- Episode 172: What causes us to be fearful?
Kenny and I speculate as to some of the root causes of fear.
1h 0m - Mar 30, 2022 - Episode 171: The rewards of not receiving a reward.
Kenny and I discuss some of the positive feelings that are associated with altruistic behavior.
59m - Mar 30, 2022 - Episode 170: The many disguises of phoniness.
Kenny and I unmask the various forms in which phony behavior disguises itself.
1h 2m - Jan 17, 2022 - Episode 169: How impressionable should we be?
Kenny and I try to unravel whether being impressionable is something that one should outgrow or if keeping an open mind is a sign of wisdom.
1h 18m - Dec 13, 2021 - Episode 168: What makes someone popular?
Kenny and I try and understand the enigma that is popularity.
50m - Dec 6, 2021 - Episode 167: Fighting back against cognitive dissonance.
Kenny and I try and understand why some of our most powerful members of society speak with good intentions but carry out actions which suggest otherwise.
58m - Nov 29, 2021 - Episode 166: Are we entitled to anything?
Kenny and I try and figure out if we are entitled to anything in this world or if there are no guarantees in life.
1h 13m - Nov 22, 2021 - Episode 165: Free will versus genetic predispositions.
Kenny and I sort which human characteristics remain under the domain of 'free will' and which are entirely determined by our biology.
1h 25m - Nov 15, 2021 - Episode 164: What motivates people?
Kenny and I try and figure out what guides and motivates human behavior.
51m - Nov 8, 2021 - Episode 163: Accountability versus Justice.
Kenny and I try and decide when it is appropriate to hold people responsible for their actions and when one should exercise forgiveness.
1h 19m - Oct 25, 2021 - Episode 162: Why are we so apathetic?
Kenny and I explore some of the root causes of apathy and if our apathetic inclinations can be overcome.
1h 13m - Oct 20, 2021 - Episode 161: The art of nuance.
Kenny and I discuss how the absence of nuance has lead to a deterioration in conversation and how we make sense of the world around us.
53m - Oct 18, 2021 - Episode 160: The art of handling emotional baggage.
Kenny and I discuss how emotional baggage both informs our decisions in helping us detect danger but at the same time creates giant blind spots in our thinking.
47m - Oct 5, 2021 - Episode 159: The importance of bravery.
Kenny and I discuss the importance of being brave, in a world where cowardice and complacency have become the new normal.
46m - Sep 28, 2021 - Episode 158: Is it better to be feared or loved?
Kenny and I debate what is the correct balance between being feared and loved.
59m - Sep 13, 2021 - Episode 157: Do humans secretly harbor self-destructive tendencies?
Using the crisis of climate change, Brett and I discuss whether people are simply misinformed or if we secretly harbor feelings of ambivalence towards extinction.
58m - Sep 9, 2021 - Episode 156: How can we see past deception?
Kenny and I uncover some of the ways that we are constantly being deceived.
50m - Sep 6, 2021 - Episode 155: A deep dive into the Trolley Problem.
Brett and I contemplate different solutions to one of philosophies oldest problems, and it's implications regarding AI and self-driving cars.
1h 1m - Sep 2, 2021 - Episode 154: Why can't most of us handle the truth?
Kenny and I explore why so many of us are truth averse.
1h 3m - Aug 31, 2021 - Episode 153: Are humans meant to live together?
Kenny and I consider whether or not humans can peacefully coexist with one another or are destined to remained divided.
56m - Aug 23, 2021