How To Build A Free Society ~ Karl Widerquist
The idea of Universal Basic Income (UBI) is simple: Everyone should have an income. And that they should have it whether they work or not. Indeed, its simplicity has made UBI an attractive policy sugg...
26 Mar 20231h 13min
Human Condition in the Long 20th Century; Or How Economics Changed Everything ~ Brad DeLong
Most histories of the 20th century focus on world wars and ideological conflicts. Others focus on the fall of European empires. Yet others focus on the slow but inevitable progress of social justice m...
12 Mar 20231h 19min
Could Mind Be More Fundamental Than Matter? ~ Bernardo Kastrup
Our mental lives are full of purpose and feeling. Yet the world is governed by laws of physics which seem to lack a sense of either purpose or feeling. So how do we explain consciousness in terms of m...
26 Feb 20231h 14min
On The Resilience of Humanity ~ Jacqueline Mattis
Social science paints a bleak picture of unprivileged life. Poverty is certainly treated as a social problem - as a harsh condition to live in. But it is also painted as a condition which blunts human...
14 Feb 20231h 16min
A Deep History of Equality ~ Elizabeth Anderson
Why do we care about equality? Is it an invention of the European Enlightenment? Or is it something rooted in human nature? If so, why does equality require constant fighting for?Elizabeth Anderson is...
4 Feb 20231h 20min
What Can Hunter-Gatherers Tell Us About Our Origins? Going Beyond the Bestsellers ~ Vivek V. Venkataraman
What was life like before agriculture? Was it "nasty, brutish, and short?" Or was it quite peaceful and relaxing, making agriculture the "worst mistake in human history"? There are plenty of theories ...
19 Jan 20231h 13min
Tracing the Roots of the Wealth of Nations ~ Oded Galor
Wealth on planet Earth is not evenly distributed. Indeed, our country of birth predicts a huge amount of our access to food and technology. Although such differences have always existed, they have bec...
14 Jan 20231h 25min
An Economic History of Homo Sapiens ~ Oded Galor
If you take a moment to reflect on the economic condition of our species, you are likely to be puzzled over two mysteries. One is the mystery of wealth: How is it that humanity has been able to genera...
4 Jan 202343min
