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The legendary Peter Singer joins us to talk about effective altruism, AI, animal welfare, esoteric morality, future Tuesday indifference, and more. I mean, it’s Peter freakin’ Singer - what more do we need to say? Plus, the explosive ‘one or two spaces after a period' debate: has science resolved it? Special Guest: Peter Singer. Sponsored By: GiveWell: Givewell searches for the charities that save or improve lives the most per dollar. Consider a donation this holiday season--your dollar goes a lot further than you might think! Promo Code: verybadwizards Support Very Bad Wizards Links: Are two spaces better than one? | Butterick’s Practical Typography Rappers, sorted by the size of their vocabulary [thanks to listener Kevin Litman-Navarro] Peter Singer - Wikipedia de Lazari-Radek, K., & Singer, P. (2017). Utilitarianism: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press. Singer, P. (2010). The life you can save: How to do your part to end world poverty. Random House Incorporated. "A Gadfly for the Greater Good" (Tamler's interview of Singer in his "A Very Bad Wizard" book) "A Very Bad Wizard" by Tamler Sommers [amazon affiliate link]
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Episode 287: Gods With Anuses (The Denial of Death Pt. 1)
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Episode 286: Laugh and the World Laughs With You
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Episode 285: On Culture and Agriculture
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Episode 284: Reel Choices
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Episode 283: When Elephants Podcast
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Episode 282: Fearful Symmetry (Borges' "Death and the Compass")
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Episode 281: Choose Your Fighter
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Episode 280: Mad Masque (with Phil Ford and J.F. Martel)
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Episode 279: The Greenhouses We Burned Along the Way (Lee Chang-dong's "Burning" Pt. 2)
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