Marx Brothers, comedy, anti-Semitism, challenging students today with humor | Dr. Robert Weir #68
Groucho, Zeppo, Gummo, Chico, and Harpo--also known as The Marx Brothers--not only changed the way we think of comedy, but they helped shape our modern notions of cinema as well. Does their biting wit...
18 Apr 20231h 13min
Cyberattacks, Hacking our Infrastructure, Losing our Civilization | Dr. Daniel Graham #67
We are growing increasingly more nervous about how the digital tools around us are able to gain more access to our information and to our lives. Whether we are thinking about simple things like malwar...
4 Apr 20231h 7min
Dancing with the Joker, Joaquin Phoenix, Mental Illness, Desensitized Violence | Liz Wayson #65
For many people, the emblematic scene from Todd Philipps ' The Joker is Joaquin Phoenix 's iconic dance on the steps. If you've seen the film, however, you know that Arthur Fleck dances throughout the...
21 Mar 202356min
ChatGPT, Cheating, Critical Thinking, and the Future of Humanity and AI | Dr. Teo Susnjak #65
ChatGPT has been discussed on quite the continuum: everywhere from a positive force for human evolution to the beginning of the end of humanity. Where do I stand on this issue? Well, I hope I make tha...
7 Mar 20231h 1min
Visual Thinking, Rebuilding the Trades, Animal Consciousness, Training AI | Dr. Temple Grandin #64
What is visual thinking? Are we devaluing the trades today to our own peril? Do we need to do a better job of getting our children out and playing with tools? My guest this week thinks so, and I large...
21 Feb 202353min
Amazon, and Selling our Culture and Freedom of Choice for 2-Day Shipping | Dr. Emily West #63
Should we fear how much authority Amazon has over our culture? It's a difficult question. On one hand, you cannot deny what Jeff Bezos has done--bringing a company from nothing, and taking risks that ...
7 Feb 20231h 14min
Crisis in Men, Anger and Alienation in boys, What is Going on? | Dr. Robert Tyminski #62
Is there a crisis in men and young boys? If so, what is causing this crisis? This week, our guest is Dr. Robert Tyminski. Robert has written a book that explores this question, and for him, one of the...
24 Jan 20231h 2min
Existentialism, Nihilism, Sartre, Nietzsche, and Living in bad Faith | Dr. Joel Smith #61
If you love philosophy, this is the episode for you. Our guest for this episode is Dr. Joel Smith. He's a philosophy lecturer at the University of Manchester. He's written a fantastic book: Existentia...
17 Jan 20231h 27min
