Rationally Speaking #127 - Elise Crull on Philosophy of Physics
Feynman famously said that a philosopher of science is as much use to scientists as an ornithologist is to birds. This episode of Rationally Speaking features philosopher of physics Elise Crull, who e...
8 Feb 201549min
Rationally Speaking #126 - Preston Bost on Crazy Beliefs, Sane Believers
Can it be rational to believe conspiracy theories? On this episode of Rationally Speaking, Julia and Massimo welcome Prof. Preston Bost, a professor of psychology at Wabash College who investigates wh...
25 Jan 201543min
Rationally Speaking #125 - The Quantified Self
People have been keeping track of their moods, sleeping, dietary habits and more for hundreds of years -- Benjamin Franklin famously recorded instances of his virtues and vices. But only in the last d...
18 Jan 201549min
Rationally Speaking #124 - Stoicism
Did you miss International Stoic Week this year? Well, it's not too late to catch Massimo and Julia's analysis of the ancient philosophy of stoicism, which advocates (among other things) practicing mi...
28 Dec 20141h
Rationally Speaking #123 - Daniel Lakens on P-Hacking and Other Problems in Psychology Research
What's wrong with the social sciences? In this episode, Massimo and Julia are joined by Professor Daniel Lakens from the Eindhoven University of Technology, who studies psychology and blogs about rese...
14 Dec 201445min
Rationally Speaking #122 - The Science and Philosophy of Humor
In this episode of Rationally Speaking, Massimo and Julia delve into the science and philosophy of comedy, exploring questions like: Why did humans evolve to have a sense of humor? What's the relation...
1 Dec 201450min
Rationally Speaking #121 - Benjamin Todd on 80,000 Hours
If you want to choose a career that helps other people effectively, which should you pick? Medicine? Research? Non-profit? The answers may not be as straightforward as you think. This episode of Ratio...
16 Nov 201451min
Rationally Speaking #120 - Nihilism
Are you a nihilist? Forget about wearing all black and being indifferent to the rest of the world -- nihilism is a lot more complicated than most people think. In this episode of Rationally Speaking, ...
2 Nov 201451min
