• E032 - Learning
    Mar 2 2021

    Hello all!

    In our 32nd episode we discuss learning, indoctrination and novelty.

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    32 mins
  • E031 - Dissent
    Jan 28 2021

    Hello all!

    In our 31st episode we discuss dissent, loyalty and the margins of society.

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    30 mins
  • E030 - Climate, mitigation and adaption
    Dec 23 2020

    Hello all!

    In our 30th episode, we discuss climate change and the issues facing adapting to and mitigating the threat.

    P.S.

    I mention the two below resources which are super useful for visualising the scale of the threat:

    - ND-GAIN index: https://gain.nd.edu/our-work/country-index/

    - World in Data population projections: https://ourworldindata.org/world-population-growth 

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    38 mins
  • E029 - Citizenship and personhood
    Dec 1 2020

    Hello all!

    In our 29th episode, we discuss what it means to be a person, to be a citizen within a society, and what exactly both these things have to do with being human?

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    35 mins
  • E028 - Beauty
    Nov 15 2020

    Hello all!

    In this episode we discuss beauty, its basis, and its role in the mind and society.

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    33 mins
  • E027 - Biodiversity and culture
    Nov 8 2020

    Hello all!

    In our 27th episode, we discuss biodiversity, whether resilience in a state is analogous to resilience in an ecosystem, what role humans have in 'gardening' the planet, and what role nature has in shaping culture.

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    37 mins
  • E026 - Malaise and withdrawal
    Nov 1 2020

    Hello all!

    In our 26th episode, we discuss the post-industrial condition, presenteeism and the emergence of modern hermitage.

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    37 mins
  • E025 - Purity
    Oct 25 2020

    Hello all!

    In this episode, we discuss purity, law, and narcotics.

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    34 mins