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Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Arvind Narayanan (Princeton University, AI Snake Oil). Recorded September 11, 2024.
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Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Arvind Narayanan (Princeton University, AI Snake Oil). Recorded September 11, 2024.
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![The Lacanian Principle of Special Effects | Daniel Kaufman & David Ottlinger [Sophia]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tudlt3NH2gE/hqdefault.jpg "The Lacanian Principle of Special Effects | Daniel Kaufman & David Ottlinger [Sophia]
0:00 Why does bad CGI make us feel weird?
14:37 Where digital effects work (The Avengers) vs. where they don’t (CATS)
29:16 Gollum vs. Thanos, Roger Rabbit vs. Jar Jar Binks
49:31 The tragic digital miscues of The Irishman
1:02:05 Are practical effects dead?
1:09:07 The closing of aesthetic diversity
Daniel Kaufman (Missouri State University, The Electric Agora) and David Ottlinger (The Electric Agora)
Recorded June 11, 2020
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![Debating Standpoint Theory | Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell [Sophia]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/u1VYeNju0UM/hqdefault.jpg "Debating Standpoint Theory | Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell [Sophia]
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0:00 The origins of “standpoint theory”
9:01 Are Dan and Crispin white?
15:13 Defining standpoint theory
26:50 Dan: Standpoint theory presents an irrefutable hypothesis
35:13 Crispin: “All knowledge is from some standpoint”
49:17 Dan: There is no single black perspective on race
58:57 Why don’t people trust experts?
71:31 Is this argument good for society right now?
Daniel Kaufman (Missouri State University, The Electric Agora) and Crispin Sartwell (Eye of the Storm, Entanglements: A System of Philosophy). Recorded October 16, 2020.
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![Quantum Mechanics and “Reality” | John Horgan & Adam Becker [Mind-Body Problems]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vaCGJcfjw5o/hqdefault.jpg "Quantum Mechanics and “Reality” | John Horgan & Adam Becker [Mind-Body Problems]
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0:00 Intro
15:42 Do you need math to grok quantum mechanics?
26:14 Adams quibble with Nils Bohr
35:44 Explaining David Bohm’s pilot-wave model
43:00 Defending the many-worlds hypothesis
51:55 Are quantum mechanics and consciousness entangled?
1:01:41 Will science ever explain the world?
John Horgan (Stevens Institute of Technology, The End of Science) and Adam Becker (What Is Real?). Recorded January 28, 2021.
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![Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and the World | Robert Wright & Sharon Salzberg [The Wright Show]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vnUX5yqQIBM/hqdefault.jpg "Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and the World | Robert Wright & Sharon Salzberg [The Wright Show]
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0:00 How Sharon became one of the first Americans to study Buddhism in India
17:06 Sharon’s new book, Real Change: Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and the World
20:56 Does meditation seal you off from the world?
31:01 Mindfully coping with anger on social media
37:20 There’s more political diversity among meditators than you might think
43:10 Sharon explains lovingkindness meditation
50:57 The difficult work of finding compassion for your enemies
57:12 Planting seeds in a garden you never get to see
Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Sharon Salzberg (SharonSalzberg.com)
Recorded August 26, 2020
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![(What if) Ideas Are Alive | Nikita Petrov & John Horgan [Psychopolitica]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/voXTRKPjmWE/hqdefault.jpg "(What if) Ideas Are Alive | Nikita Petrov & John Horgan [Psychopolitica]
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Nikita Petrov and John Horgan contemplate the nature of ideas and their relationship to individual people and cultures.
John Horgan (Stevens Institute of Technology, The End of Science) and Nikita Petrov (Psychopolitica.com). Recorded February 19, 2021.
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![The Magnanimous Heart | Robert Wright & Narayan Helen Liebenson [The Wright Show]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wUQZTJpOJu4/hqdefault.jpg "The Magnanimous Heart | Robert Wright & Narayan Helen Liebenson [The Wright Show]
Is Bob a bad yogi? 0:45
Narayan’s book, The Magnanimous Heart 7:03
Narayan’s journey from Janet to Narayan 10:00
How Narayan entered contemplative practice 20:29
Learning from snakes and lizards in Thailand 24:35
Defining the Buddhist term dukka as “a constant squeeze” 30:18
Dealing with feelings of grief and loss after a divorce 34:55
Narayan: Not taking sides is not the same as passivity 48:15
Mindfulness and the death of a loved one 54:01
Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Narayan Helen Liebenson (Insight Meditation Society)
Recorded March 6, 2020
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![On Inhumanity | Robert Wright & David Livingstone Smith [The Wright Show]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wuFaNVp6kyY/hqdefault.jpg "On Inhumanity | Robert Wright & David Livingstone Smith [The Wright Show]
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0:00 Intro
0:48 David’s new book, On Inhumanity: Dehumanization and How to Resist It
7:14 The tension at the heart of dehumanization
9:58 David: Genocides are moralistic
19:41 The essential role of psychological essentialism
30:28 Dehumanization in American politics
38:41 When David received death threats after critiquing Jordan Peterson
44:07 The “Great Chain of Being” and our complex conception of monsters
55:23 Why David doesn’t like the term “the banality of evil”
59:29 How to resist dehumanization
Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and David Livingstone Smith (University of New England, davidlivingstonesmith.com)
Recorded June 29, 2020
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![Activism and Philosophy | Daniel Kaufman & David Ottliner [Sophia]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yJXwEX8pMpU/hqdefault.jpg "Activism and Philosophy | Daniel Kaufman & David Ottliner [Sophia]
0:53 The fight, and meta-fight, in philosophy over trans issues
11:36 David’s essay on philosophy and activism
27:32 The admonition to “go read the literature”
40:12 Dan: The profession needs to push back against the mob
52:07 Should philosophers avoid signing petitions?
63:10 David regrets the “neglect of the ordinary virtues” in this battle
81:47 How professors should teach controversial subjects
Daniel Kaufman (Missouri State University, The Electric Agora) and David Ottlinger (The Electric Agora)
Recorded August 19, 2019
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![How to Be an Epicurean | Robert Wright & Catherine Wilson [The Wright Show]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/y_sBCyqu710/hqdefault.jpg "How to Be an Epicurean | Robert Wright & Catherine Wilson [The Wright Show]
Catherine’s new book, How to Be an Epicurean 0:28
How Epicureanism is like and unlike utilitarianism 7:20
How the ancient Epicureans viewed nature and reality 17:16
Comparing Epicureanism with its big rival, Stoicism 28:28
On suffering and death 47:49
Epicurean influence on post-Enlightenment science and philosophy 53:23
Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Catherine Wilson (The Graduate Center, CUNY)
Recorded December 3, 2019
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