Is cash the best way to help the poor? (Michael Faye)
The idea of giving poor people cash, no strings attached, is "very unappealing" for most donors,...
52:12
Is cash the best way to help the poor? (Michael Faye)
The idea of giving poor people cash, no strings attached, is "very unappealing" for most donors,...
52:12
Humanity on the precipice (Toby Ord)
Humanity could thrive for millions of years -- unless our future is cut short by an...
01:08:53
Dangerous biomedical research - is it worth it? (Kevin Esvelt)
Kevin Esvelt, a scientist at MIT, argues that research intended to prevent pandemics is actually...
01:07:56
Why we're polarized (Ezra Klein)
Ezra Klein explains how Republican and Democrats in the US became so different from each other,...
01:18:56
The genetic lottery (Kathryn Paige Harden)
Kathryn Paige Harden, author of “The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality”...
01:04:11
How to reason about COVID, and other hard things (Kelsey Piper)
Journalist Kelsey Piper (Future Perfect / Vox) discusses lessons learned from covering COVID:...
01:17:54
"Price gouging" in emergencies
Every time there’s an emergency, the prices of certain goods skyrocket -- like masks and hand...
52:07
How to be a data detective (Tim Harford)
When you see a statistic reported in the news, like "10% of University of California Berkeley...
01:02:44
Are Uber and Lyft drivers being exploited?
How much do Uber and Lyft drivers really earn, after expenses? Are they getting a raw deal by...
01:01:50
Unfair laws / Why judges should be originalists (William Baude)
Is there any justification for seemingly unjust laws like \"qualified immunity,\" which allows...
01:03:16
Intellectual honesty, cryptocurrency, & more (Vitalik Buterin)
Julia and guest Vitalik Buterin (creator of the open-source blockchain platform Ethereum) explore...
01:16:39
Understanding moral disagreements (Jonathan Haidt)
Julia and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt (The Righteous Mind) discuss his moral foundations...
01:06:03
The case for one billion Americans, & more (Matt Yglesias)
Matt Yglesias talks about One Billion Americans, his book arguing that it’s in the United States’...
01:40:48
What’s wrong with tech companies banning people? (Julian Sanchez)
Companies like Twitter and Facebook are increasingly willing to ban users -- and even if you...
56:47
The case for racial colorblindness (Coleman Hughes)
Coleman Hughes explains why he favors a "colorblind" ideal and why the "race-conscious" camp...
01:10:25
Are Democrats being irrational? (David Shor)
Data scientist David Shor discusses some of the bad choices made by Democratic political...
01:21:33
The moral limits of markets / The problem with meritocracy (Michael Sandel)
Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel argues with Julia about human dignity, consensual cannibalism,...
59:09
Deaths of despair / Effective altruism (Angus Deaton)
Economist and Nobel Laureate Angus Deaton discusses the rise in “deaths of despair” in the U.S. –...
01:04:06
Are Boomers to blame for Millennials' struggles?
Rationally Speaking returns from hiatus with a look at a clash between two generations:...
59:51
This episode features a pair of interviews on a similar topic: First, Stephanie Lepp (host of...
42:14
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