Should we Fear the Collapse of Morals More than Physical Harm? | PJ Wehry #49
It seems to be getting more difficult to find reasons to laugh today, so let us do it for you. Our guest this week on The Neutral Ground Podcast with Dr. Joe Meyer is PJ Wehry of the Wehry Dads podcas...
22 Jun 20221h 9min
Psychopaths and our Media Fascination with Evil | Dr. Elizabeth Howell and Dr. Sheldon Itzkowitz #48
Millions of people are consuming podcasts, tv shows, and movies about the psychopathic killer. What does it mean? What is a psychopath exactly, and are they always malicious killers? You might be shoc...
14 Jun 202257min
Tolkien, Psychoanalysis, and the Importance of Enchantment Today | Dr. John Rosegrant #47
Fans of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien have long known about their ability to connect with individuals on a level beyond simply plot and character development. In fact, Tolkien even had a word that he co...
7 Jun 202256min
Special Memorial Day message and No Episode This Week, but a Great One is Coming on Tolkien
First and foremost, I would like to give my thanks to the veterans who have served and to the families of veterans who have served on this Memorial Day. There are links in the episode notes for those ...
31 Mai 20224min
Algorithms and the future of human communication | Dr. Elena Esposito #46
Algorithms are everywhere. It's likely that one brought you to this video. And, depending on whether or not you like this episode, it might bring this video to someone else who will enjoy it, or the a...
24 Mai 202246min
The Big Bang: origins of the universe and other questions with a cosmologist | Dr. Will Kinney # 45
How did the universe come into being? Was there much of a bang to the Big Bang? Is there a parallel universe out there where I like tiramisu? We answer at least two of the three questions listed above...
17 Mai 202255min
Is Orwell right about language? Do we have a problem with labels today? | Dr. Nick Enfield #44
Does language impact our ability to think? George Orwell seemed to think so. I ask this question to our guest this week: Dr. Nick Enfield. Dr. Enfield has written a fantastic book: Language vs. Realit...
12 Mai 20221h 4min
Why James Joyce's Ulysses Matters 100 Years Later | Dr. Sam Slote #43
2022 marks the 100-year anniversary of James Joyce's novel Ulysses. Why is this text still so widely read? What makes it such a difficult novel to read? I was first introduced to Joyce as an undergrad...
3 Mai 202254min
