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In-depth interviews with leading academics on #psychology, #philosophy, #anthropology, #neuroscience, #economics, #biology, and more.

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The Dissenter @thedissenteryt.bsky.social · Jan 17
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In-depth interviews with leading academics on #psychology, #philosophy, #anthropology, #neuroscience, #economics, #biology, and more.
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New episode (1177), with Dr. Mark Alfano (@markalfano.bsky.social). We talk about his new book, Nietzsche on Virtue. #Nietzsche #Philosophy #ethics

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#1177 Mark Alfano: Nietzsche on Virtue
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November 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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In episode 909, I talk with Dr. Paul Halpern about his fascinating book, The Allure of the Multiverse: Extra Dimensions, Other Worlds, and Parallel Universes. #Physics #Science

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#909 Paul Halpern: The Allure of the Multiverse
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November 17, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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In episode 906, I talk with Dr. Suthan Krishnarajan about regime instability and support for democracy and autocracy. #politics #Science

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#906 Suthan Krishnarajan: Regime Instability and Support for Democracy and Autocracy
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November 16, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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In episode 902, I talk with Dr. Joshua Knobe about how morality influences people's philosophical and scientific intuitions. #Philosophy #ethics #Science

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#902 Joshua Knobe: How Morality Influences People's Philosophical and Scientific Intuitions
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November 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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New episode (1176), with Dr. Justin Lehmiller (@justinlehmiller.bsky.social). We talk about the #Science of desire, and the most common sexual fantasies. #Psychology

YouTube: youtu.be/RVjSMnwqs6M
Podcast: bit.ly/48kUlwT
#1176 Justin Lehmiller: The Science of Desire, and The Most Common Sexual Fantasies
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November 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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In episode 891, I talk with Dr. Luis Favela about complexity #Science, 4E cognition, and explanatory pluralism. #Philosophy

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#891 Luis Favela: Complexity Science, 4E Cognition, and Explanatory Pluralism
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November 14, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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New episode (1175), with Dr. Jakob Norberg. We talk about his new book, Schopenhauer's Politics. #Philosophy

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Podcast: bit.ly/43w39yh
#1175 Jakob Norberg: Schopenhauer's Politics
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November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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In episode 886, I talk with Dr. Randall Beer about autopoiesis, enactivism, dynamical systems, and evo-devo approaches in #Biology. #Science

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#886 Randall Beer: Autopoiesis, Enactivism, Dynamical Systems, and Evo-Devo Approaches in Biology
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November 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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In episode 885, I talk with Dr. Paul van Geert about a dynamical systems approach to developmental #Psychology. #Science

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#885 Paul van Geert: A Dynamical Systems Approach to Developmental Psychology
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November 12, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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In episode 881, I talk with Dr. Marina García-Granero about #Nietzsche, Züchtung, biopolitics, race, and the Übermensch. #Philosophy

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#881 Marina García-Granero: Nietzsche, Züchtung, Biopolitics, Race, and the Übermensch
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November 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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New episode (1174), with Dr. David Bather Woods (@davidbatherwoods.bsky.social). We talk about his great new book, Arthur Schopenhauer: The Life and Thought of Philosophy's Greatest Pessimist. #Philosophy

YouTube: youtu.be/wBfNN4jSumo
Podcast: bit.ly/49dazu2
#1174 David Bather Woods - Arthur Schopenhauer: Philosophy's Greatest Pessimist
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November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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In episode 874, I talk with Cecilie Traberg about #Misinformation, debunking, prebunking, and inoculation approaches. #Psychology #Science

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#874 Cecilie Traberg: Misinformation, Debunking, Prebunking, and Inoculation Approaches
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November 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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In episode 869, I talk with Dr. Alexandra Plakias about her fascinating book, Thinking Through Food: A Philosophical Introduction. #Philosophy

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#869 Alexandra Plakias - Thinking Through Food; Metaphysics, Epistemology, Aesthetics, and Ethics
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November 9, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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In episode 868, I talk with Dr. James Cresswell about theories in #Psychology, and the limitations of theoretical approaches in it.

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#868 James Cresswell: Theories in Psychology
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November 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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New episode (1173), with Dr. David Cooper. We talk about his great new book, Pessimism, Quietism and Nature as Refuge. #Philosophy

YouTube: youtu.be/eSOYoYVmWLM
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#1173 David Cooper: Pessimism, Quietism and Nature as Refuge
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November 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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In episode 865, I talk with Dr. Neil Van Leeuwen about his great book, Religion as Make-Believe: A Theory of Belief, Imagination, and Group Identity. #religion #Philosophy #Science

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865 Neil Van Leeuwen - Religion as Make-Believe: A Theory of Belief, Imagination, and Group Identity
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November 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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New episode (1172), with Dr. Omer Bartov. We discuss whether there is (or was) a genocide in Gaza. #Gaza #History

YouTube: youtu.be/Z4hJ4kF86HI
Podcast: bit.ly/4nHDIkr
#1172 Omer Bartov: Is/Was There a Genocide in Gaza?
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November 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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In episode 862, my second interview with Dr. Lisa Bortolotti (@lisabortolotti.com), we talk about her great book, Why Delusions Matter.

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#862 Lisa Bortolotti: Why Delusions Matter
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November 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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In episode 858, I talk with Dr. Jessica Nowicki about the #evolution of prosocial behavior, pair bonding, and empathy. #Biology #Science

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#858 Jessica Nowicki: The Evolution of Prosocial Behavior, Pair Bonding, and Empathy
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November 5, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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In episode 854, I talk with Dr. Naomi Oreskes about her great book, The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market. #Economics #Science

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#854 Naomi Oreskes - The Big Myth; Learning to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market
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November 4, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Novo episódio (1171), com a Dra. Ana Drago. Falamos sobre o seu novo livro, escrito juntamente com Mariana Mortágua, Oportunidade ou Maldição: A indústria do turismo em Portugal. #política #economia

YouTube: youtu.be/p6NtS5AQtVQ
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#1171 Ana Drago - Oportunidade ou Maldição: A indústria do turismo em Portugal
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November 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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In episode 849, I talk with Dr. Claudio Tennie (@ctennie.bsky.social) about the differences between ape #Culture and human culture. #primatology #Anthropology #Science

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#849 Claudio Tennie: The Differences Between Ape Culture and Human Culture
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November 3, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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In episode 847, I talk with Dr. Lydia Moland (@lydia_moland) about 19th-century German #Philosophy, Hegel, and abolitionism in the US.

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#847 Lydia Moland: 19th-Century German Philosophy, Hegel, and Abolitionism in the US
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November 2, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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In episode 846, I talk with Dr. Michela Massimi about her fantastic book, Perspectival Realism. #Philosophy #Science

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#846 Michela Massimi: Perspectival Realism
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November 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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In episode 844, I talk with Dr. Hakwan Lau about his book, In Consciousness We Trust: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Subjective Experience. #Neuroscience #CognitiveScience #Science

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#844 Hakwan Lau - In Consciousness We Trust: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Subjective Experience
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October 31, 2025 at 10:25 AM