Rationally Speaking #119 - Aaron James on Assholes (and Bitches)
You probably feel like you can recognize someone who's an asshole when you're unlucky enough to encounter him. But can you really? Philosophy professor Aaron James, the author of "Assholes: A Theory,"...
22 Okt 201446min
Rationally Speaking #118 - Live From Baruch College With Dr. Steven Novella
Taped in front of a live audience at Baruch College in New York, this episode of Rationally Speaking features special guest Steve Novella: neurologist, author of the blogs NeuroLogica and Science Base...
5 Okt 20141h 50min
Rationally Speaking #117 - Maria Konnikova on How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes
Want to learn how to use your logical, reflective side in everyday life? It's elementary, my dear listeners! Maria Konnikova, the author of the bestselling Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holme...
21 Sep 201448min
Rationally Speaking #116 - Jim Baggott and Massimo on Farewell to Reality
As part of our special mini-interviews series, Massimo talks to Jim Baggott, author of "Farewell to Reality: How Modern Physics Has Betrayed the Search for Scientific Truth." Jim is one of an increasi...
7 Sep 201428min
Rationally Speaking #115 - Maarten Boudry and Massimo On the Difference Between Science and Pseudoscience
In our first mini-interview episode Massimo sits down to chat with his colleague Maarten Boudry, a philosopher of science from the University of Ghent in Belgium. Maarten recently co-edited the volume...
24 Aug 201433min
Rationally Speaking #114 - Massimo and Julia Go Freestyle
In this special episode of Rationally Speaking, Julia and Massimo go rogue: no guest, no pre-set topics, just conversation about things on their mind. Among other things, the duo discuss the questions...
10 Aug 201451min
Rationally Speaking #113 - The Turing Test
Did you know that an artificial intelligence named "Eugene Goostman" recently passed the Turing Test, our gold standard criterion for whether an AI is conscious? At least, that's what many media outle...
27 Jul 201452min
Rationally Speaking #112 - Race: Just a Social Construct?
In this episode, Julia and Massimo talk about the problems with "race" as a genetically-based concept. Starting with the controversial recent book "A Troublesome Inheritance," by NY Times science writ...
13 Jul 201448min
