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#210 – Matt Walker: Sleep
August 12, 2021 18:05 - 2 hoursPodcast: Lex Fridman Podcast (LS 76 · TOP 0.01% what is this?) Episode: #210 – Matt Walker: Sleep Pub date: 2021-08-11 Matt Walker is a sleep scientist at Berkeley, author of Why We Sleep, and the host of a new podcast called The Matt Walker Podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Stamps.com: https://stamps.com and use code LEX to get free postage & scale – Squarespace: https://lexfridman.com/squarespace and use code LEX to get 10% off – Athletic Greens: http...
Khushnood Nabizada on Afghanistan in the time of the Taliban
August 11, 2021 22:07 - 39 minutesPodcast: Brown Pundits (LS 43 · TOP 1% what is this?) Episode: Khushnood Nabizada on Afghanistan in the time of the Taliban Pub date: 2021-07-13 This episodes features Akshar talking to Khushnood Nabizada, an Afghan government official and founder of Khaama News. Khushnood talks about growing up Afghanistan, being a journalist under the Taliban, and hopes for Afghanistan’s future. https://www.khaama.com/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Razib Khan, which is the...
The Psychological Soul of Spirituality - Ralph Piedmont
August 11, 2021 22:06 - 49 minutesPodcast: MindStew (LS 27 · TOP 10% what is this?) Episode: The Psychological Soul of Spirituality - Ralph Piedmont Pub date: 2021-07-19 My guest today is Professor Ralph Piedmont, Professor of Pastoral Counselling at Loyola University in Maryland and a past president of the APA's Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. In this conversation, we discuss the nature of spirituality as a personality trait (arguably the sixth personality trait!) that cuts across cultures and re...
Eric Weinstein: Vaccines, Ivermectin & Dark Horse
August 11, 2021 22:06 - 50 minutesPodcast: Rebel Wisdom (LS 52 · TOP 0.5% what is this?) Episode: Eric Weinstein: Vaccines, Ivermectin & Dark Horse Pub date: 2021-07-29 What does Eric Weinstein make of the current controversy around vaccines and Ivermectin, centred on the criticism of his brother Bret's podcast, the Dark Horse. In the last days, Sam Harris and former guest Yuri Deigin have both been heavily critical of claims made by both Bret and his guests. In this conversation with Rebel Wisdom's David Fuller, Eric tal...
Karl Smith: inflation, the debt crisis, China and the American tripartite class system
August 11, 2021 22:05 - 1 hourPodcast: Razib Khan's Unsupervised Learning (LS 47 · TOP 1% what is this?) Episode: Karl Smith: inflation, the debt crisis, China and the American tripartite class system Pub date: 2021-08-06 Economics is obviously important. Recently in the US, we’ve been talking about the threat of inflation, and spending financed through debt. What does this all mean? Not only are the answers important on a macro level, but they’re also relevant to all of us. To attack these questions I decided to talk...
Travis Walton on Being Abducted, Alien Faces, and Being Inside a UFO
August 11, 2021 22:05 - 2 hoursPodcast: Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal (LS 52 · TOP 0.5% what is this?) Episode: Travis Walton on Being Abducted, Alien Faces, and Being Inside a UFO Pub date: 2021-08-07 YouTube link: https://youtu.be/0Myis6JOaZw Prof. Brian Keating's podcast: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 Steven Cambian's Truthseekers: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPyK7hcP5xVlWNI3h6T5_UQ Jeremy Rys' Alien Scientist: https://www.youtube.com/user/AlienScientist Prof. Brian Kea...
A new alliance of democracies
August 11, 2021 22:05 - 29 minutesPodcast: Future Tense (LS 52 · TOP 0.5% what is this?) Episode: A new alliance of democracies Pub date: 2021-08-08 President Joe Bidden wants to establish a new alliance of democracies to counter the rise of authoritarianism. He’s planning a global summit for later this year. But is such an alliance achievable in a 21st century marked by heightened geo-economic interdependency? Or is it simply a nostalgic yearning for the past? And if such an alliance could be formed, is the United States r...
Ask Me Anything #17
August 11, 2021 22:04 - 24 minutesPodcast: Making Sense with Sam Harris (LS 82 · TOP 0.01% what is this?) Episode: Ask Me Anything #17 Pub date: 2021-08-08 In this episode of the podcast, Sam takes your questions. He begins by addressing the blowback that followed his previous podcast on “vaccine hesitancy” with Eric Topol. And then he answers the following questions: How can I inoculate my biracial children against identity politics? In what way is journalism broken, and how can we fix it? Have you read the research ...
159 | Mari Ruti on Lack, Love, and Psychoanalysis
August 11, 2021 22:04 - 1 hourPodcast: Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas (LS 68 · TOP 0.05% what is this?) Episode: 159 | Mari Ruti on Lack, Love, and Psychoanalysis Pub date: 2021-08-09 Neuroscience has given us great insights into how our brains work. But there is still room for purely humanistic disciplines to help us think through our thoughts and emotions, not to mention the meaning of our lives. Mari Ruti is a professor of English literature, with expertise in critica...
You 2.0: In the Heat of the Moment
August 11, 2021 22:04 - 51 minutesPodcast: Hidden Brain (LS 84 · TOP 0.01% what is this?) Episode: You 2.0: In the Heat of the Moment Pub date: 2021-08-09 In a fit of anger or in the grip of fear, many of us make decisions that we never would have anticipated. As part of our You 2.0 summer series, we look at situations that make us strangers to ourselves — and why it's so difficult to remember what these "hot states" feel like once the moment is over. If you like our work, please consider supporting it! See how you can hel...
#117 Kat Cole: The Power of Possible
August 11, 2021 22:04 - 1 hourPodcast: The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish (LS 68 · TOP 0.05% what is this?) Episode: #117 Kat Cole: The Power of Possible Pub date: 2021-08-10 Kat Cole discusses how "the power of possible" guided her from a part-time job as a hostess at a Hooters restaurant to one of the most respected business leaders in America. In this wide-ranging episode Cole discusses the dark side of gratitude and how it can keep you in place, defaulting to believing in people, leading with a heavy heart whi...
Can We Trust Science? | Danny Nemu ~ ATTMind 146
August 02, 2021 17:53 - 2 hoursPodcast: Adventures Through The Mind (LS 49 · TOP 0.5% what is this?) Episode: Can We Trust Science? | Danny Nemu ~ ATTMind 146 Pub date: 2021-07-30 Danny Nemu is on the show to talk about Science Revealed, the failures of our scientific institutions, and their unreliability as proxies for sensemaking reality. We explore the question: Can we trust science? ***Interview recorded April 29, 2021 (This is a weird interview because there are several moments where my—I personally consider v...
#206 – Ishan Misra: Self-Supervised Deep Learning in Computer Vision
August 02, 2021 17:52 - 2 hoursPodcast: Lex Fridman Podcast (LS 76 · TOP 0.01% what is this?) Episode: #206 – Ishan Misra: Self-Supervised Deep Learning in Computer Vision Pub date: 2021-07-31 Ishan Misra is a research scientist at FAIR working on self-supervised visual learning. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off – The Information: https://theinformation.com/lex to get 75% off first month – Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex to get 20...
Zubin Damania on Nondualism, Fasting, Consciousness, Podcasting, and Self-fulfilling beliefs
August 02, 2021 17:52 - 2 hoursPodcast: Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal (LS 52 · TOP 0.5% what is this?) Episode: Zubin Damania on Nondualism, Fasting, Consciousness, Podcasting, and Self-fulfilling beliefs Pub date: 2021-08-01 YouTube link: https://youtu.be/X6qeFzrmRqU Zubin interviews Curt, interviewing Zubin. Sponsors: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off. http://algo.com for supply chain AI. Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/payp...
Ep. 275: Hegel's Project in the "Phenomenology of Spirit" (Part One)
August 02, 2021 17:52 - 1 hourPodcast: The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast (LS 64 · TOP 0.05% what is this?) Episode: Ep. 275: Hegel's Project in the "Phenomenology of Spirit" (Part One) Pub date: 2021-08-02 On G.W.F. Hegel's 1807 opus: A series of treatments of various theories in epistemology (among other things), seeing how they're internally incoherent, which then moves us to more sophisticated theories. Part two of this episode is only going to be available to you if you sign up at partiallyexaminedlif...
158 | David Wallace on the Arrow of Time
August 02, 2021 17:51 - 1 hourPodcast: Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas (LS 68 · TOP 0.05% what is this?) Episode: 158 | David Wallace on the Arrow of Time Pub date: 2021-08-02 The arrow of time — all the ways in which the past differs from the future — is a fascinating subject because it connects everyday phenomena (memory, aging, cause and effect) to deep questions in physics and philosophy. At its heart is the fact that entropy increases over time, which in turn can be ...
Alex Mesoudi: the origins of cultural evolution
July 28, 2021 19:12 - 1 hourPodcast: Razib Khan's Unsupervised Learning (LS 47 · TOP 1% what is this?) Episode: Alex Mesoudi: the origins of cultural evolution Pub date: 2021-07-23 In this conversation, I discuss “cultural evolution” with Alex Mesoudi. The very term can be confusing and perplexing to some. After all, it seems intuitive that culture evolves and changes. But here Mesoudi and I discuss the science of cultural evolution, which is today a robust and interdisciplinary field (also see my conversation with Ri...
#256 — A Contagion of Bad Ideas
July 28, 2021 19:11 - 1 hourPodcast: Making Sense with Sam Harris (LS 82 · TOP 0.01% what is this?) Episode: #256 — A Contagion of Bad Ideas Pub date: 2021-07-23 Sam Harris speaks with Eric Topol about vaccine hesitancy and related misinformation. They discuss the problem of political and social siloing, concerns about mRNA vaccines, the Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA, the effectiveness of the COVID vaccines, vaccine efficacy vs effectiveness, the Delta variant, the misuse of the Vaccine Adverse Event Reportin...
157 | Elizabeth Strychalski on Synthetic Cells and the Rules of Biology
July 28, 2021 19:11 - 1 hourPodcast: Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas (LS 68 · TOP 0.05% what is this?) Episode: 157 | Elizabeth Strychalski on Synthetic Cells and the Rules of Biology Pub date: 2021-07-26 Natural selection has done a pretty good job at creating a wide variety of living species, but we humans can’t help but wonder whether we could do better. Using existing genomes as a starting point, biologists are getting increasingly skilled at designing organisms of ...
#116 Jeff Immelt: Leadership In A Crisis
July 28, 2021 19:10 - 52 minutesPodcast: The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish (LS 68 · TOP 0.05% what is this?) Episode: #116 Jeff Immelt: Leadership In A Crisis Pub date: 2021-07-27 Former General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt looks back on his two decades with the company and the strategies he used to lead during three separate crises. In this episode, Immelt discusses what happened during those events and why, what it was like to take over for GM icon Jack Welch, getting the information you need to make decisions, activ...
The Rule of Three
July 28, 2021 19:10 - 18 minutesPodcast: Akimbo: A Podcast from Seth Godin (LS 64 · TOP 0.05% what is this?) Episode: The Rule of Three Pub date: 2021-07-28 And the Irreversible Binomial Akimbo is a weekly podcast created by Seth Godin. He's the bestselling author of 19 books and a long-time entrepreneur, freelancer and teacher. You can find out more about Seth by reading his daily blog at seths.blog and about the workshops at akimbo.com . To submit a question and to see the show notes, please visit akimbo.link and pre...
#109 Angela Duckworth: Grit and Human Behavior
April 21, 2021 18:30 - 1 hourPodcast: The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish (LS 68 · TOP 0.05% what is this?) Episode: #109 Angela Duckworth: Grit and Human Behavior Pub date: 2021-04-20 Angela Duckworth is the Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and the Founder and CEO of Character Lab, a not-for-profit whose mission is to advance the science and practice of character development. She’s also the author of Grit, a New York Timesbestseller that examines why some people ...
#163 – Eric Weinstein: Difficult Conversations, Freedom of Speech, and Physics
February 23, 2021 19:49 - 2 hoursPodcast: Lex Fridman Podcast (LS 76 · TOP 0.01% what is this?) Episode: #163 – Eric Weinstein: Difficult Conversations, Freedom of Speech, and Physics Pub date: 2021-02-23 Eric Weinstein is a mathematical physicist and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Indeed: https://indeed.com/fridman to get $75 credit – Theragun: https://theragun.com/lex to get 30 day trial – Wine Access: https://wineaccess.com/lex to get 20% off first order – Blinkist: https://bl...
#238 — How to Build a Universe
February 23, 2021 19:49 - 59 minutesPodcast: Making Sense with Sam Harris (LS 82 · TOP 0.01% what is this?) Episode: #238 — How to Build a Universe Pub date: 2021-02-23 Sam Harris speaks with Frank Wilczek about the fundamental nature of reality. They discuss the difference between science and non-science, the role of intuition in science, the nature of time, the prospect that possibility is an illusion, the current limits of quantum mechanics, the uncertainty principle, space-time as a substance, the “unreasonable effectiven...
Beth Martens on Primal Archetypes
February 23, 2021 19:49 - 1 hourPodcast: Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio (LS 52 · TOP 0.5% what is this?) Episode: Beth Martens on Primal Archetypes Pub date: 2021-02-22 Beth Martens returned to the Virtual Alexandria to discuss her expanded archetypal work and release programs – healing solutions for our “New World Disorder” of addiction, depression & anxiety, financial uncertainty, and spiritual vacuum. Get closer to your authentic self by encountering the Victim, Prostitute, Masculine/Male, Saboteur, and other archetypes. Mo...
#105 Seth Godin: Failing On Our Way To Mastery
February 23, 2021 19:44 - 1 hourPodcast: The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish (LS 68 · TOP 0.05% what is this?) Episode: #105 Seth Godin: Failing On Our Way To Mastery Pub date: 2021-02-23 Seth Godin is the author of 20 bestselling books, founder of altMBA, the Akimbo podcast and runs one of the most popular blogs in the world. Seth and Shane chat about creative work, fear, shame, trusting yourself, what it means to be a professional, how to become an observer of reality, emotional labor, how we learn and so much more...
Jim Al-Khalili on The World According to Physics
January 29, 2021 20:55 - 1 hourPodcast: Intelligence Squared (LS 57 · TOP 0.5% what is this?) Episode: Jim Al-Khalili on The World According to Physics Pub date: 2021-01-29 Why does physics matter? What can the study of energy and force, of matter and its motion and behaviour through space and time teach us about the universe and the nature of reality itself? According to Jim Al-Khalili, the renowned physics professor and host of BBC Radio 4’s The Life Scientific, we all need to understand the three pillars of modern phy...
131 | Avi Loeb on Taking Aliens Seriously
January 27, 2021 22:58 - 1 hourPodcast: Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas (LS 68 · TOP 0.05% what is this?) Episode: 131 | Avi Loeb on Taking Aliens Seriously Pub date: 2021-01-25 The possible existence of technologically advanced extraterrestrial civilizations — not just alien microbes, but cultures as advanced (or much more) than our own — is one of the most provocative questions in modern science. So provocative that it’s difficult to talk about the idea in a rational, di...
Betty Kovacs Talks About The Miracle of Death: There is Nothing But Life
January 11, 2021 16:12 - 47 minutesPodcast: Seek Reality - Roberta Grimes (LS 42 · TOP 1.5% what is this?) Episode: Betty Kovacs Talks About The Miracle of Death: There is Nothing But Life Pub date: 2021-01-10 Dr. Betty J. Kovacs is a scholar and professor of symbolic/mythic language, and a longtime student of the afterlife evidence. She is Program Chair and on the Board of Directors of the Jung Society of Claremont California, and on the Advisory Board of the Forever Family Foundation. Today she shares her touching persona...
Seneca on Time and Death
January 11, 2021 16:12 - 24 minutesPodcast: The Walled Garden (LS 52 · TOP 0.5% what is this?) Episode: Seneca on Time and Death Pub date: 2021-01-11 In this episode Simon dives into three verses from Seneca's first epistle which grapple with the complexities of time and death. Seneca's ideas around death and the value of our time are not only inspiring, but they are also deeply thought provoking and practical. After listening to this episode consider consulting with yourself about the feelings you associate with death. Does...
#153 – Dmitry Korkin: Evolution of Proteins, Viruses, Life, and AI
January 11, 2021 16:12 - 2 hoursPodcast: Lex Fridman Podcast (LS 76 · TOP 0.01% what is this?) Episode: #153 – Dmitry Korkin: Evolution of Proteins, Viruses, Life, and AI Pub date: 2021-01-11 Dmitry Korkin is a professor of bioinformatics and computational biology at WPI. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Brave: https://brave.com/lex – NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour – Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off – Eight Sleep: https://www....
#100 Matt Mullenweg: Collaboration Is Key
January 10, 2021 16:29 - 1 hourPodcast: The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish (LS 68 · TOP 0.05% what is this?) Episode: #100 Matt Mullenweg: Collaboration Is Key Pub date: 2021-01-05 Matt Mullenweg is the co-founder of WordPress, the open platform that runs most of the sites you visit and the CEO of Automattic. In this episode Matt and Shane discuss distributed work, the 5 levels of autonomous organizations, decision making, running an organization with more than 1300 people, integrating acquisitions and so much more...
Episode 90, Arthur Schopenhauer (Part II - The World as Representation)
January 10, 2021 16:28 - 50 minutesPodcast: The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast (LS 54 · TOP 0.5% what is this?) Episode: Episode 90, Arthur Schopenhauer (Part II - The World as Representation) Pub date: 2021-01-10 Introduction I am Ixion, strapped to the burning wheel of fire in the underworld that is my life. A bleak assessment to be sure, but I put it to you that it is the truth. For what is life if not an ever-swinging pendulum of pain and boredom, kept in motion by the insatiable will? I constantly strive for the things...
Matthew McConaughey
January 10, 2021 16:28 - 1 hourPodcast: The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast (LS 80 · TOP 0.01% what is this?) Episode: Matthew McConaughey Pub date: 2021-01-10 Matthew McConaughey (actor, producer, and author of New York Times Best Seller "Greenlights") sits down with Jordan Peterson to talk about Matthew’s new book, his upbringing, his relationships with his mother and father, his journey to being at peace with his fame, what it’s like to play malevolent or dark characters in movies or on television, and a surprising satiri...
150. Greenlights (and Darkness) | Matthew McConaughey
January 10, 2021 16:28 - 1 hourPodcast: The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast (LS 81 · TOP 0.01% what is this?) Episode: 150. Greenlights (and Darkness) | Matthew McConaughey Pub date: 2021-01-10 Matthew McConaughey (actor, producer, and author of New York Times Best Seller "Greenlights") sits down with Jordan Peterson to talk about Matthew’s new book, his upbringing, his relationships with his mother and father, his journey to being at peace with his fame, what it’s like to play malevolent or dark characters in movies or on t...
S4E1: Greenlights (and Darkness) | Matthew McConaughey - Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
January 10, 2021 16:28 - 1 hourPodcast: The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast (LS 81 · TOP 0.01% what is this?) Episode: S4E1: Greenlights (and Darkness) | Matthew McConaughey - Jordan B. Peterson Podcast Pub date: 2021-01-10 Matthew McConaughey (actor, producer, and author of New York Times Best Seller "Greenlights") sits down with Jordan Peterson to talk about Matthew’s new book, his upbringing, his relationships with his mother and father, his journey to being at peace with his fame, what it’s like to play malevolent or dar...
David Bather Woods on Schopenhauer on Compassion
January 10, 2021 16:27 - 24 minutesPodcast: Philosophy Bites (LS 62 · TOP 0.1% what is this?) Episode: David Bather Woods on Schopenhauer on Compassion Pub date: 2021-01-10 Arthur Schopenhauer is best known for the deep pessimism of his book The World as Will and Representation. Here we focus on a slightly less pessimistic aspect of his philosophy: his views on compassion. Very unusually for an early nineteenth century thinker, he was influenced here by his reading of Indian philosophy. David Bather Woods is the interviewee....
#99 Kris Cordle: Releasing the Ego
December 25, 2020 14:00 - 48 minutesPodcast: The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish (LS 68 · TOP 0.05% what is this?) Episode: #99 Kris Cordle: Releasing the Ego Pub date: 2020-12-22 For over a decade, Kris Cordle worked directly with the CEOs at Yahoo, Twitter, and Slack. She joined Twitter and Slack early and helped them scale into public companies. Most recently she was Chief of Staff at Slack but left to launch Devenu Collaborations, helping rapid-growth CEOs scale. Kris and Shane discuss life in a religious cult, autom...
#98 Kris Cordle: Releasing the Ego
December 25, 2020 14:00 - 48 minutesPodcast: The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this?) Episode: #98 Kris Cordle: Releasing the Ego Pub date: 2020-12-22 For over a decade, Kris Cordle has worked directly with some of the best CEOs at Yahoo, Twitter and Slack. She joined Twitter and Slack early on and helped them scale into public companies. Most recently she was Chief of Staff at Slack but is currently launching Devenu Colloborations, a firm dedicated to helping rapid-growth CEOs scale. In this...
The Tyranny of Meritocracy | Michael Sandel
December 25, 2020 14:00 - 32 minutesPodcast: Philosophy For Our Times (LS 52 · TOP 0.5% what is this?) Episode: The Tyranny of Meritocracy | Michael Sandel Pub date: 2020-12-22 Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes On Today’s episode we’re discussing meritocracy and social models of success. Is sorting people by merit dangerous and should we be championing an alternative model, one more attentive to the role of humility, solidarity and luck? Renowned philosopher Michael Sandel e...
Psychedelics, Mind, and the Brain | Where do our thoughts come from?
December 25, 2020 14:00 - 22 minutesPodcast: Brenden's Labyrinth (LS 39 · TOP 2% what is this?) Episode: Psychedelics, Mind, and the Brain | Where do our thoughts come from? Pub date: 2020-12-22 an episode hoping to get you to question where your ideas come from.... My Stuff....Bonus Feed ($5 a month): https://www.patreon.com/thephilosophyguyPodcast: https://thephilosophyguy.fireside.fm/Youtube: https://bit.ly/2Z0rAjAAll the Links You Need: https://linktr.ee/brendenweber This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss th...
WHAT IS LIFE ? #28 : Tim Freke and David Fuller
December 20, 2020 18:34 - 59 minutesPodcast: The Freke Show (LS 34 · TOP 3% what is this?) Episode: WHAT IS LIFE ? #28 : Tim Freke and David Fuller Pub date: 2020-12-04 conversation with David Fuller, founder of the Rebel Wisdom YouTube channel Synchronicity, Jordan Peterson, and are things really getting worse? David Fuller worked for the UK' Channel 4 News for ten years as reporter, producer and director. He was the first mainstream TV journalist to cover the renaissance of psychedelic science back in 2008, and has cons...
Samantha Rose Hill on Hannah Arendt on Pluralism
December 20, 2020 18:29 - 20 minutesPodcast: Philosophy Bites (LS 62 · TOP 0.1% what is this?) Episode: Samantha Rose Hill on Hannah Arendt on Pluralism Pub date: 2020-12-06 Hannah Arendt's experience of the Eichmann trial in 1961 led her to reflect on the nature of politics, truth, and plurality. Samantha Rose Hill, author of a biography of Arendt, discusses the context for this, and the key features of Arendt's views. We are grateful for support for this episode from St John's College - for more information about the coll...
#98 Sahil Lavingia: Observing the Present
December 20, 2020 18:28 - 1 hourPodcast: The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish (LS 68 · TOP 0.05% what is this?) Episode: #98 Sahil Lavingia: Observing the Present Pub date: 2020-12-08 Sahil Lavingia is the founder and CEO of Gumroad, an online marketplace for creators. In this conversation Sahil and Shane cover building a billion dollar business, the most critical skills for success, how he hires, his worst mistake, the patterns of success and failure and so much more. -- Want even more? Members get early access, ha...
“How Important is the Brain to the Great Philosophical Questions?”
December 20, 2020 18:28 - 1 hourPodcast: WHY? - Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life (LS 38 · TOP 2.5% what is this?) Episode: “How Important is the Brain to the Great Philosophical Questions?” Pub date: 2020-12-13 Host Jack Russell Weinstein visits with Dr. Patricia Churchland, Professor of Philosophy Emerita at the University of California, San Diego. Her work has focused on the interface between neuroscience and philosophy. The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Jack Russell Weinstein / Prairi...
Hitting the Hard Problem of Consciousness
December 20, 2020 18:28 - 37 minutesPodcast: The Right to Reason (LS 34 · TOP 3% what is this?) Episode: Hitting the Hard Problem of Consciousness Pub date: 2020-12-14 Emerson Green discusses Panpsychism. Find Counter Apologetics @ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqBy2TfJbYXjqBL3cQOFUig Check out Feedspot @ https://www.feedspot.com/ Support this broadcast @ https://www.patreon.com/right And learn more @ https://www.therighttoreason.com/ MORE LINKS BELOW: WEBSITE: https://www.therighttoreason.com/ PATREON: https://...
127 | Erich Jarvis on Language, Birds, and People
December 20, 2020 18:27 - 1 hourPodcast: Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas (LS 68 · TOP 0.05% what is this?) Episode: 127 | Erich Jarvis on Language, Birds, and People Pub date: 2020-12-14 Many characteristics go into making human beings special — brain size, opposable thumbs, etc. Surely one of the most important is language, and in particular the ability to learn new sounds and use them for communication. Many other species communicate through sound, but only a very few — h...
#228 — Doing Good
December 20, 2020 18:27 - 2 hoursPodcast: Making Sense with Sam Harris (LS 82 · TOP 0.01% what is this?) Episode: #228 — Doing Good Pub date: 2020-12-14 Sam Harris speaks with Will MacAskill about how to do the most good in the world. They discuss the "effective altruism" movement, choosing causes to support, the apparent tension between wealth and altruism, how best to think about generosity over the course of one's lifetime, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE t...
Minimizing Pain, Maximizing Joy
December 20, 2020 18:27 - 52 minutesPodcast: Hidden Brain (LS 84 · TOP 0.01% what is this?) Episode: Minimizing Pain, Maximizing Joy Pub date: 2020-12-14 Life is filled with hardships and tragedies — a fact that 2020 has made all too clear for people across the globe. For thousands of years, philosophers have come up with strategies to help us cope with such hardship. This week on Hidden Brain, we talk with philosopher William Irvine about ancient ideas — backed by modern psychology — that can help us manage disappointment an...
Episode #148 ... On Media pt. 1 - Manufacturing Consent
December 20, 2020 18:27 - 24 minutesPodcast: Philosophize This! (LS 78 · TOP 0.01% what is this?) Episode: Episode #148 ... On Media pt. 1 - Manufacturing Consent Pub date: 2020-12-14 Today we discuss the 1988 work of Chomsky and Herman entitled Manufacturing Consent. The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Stephen West, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.