Philosophy Bites Podcast Episodes featuring Nick Bostrom

NIck Bostrom on the Status Quo Bias

Philosophy Bites - May 13, 2012 23:07 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
Are we systematically biases against changing the status quo? It seems that we are. In this interview, originally released as part of the Bioethics Bites series, Nick Bostrom discusses this tendency and its implications when it comes to making decisions about cognitive enhancement. Bioethics Bit...

Nick Bostrom on the Simulation Argument

Philosophy Bites - August 14, 2011 14:55 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
Could you be part of a computer simulation of reality? Sounds unlikely, doesn't it. But Nick Bostrom might make you think again about this. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he discusses the Simulation Argument. Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosop...