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