2
Anarchism, or the view that we should not have a government, seems impractical. But Michael Huemer believes there is a way to understand Anarchism th…
5 years, 6 months ago
Face Blindness with Jeff Waters
Season 2 Episode 2
What's it like to be unable to recognize faces? 2% of the population have a neurological condition called prosopagnosia, or face blindness - includin…
5 years, 6 months ago
Tenet Explained
Season 2 Episode 1
Christopher Nolan's Tenet is a visual feast, but does it make any sense? Eron Fasser explains if you can you time travel to change the past and if Ne…
5 years, 6 months ago
The Future of Brain in a Vat
Season 1 Episode 33
A round up of our favorite episodes and some insight into how we make the show. We will be on a hiatus until January. Let us know in the YouTube comm…
5 years, 7 months ago