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  1. Episode Image for Episode 237: Glitches Ain't Shit

    Episode 237: Glitches Ain't Shit

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    David and Tamler explore the many variations of simulation theory, the view that our universe is just a computer generated model created by an advanced civilization that has reached “technological ma

    May 24, 2022
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  2. Episode Image for Episode 198: Is Mental Illness a Myth? (Thomas Szasz's "The Myth of Mental Illness")

    Episode 198: Is Mental Illness a Myth? (Thomas Szasz's "The Myth of Mental Illness")

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    David and Tamler explore Thomas Szasz’s provocative and still relevant 1961 book “The Myth of Mental Illness,” the topic selected by our beloved Patreon supporters. When we think of mental disord

    Oct 6, 2020
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  3. Episode Image for Episode 250: Metaphors All the Way Down

    Episode 250: Metaphors All the Way Down

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    We often think of metaphors as poetic flourishes, a nice way to punctuate your ideas and make them more relatable. But what if metaphors aren’t simply tools of language but part of thought itsel

    Dec 6, 2022
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  4. Episode Image for Episode 225: Forbidden Modules

    Episode 225: Forbidden Modules

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    David and Tamler talk about the often rancorous debate among cognitive scientists and evolutionary psychologists over whether the mind is modular -- composed of discrete systems responsible for vision,

    Nov 16, 2021
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  5. Episode Image for Episode 239: Lose Yourself

    Episode 239: Lose Yourself

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    David and Tamler lose themselves in Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s (pr. ‘chick sent me high’) classic paper on the concept of flow. We talk about the features of flow activities – loss of ego, the m

    Jun 21, 2022
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  6. Episode Image for Episode 120: Clap Your Hand for Robert Wright

    Episode 120: Clap Your Hand for Robert Wright

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    Special guest Robert Wright joins the podcast to discuss his latest book "Why Buddhism is True." What is the Buddhist conception of not-self? When we become aware that the boundaries between us and the

    Jul 25, 2017
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  7. Episode Image for Episode 236: Your Outie Is Skilled at Lovemaking (With Paul Bloom)

    Episode 236: Your Outie Is Skilled at Lovemaking (With Paul Bloom)

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    We welcome Paul Bloom to talk about the first season of "Severance," the new mind-bending and mind-splitting TV series on Apple TV+. What happens when you separate your home life from your work life? D

    May 3, 2022
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  8. Episode Image for Episode 206: Angel Chasing (Ted Chiang's "Hell is the Absence of God")

    Episode 206: Angel Chasing (Ted Chiang's "Hell is the Absence of God")

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    David and Tamler return to the TCU (Ted Chiang Universe) to talk about his short story “Hell is the Absence of God." How would we behave if we had unequivocal proof of God, heaven, hell, and angels?

    Feb 9, 2021
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