Latest Physocology Podcast Episodes

Sovereign Digital Currencies: Parachute Pants or the Continuing Evolution of Money - Kimberley Houser

Thesis - May 05, 2022 23:20 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3 ratings
In this conversation we delve into the evolution of money and why government(s) finds themselves at a crossroads with how to react to crypto and their potential threat to FIAT currencies.

Navassa: Property, Sovereignty, and the Law of the Territories - Joseph Blocher & Mitu Gulati

Thesis - January 08, 2022 16:45 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratings
In this episode we will explore a specific slice of the legislative and judicial history of American Imperialism, namely the evolution of the policies under which the US governs it's overseas territories. My guests in this episode are Joseph Blocker, professor of constitutional law at Du...

The Bipartisan Case for Labeling as a Content Moderation Method - John Wihbey

Thesis - November 07, 2021 01:11 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratings
When one inquires on what is and is not misinformation, the indirect but fundamental question that is being asked is what is truth? A question so hard to answer that it spawned its very own branch of philosophical study, known as Epistemology. Furthermore, it has been the root cause for ...

Some of Jorge Luis Borges Most Beloved Translations Were Wrongfully Silenced, Here's Why You Should Care - Wes Henricksen

Thesis - September 13, 2021 13:29 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3 ratings
In this interview we will explore the work and life of the writer Jose Luis Borges. You may have never heard of this Argentinian writer but many critics consider him to be one of the most influential novelists of the 20th century. In this conversation we will try to answer the questions ...

A Sober Look at SPACs - Michael Ohlrogge

Thesis - July 06, 2021 12:35 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratings
If you follow the financial markets at all in the last year, it's likely you have heard about the newest shiny object on wall street, the SPAC, which is an abbreviation for the term Special Purposes Acquisition Companies. SPACs are a financial instrument for companies to raise capital f...

Federal Architecture and First Amendment Limits - Jessica Rizzo

Thesis - June 25, 2021 16:55 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratings
. One of the last laws Trump signed during his tenure as president was the  Executive Order on Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture, enacted only in the last month before he left office. The crux of this order is a directive for the federal government to favor more ‘traditiona...

A Unified (and morally superior) Theory of Legal Punishment - Thom Brooks

Thesis - June 02, 2021 13:27 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratings
In this episode we explore the history and future of legal punishment. My guest today will give us an introduction to the debate around judicial sanctions and to the two dialectical forces that have historically driven it ‘retributivism’ and ‘consequentialism’. My guest Thom Brooks also ...

‘Fame as an Illusion of Creativity' - Banerjee Mitali

Thesis - April 22, 2021 01:26 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratings
 he paper we will be discussing in this episode is entitled ‘Fame as an Illusion of Creativity : Evidence from the Pioneers of Abstract Art’, in which today’s guest, Banerjee Mitali, strives to answer the following question : what are the main factors that determine an artist's likeness...

Robert Kelly - The Hidden Meaning Behind Wallpaper

Thesis - April 01, 2021 23:06 - 45 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratings
Welcome to the first episode of this new series Thesis, in which every other week I am going to be interviewing academics, hailing from all fields of study, about the themes and ideas that underpin their respective research. You might be wondering who I am and why I wanted to do this, s...

Law and Green Eggs and Ham - Phil Lord

Thesis - March 25, 2021 23:42 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratings
One of the hopes I have for this show is to uncover the connections between seemingly unrelated aspects of our society and how these affect our daily life at scale. My guest this episode is Phil Lord, professor or law at McGill. Together we are going to examine two different types of st...

The Evolution of Fintech: A New Post-Crisis Paradigm?

Thesis - March 25, 2021 23:05 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3 ratings
In 1942 the famous Austrian political economist Joseph Schumpeter coined a pivotal notion in economics known as 'creative destruction'. The MIT department of economics refers to 'creative destruction' as " the incessant product and process innovation mechanism by which new production un...