In this episode, the game-theoretic and social choice-theoretic aspects of the popular TV series, “The Traitors” are discussed. Additionally, the asymmetric pliability of speech and accusation is explored. This is a special episode — a discussion with award-winning philosophy scholar, Euan Morgan.

Join Emma in conversation with London School of Economics classmate, Euan Morgan. Euan Morgan, award-winning philosophy scholar, takes us through his master’s dissertation, “Bending without Breaking: The Merits of Counterspeech.” The interview covers background on Speech Act Theory, Blocking as a counterspeech technique, Bending as a counterspeech technique, and the plausibility of unintentional bending as a form of counterspeech. Listen to the exclusive interview now!

It’s time to talk about my disseration. This short teaser introduces the 4-part series that explains my Master’s dissertation from the London School of Economics. The dissertation was titled, “Going for Gold: A Proposal to Raise the Evidentiary Standard of Mechanisms in Rare Disease Medicine.” The four part series will be released as detailed below:

Part 1: Introducing the Project & Offering a Brief Overview of Evidence in Medicine

Part 2: Establishing a Need for Recalibration of the Evidence Standard

Part 3: Arguing for Mechanisms Driving Epistemological Progress

Part 4: Providing the Implementation Plan & Concluding Remarks