Re:thinking
8 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsRe:thinking is an interdisciplinary podcast exploring ideas at the intersection of philosophy and technology.
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Episodes
Episode 8 - Rebecca Goldstein on Philosophy, the Axial Age, and more
January 22, 2019 15:53 - 47 minutes - 65.2 MBOn this episode Zack talks talks to philosopher & novelist Rebecca Goldstein about her recent books, philosophy, and much more.
Ep 7 - Joe Edelman on Designing Human Systems, Goals vs Values, and more
November 14, 2018 16:34 - 46 minutes - 64.5 MBOn this episode of Re:thinking Zack talks to philosopher, designer, and scientist Joe Edelman about human nature, community, and the relationship between goals and values.
Ep 6 - Tyler Cowen on Economic Growth, Liberalism, and Philosophy
October 31, 2018 15:00 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MBOn this episode, Zack interviews economics professor Tyler Cowen of George Mason University on his new book Stubborn Attachments: A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals. Zack & Tyler discuss the moral importance of economic growth, aggregation problems, Silicon Valley, philosophy, and much more.
Ep 5 - Austen Allred on education, experimenting, and self-learning
October 09, 2018 15:51 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBOn this episode Zack talks to the CEO of Lambda School, Austen Allred, about the future of education, experimentation, long term vision and much more. Lambda School: https://lambdaschool.com Austen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AustenAllred Zack on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zackabaker
Ep 4 - Don Hoffman on the Nature of Consciousness
September 25, 2018 21:06 - 48 minutes - 66.5 MBOn this episode of Re:thinking Zack talks to Professor Don Hoffman about the mind body problem, conscious realism, philosophy of science, and more.
Ep 3 - Robin Hanson on Futarchy, Self Deception, and more
September 11, 2018 21:47 - 59 minutes - 81.2 MBIn this episode Zack interviews Professor Robin Hanson from George Mason University. The conversation explores prediction markets, economics, self deception, and much more.
Ep 2 - Matthew Jordan on Online Morality and Cognitive Bias
August 28, 2018 05:00 - 41 minutes - 57.1 MBOn this episode Zack talks to Yale PhD candidate Matthew Joseph about his recent article in the New York Times about "Harmless Torturers". They also cover cognitive biases, decision making, mental models, and more.
Ep 1 - Jobs to Be Done with Eric White
August 05, 2018 03:11 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MBIn this episode, Zack interviews Eric White about the product philosophy Jobs to Be Done.