Decoding Academia 34: Empathetic AIs? (Patreon Series)
In this Decoding Academia episode, we take a look at a 2025 paper by Daria Ovsyannikova, Victoria Olden, and Mickey Inzlicht, asking a question that might make some people uncomfortable/angry, specifi...
12 Feb 22min
The Rise of the Science Populists with Sam Gregson and Tim Henke
In this interview episode, we are joined by physicists Sam Gregson (Bad Boy of Science YouTube channel) and Tim Henke to examine the rise of science populism: a style of science communication that bor...
9 Feb 1h 35min
Supplementary Material 44: Peasant Archmages, Moral Panics, and LOTR Parenting Tips
We descend once more into the Gurusphere, encountering secret peasant archmages, decline narratives, Epstein emails, and endless moral panics.The full episode is available to Patreon subscribers (1 ho...
7 Feb 32min
Open Science, Psychology, and the Art of Not Quite Claiming Causality with Julia Rohrer
In a rare departure from our usual diet of online weirdos, this episode features an academic who is very much not a guru. We’re joined by Julia Rohrer, a psychologist at Leipzig University whose work ...
30 Jan 1h 32min
Supplementary Material 43: Red-Blooded Americans, Real Life Alan Partridge, and Rationalist Eulogies
We crawl around the dark crevices of the internet so you don't have to. And what wonders we have to show you...The full episode is available to Patreon subscribers (1 hour, 34 minutes).Join us at: htt...
24 Jan 21min
Scott Galloway, Part 2: Peak Masculinity
We return for Part 2 of our Scott Galloway deep dive, where the vibes remain strong, the confidence unwavering, and the relationship with empirical evidence increasingly… decorative.Returning to our M...
23 Jan 3h 8min
Supplementary Material 42: Chimpanzee Testicles, Home Alone Statistics, and Influencer Research
We dig deep into the online world to DO OUR OWN RESEARCH and return with horrors never dreamt of by man.The full episode is available to Patreon subscribers (1 hour, 23 minutes).Join us at: https://ww...
8 Jan 34min
Scott Galloway, Part 1: On Men
We return to the podcast circuit in 2026 to examine Scott Galloway: NYU professor, prolific podcaster, and, more recently, part-time life coach for struggling young men.Joining him on an episode of Mo...
4 Jan 2h 51min
