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12 – Olle Häggström on Romantics vs Vulgarists in Scientific Research

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022


In this episode I chat to Olle Häggström. Olle is a professor of mathematical statistics at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. Having spent the first half of his academic life focuses largely on pure mathematical research, Olle has shifted focus in recent years to consider how research can benefit humanity and how some research […]

11 – Jessica Flanigan on Gadflies and Critical Thinking

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022


In this episode I chat to Jessica Flanigan. Jessica is a Professor of Leadership Ethics at the University of Richmond, where she is also the Richard L Morrill Chair in Ethics & Democratic Values. We talk about the value of philosophical research, whether philosophers should emulate Socrates, and how to create good critical discussions in […]

Jesse Stommel on the Philosophy of Ungrading

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022


Is grading unethical? Coercive and competitive? Should we replace grading with something else? In this podcast I chat to Jesse Stommel, one of the foremost proponents of ‘ungrading’. Jesse is a faculty member of the writing program at the University of Denver and is the founder of the Hybrid Pedagogy journal. We talk about the […]

Jason Brennan on the Moral Mess of Higher Education

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022


In this episode I talk to Jason Brennan. Jason is a Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. He is a prolific and productive scholar, having published over 20 books and 70 articles in the past decade or so. His research focuses on the intersections between politics, economics […]

8 – Zena Hitz on Great Books and the value of learning

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022


In this episode I chat to Zena Hitz. Zena is currently a tutor at St John’s College. She is a classicist and author of the book Lost in Thought. We have wide-ranging conversation about losing faith in academia, the dubious value of scholarship, the importance of learning, and the risks inherent in teaching. I learned […]

7 – Aaron Rabinowitz on the Pedagogy of Moral Luck

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022


In this episode I chat to Aaron Rabinowitz. Aaron is a veteran podcaster and philosopher. He hosts the Embrace the Void and Philosophers in Space podcasts. He is currently doing a PhD in the philosophy of education at Rutgers University. Aaron is particularly interested in the problem of moral luck and how it should affect […]

6 – Helen de Cruz on Prestige Bias and the Duty to Review

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022


In this episode I chat to Helen de Cruz. Helen is the Danforth Chair in Humanities at the University of St. Louis. Helen has a diverse set of interests and outputs. Her research focuses on the philosophy of belief formation, but she also does a lot of professional and public outreach, writes science fiction, and […]

5 – Brian Earp on Connecting Research to the Real World

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022


In this episode I chat to Brian Earp. Brian is a Senior Research Fellow with the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics in Oxford. He is a prolific researcher and writer in psychology and applied ethics. We talk a lot about how Brian ended up where he is, the value of applied research and the importance […]

4 – Justin Weinberg on the State of Philosophy

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022


In this episode I chat to Justin Weinberg, Associate Professor of Philosophy at University of South Carolina. Justin researches ethical and social philosophy, as well as metaphilosophy. He is also the editor of the popular Daily Nous blog and has, as a result, developed an interest in many of the moral dimensions of philosophical academia. […]

3 – Regina Rini and the Value of Speaking to the Public

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022


In this episode I talk to Regina Rini, Canada Research Chair at York University in Toronto. Regina has a background in neuroscience and cognitive science but now works primarily in moral philosophy. She has the distinction of writing a lot of philosophy for the public through her columns for the Time Literary Supplement and the […]

2 – Michael Cholbi on Being Answerable to Humankind

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022


In this episode I chat to Michael Cholbi, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. We reflect on the value of applied ethical research and the right approach to teaching. Michael has thought quite a lot about the ethics of work, in general, and the ethics of teaching and grading in particular. So those […]

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