Re:thinking

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Re:thinking is an interdisciplinary podcast exploring ideas at the intersection of philosophy and technology.

Zack Baker

  • Jan 22, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 45m AVG DURATION
  • 8 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Re:thinking

Episode 8 - Rebecca Goldstein on Philosophy, the Axial Age, and more

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2019 47:27


On this episode Zack talks talks to philosopher & novelist Rebecca Goldstein about her recent books, philosophy, and much more.

Ep 7 - Joe Edelman on Designing Human Systems, Goals vs Values, and more

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2018 46:56


On this episode of Re:thinking Zack talks to philosopher, designer, and scientist Joe Edelman about human nature, community, and the relationship between goals and values.

Ep 6 - Tyler Cowen on Economic Growth, Liberalism, and Philosophy

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2018 46:14


On this episode, Zack interviews economics professor Tyler Cowen of George Mason University on his new book Stubborn Attachments: A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals. Zack & Tyler discuss the moral importance of economic growth, aggregation problems, Silicon Valley, philosophy, and much more.

Ep 5 - Austen Allred on education, experimenting, and self-learning

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2018 38:26


On this episode Zack talks to the CEO of Lambda School, Austen Allred, about the future of education, experimentation, long term vision and much more. Lambda School: https://lambdaschool.com Austen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AustenAllred Zack on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zackabaker

Ep 4 - Don Hoffman on the Nature of Consciousness

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018 48:25


On this episode of Re:thinking Zack talks to Professor Don Hoffman about the mind body problem, conscious realism, philosophy of science, and more.

Ep 3 - Robin Hanson on Futarchy, Self Deception, and more

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2018 59:07


In this episode Zack interviews Professor Robin Hanson from George Mason University. The conversation explores prediction markets, economics, self deception, and much more.

Ep 2 - Matthew Jordan on Online Morality and Cognitive Bias

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2018 41:35


On this episode Zack talks to Yale PhD candidate Matthew Joseph about his recent article in the New York Times about "Harmless Torturers". They also cover cognitive biases, decision making, mental models, and more. 

Ep 1 - Jobs to Be Done with Eric White

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2018 33:39


In this episode, Zack interviews Eric White about the product philosophy Jobs to Be Done.

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