All Episodes

#815 Rebecca Sear: Demography, Family Structures, National IQs, and the Evolutionary Social Sciences

Jul 31, 2023

Dr. Rebecca Sear is a demographer and anthropologist at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), teaching demography and researching human reproductive behavior from an evolutionary perspective. She is particularly interested in taking a comparative perspective to understanding human reproductive behavior, and exploring why such behavior varies between, as well as within, populations. More»
#814 Christopher Ferrie - Quantum Bullsh*t: How to Ruin Your Life with Advice from Quantum Physics

Jul 28, 2023

Dr. Christopher Ferrie is an Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney and Centre for Quantum Software and Information. His research interests include quantum estimation and control, and, in particular, the use of machine learning to solve statistical problems in quantum information science. He is the author of several books, the latest one being Quantum Bullsh*t: How to Ruin Your Life with Advice from Quantum Physics. More»
#813 Marissa Harrison - Just as Deadly: The Psychology of Female Serial Killers

Jul 27, 2023

Dr. Marissa Harrison is Associate Professor of Psychology in the School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, and Interim Chair of Social Sciences and Psychology at Penn State Harrisburg. She is a research psychologist who investigates serial murder, and interest in serial murder, from an evolutionary and other psychological perspectives. She is the author of Just as Deadly: The Psychology of Female Serial Killers. More»
#812 Mélusine Boon-Falleur: The Impact of Resources on Psychology, and Climate Change

Jul 24, 2023

Mélusine Boon-Falleur is a PhD student in cognitive sciences at the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) Paris, researching how evolution shaped our brain. She is particularly interested in studying how individuals adapt to the amount of resources available in their environment, and how our social cognition influences pro-environmental behavior. More»
#811 Elijah Millgram: Practical Reasoning and Ethics

Jul 21, 2023

Dr. Elijah Millgram is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah. His research focuses on rationality, theoretical reasoning, and practical reasoning. He is the author of six books, including Practical Induction, Varieties of Practical Reasoning, Ethics Done Right: Practical Reasoning as a Foundation for Moral Theory, and John Stuart Mill and the Meaning of Life. More»
#810 Jeff McMahan: Threats to Academic Freedom, and the Journal of Controversial Ideas

Jul 20, 2023

Dr. Jeff McMahan is Sekyra and White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford. He specializes in Practical Ethics, Political Philosophy, and Ethics. He is editor of the Journal of Controversial Ideas. He’s the author of books like The Morality of Nationalism, The Ethics of Killing: Problems at the Margins of Life, and Killing in War. More»
#809 Luciano Floridi: The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence for the Sustainable Development Goals

Jul 17, 2023

Dr. Luciano Floridi is the Founding Director of the Digital Ethics Center and Professor of Cognitive Science at Yale University. His research concerns primarily Digital Ethics, the Philosophy of Information, and the Philosophy of Technology. He is editor of The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence for the Sustainable Development Goals, and author of the forthcoming The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: Principles, Challenges, and Opportunities (OUP), and The Green and the Blue: Naïve Ideas to Improve Politics in the Digital Age (Wiley). More»
#808 Frederick Toates: Understanding Sexual Serial Killing

Jul 14, 2023

Dr. Frederick Toates is Emeritus Professor of Biological Psychology at the Open University. Dr. Toates' research interests are primarily in the area of motivation. He is the author of a number of books, the most recent one being Understanding Sexual Serial Killing. More»
#807 Raymond Craib - Adventure Capitalism; A History of Libertarian Exit

Jul 13, 2023

Dr. Raymond Craib is Marie Underhill Noll Professor of History at Cornell University. His research and teaching interests revolve around the intersections of space, politics, and everyday practice. He is the author of Adventure Capitalism: A History of Libertarian Exit, from the Era of Decolonization to the Digital Age. More»
#806 James Cortada - Birth of Modern Facts; Information, Government, Business, and Science

Jul 10, 2023

Dr. James W. Cortada is Senior Research Fellow at the Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota. He worked at IBM for thirty-eight years in sales, consulting, managerial, and research positions. His latest book is Birth of Modern Facts: How the Information Revolution Transformed Academic Research, Governments, and Businesses. More»