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The Scientific Worldview

Oct 30, 2023

This episode features:

-Why do we get goosebumps?

-Why do some people turn red when they drink alcohol?

-Do people around the world express emotion in the same way?

-Why are so many people afraid of snakes?

-If you have two siblings, can you be more genetically related to one than the other?

-Why do giraffes have long...


Oct 23, 2023

This episode features:

-Why do people wear ugly clothing?

-Why do people overestimate how often they do the dishes?

-How do marketers manipulate us into spending more money?

-Why do people finish boring movies?

-How to make optimal decisions (using math!)

-The gambler’s fallacy

-Is a hotdog a sandwich?

-What is sex?


Oct 16, 2023

This episode features:

-What is probability?

-Bayes’ theorem

-Is there a God?

-Can you prove that God does *not* exist?

-Can morality exist without God?

-Are religious experiences hallucinations?

-Pascal’s wager

-If there is a God, why is there so much suffering in the world?


Oct 9, 2023

This episode features:

-Is the universe deterministic?

-Do we have free will?

-What is death?

-Brain emulation

-Cryonics

-Is astrology accurate?

-Are ghosts real?

-Is it possible to speak with the dead?

-Do psychic powers exist?

-Do souls exist?


Oct 2, 2023

This episode features:

-The doomsday argument

-Is our universe fine-tuned for life?

-Are we living in a simulation?

-What is consciousness made of?

-Are animals conscious? Which ones?

-The Sleeping Beauty problem

-Panpsychism