Podcast appearances and mentions of david kyle johnson

It's geek bingo folks. We touch on an absurd number of sci fi movies, TV series, and comics discussing the nature of war in the "progressive" mediuym of science fiction with Dr. David Kyle Johnson of Kings College, author of Sci-Phi: Science Fiction as Philosophy and many more geek tomes.

Interview with David Kyle Johnson; News Items: Schizophrenia and Autoimmune Disease, 3D Printing Glass, Smoke Blocks Solar Power, Retooling Ribosome Translation, Ivory Billed Woodpecker Again; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: UFO Sighting; Science or Fiction

Interview with David Kyle Johnson; News Items: Schizophrenia and Autoimmune Disease, 3D Printing Glass, Smoke Blocks Solar Power, Retooling Ribosome Translation, Ivory Billed Woodpecker Again; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: UFO Sighting; Science or Fiction

Get the featured cocktail recipe:   Looking for the best cocktail to accompany you while you listen. Then head over to our library of libations for the right recipe to get you in the mood. Don't forget to follow, download and review to share your thoughts about the show! The Designated Drinker Show is produced by Missing Link—a podcast media company that is dedicated to connecting people to intelligent, engaging and informative content.  Also in the Missing Link line-up of podcasts, is Rodger That—a podcast dedicated to guiding you through the haze of dementia led by skilled caregivers, Bobbi and Mike Carducci.  Now, if you are looking for a whole new way to enjoy the theater, check out Between Acts—an immersive audio theater podcast experience. Each episode takes you on a spellbinding journey through the works of newfound playwrights—from dramas to comedies and everything in between.

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David Kyle Johnson, Ph.D., is a professor of philosophy at King's College, PA, and also produces philosophy courses for The Teaching Company.  Kyle specializes in critical thinking, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and philosophy of science.  In this episode, Kyle joins Unlatched Mind to discuss whether the film ‘Don't Look Up' is an important film and why we should not look at it simply as a satirical ‘popcorn film'. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/david-kyle-johnson-phd https://www.youtube.com/c/UnlatchedMind?sub_confirmation=1    

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We're all familiar with Santa Claus -- but how much do you *really* know about that jolly old elf? In this episode, Julia interviews philosophy professor David Kyle Johnson, the author of "The Myths that Stole Christmas." Kyle explains the little-known, and somewhat sinister, origin story of Santa Claus -- and then Kyle and Julia debate whether it's ethical to lie to your children about the reality of Santa Claus (and possible alternatives to explore). Sped up the speakers by ['1.0', '1.0', '1.0']

Visit our website BeautifulIllusions.org for a complete set of show notes and links to almost everything discussed in this episode*A note about the audio in this episode - due to COVID this conversation was recorded in a large garage on a brisk 40 degree November Sunday, so there’s a bit of natural reverb, along with the buzz of propane heaters and leaf blowers audible in the background. Like so many things over the past 9 months, it’s not optimal, but we make the best of a challenging situation, and the cleaned up audio is certainly listenable, if not quite up to BI's usual standards.*Selected References:2:09 - The Elf on the Shelf (Say Goodbye to the Santa Claus Lie, Against the Santa Lie)2:24 - Listen to “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” as performed by Bing Crosby (YouTube video) and read about the history of the song and the lyrics 3:28 - See “Let’s Bench the Elf on the Shelf” (Psychology Today, 2012) or “You’re a Creepy One, Elf on the Shelf” (The Atlantic, 2012)4:45 - Magical realism13:58 - See the Magical thinking Wikipedia entry and “Why Everyone Believes in Magic (Even You)” (Live Science, 2012) and “Do You Believe in Magic?” (New York Times, 2007) and “All Paths Lead to Magical Thinking” (Psychology Today, 2013)16:08 - See “Should parents lie to kids about Santa Claus? We asked the experts.” (Popular Science, 2019) which draws on the opinions of philosophy professor David Kyle Johnson and psychology professor Cyndy Scheibe16:48 - According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, “The concrete operational stage is the third stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development. This stage, which follows the preoperational stage, occurs between the ages of 7 and 11 (middle childhood and preadolescence) years, and is characterized by the appropriate use of logic. During this stage, a child's thought processes become more mature and "adult like". They start solving problems in a more logical fashion.”18:15 - See “What should I tell my kids about Santa?” (BBC, 2018) or “What psychologists really think about you lying to your kids about Santa” (Washington Post, 2016) or “Should parents lie to children about Santa?” (EurekAlert, 2016)21:04 - See “Against the Santa Lie” which is a blog post by David Kyle Johnson that contains the hate mail he received based on his Op-Ed piece “SORRY, VIRGINIA…” (Baltimore Sun, 2009)31:51 - See “Santa Claus: Real Origins & Legend” (History.com) and “From St. Nicholas to Santa Claus: the surprising origins of Kris Kringle” (National Geographic)33:33 - Originally published anonymously on December 23, 1823, the poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement Clarke Moore, changed Santa from a figure who was, until that time, traditionally depicted as a thinner, less jolly, horse-riding disciplinarian, a combination of mythologies about the British Father Christmas, the Dutch Sinterklaas, and the fourth-century bishop Saint Nicholas, into the cheerfully chubby, magical, gift-giver, complete with his eight reindeer, with whom we are now well acquainted. Moore claimed authorship of the poem, which is popularly known today as “Twas the night before Christmas” in 1836, but this claim is now in question and many believe the author was actually the writer Henry Livingston. 33:38 - Using imagery from the poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” the famous political cartoonist Thomas Nast is credited with creating the first illustrations of Santa as we know him today. In total, 33 of Nast’s Santa drawings were published in Harper’s Weekly from 1863  to 1886. In addition to his Santa contributions, Nast’s drawings of Uncle Sam, the Republican Party elephant, and the Democratic Party donkey, among others, are widely credited as forming the basis of popular depictions used today. For more see “A Civil War Cartoonist Created the Modern Image of Santa Claus as Union Propaganda” (Smithsonian Magazine, 2018) and “The Man, the Myth, the Legend: Thomas Nast’s Santa Claus” (Daily Art Magazine, 2019)36:44 - For the complete history of Rudolph see “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (History.com)36:54 - The “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” TV special was created by Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment and released in 1964, and although it is at this point undoubtedly considered a Christmas classic, it is not universally beloved as some of its plot points and themes are questionable by today’s social standards. For more on this perspective see “Don’t Subject Your Kids to Rudolph” (The Atlantic, 2020). To hear the noise his nose makes, check out this video. 37:11 - Listen to “Run, Rudolph, Run” by Chuck Berry (YouTube video)41:25 - See “Gift exchange” (Britannica) - “Gift exchange may be distinguished from other types of exchange in several respects: the first offering is made in a generous manner and there is no haggling between donor and recipient; the exchange is an expression of an existing social relationship or of the establishment of a new one that differs from impersonal market relationships; and the profit in gift exchange may be in the sphere of social relationships and prestige rather than in material advantage” - and “The History and Complexities of Gift Giving” (Reporter Magazine from the Rochester Institute of Technology) 45:06 - See the Feast of the Seven Fishes Wikipedia entry or “An Eye-Opening Look at the Feast of the Seven Fishes” (Saveur Magazine, 2018) or “The Origin of the Feast of the Seven Fishes” (Eataly)45:56 - Listen to “The Two Cultures” episode of the the Context podcast from November 201846:08 - Listen to Beautiful Illusions Episode 04 “Too Cultured”48:30 - See “Is It OK To Lie About Santa And The Tooth Fairy?” (NPR, 2019)52:50 - Google Santa TrackerThis episode was recorded in November 2020The “Beautiful Illusions Theme” was performed by Darron Vigliotti (guitar) and Joseph Vigliotti (drums), and was written and recorded by Darron Vigliotti   

In this special live episode recorded at the 2012 Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism, Massimo and Julia discuss the "simulation argument" -- the case that it's roughly 20% likely that we live in a computer simulation -- and the surprising implications that argument has for religion. Their guest is philosopher David Kyle Johnson, who is professor of philosophy at King's College and author of the blog "Plato on Pop" for Psychology Today, and who hosts his own podcast at philosophyandpopculture.com. Elaborating on an article he recently published in the journal Philo, Johnson lays out the simulation argument and his own insight into how it might solve the age-old Problem of Evil (i.e., "How is it possible that an all-powerful, all-knowing, and good God could allow evil to occur in the world?"). As usual, Massimo and Julia have plenty of questions and comments! Sped up the speakers by ['1.1', '1.0']

Are the Jedi Evil? Is Palpatine morally right? Is a quote from Rose the most important moment from Star Wars??? The boys have their minds blown as they discuss the moral questions behind Star Wars with King's College Philosophy professor Dr. David Kyle Johnson. Twitter: @PodWarsPodcast gmail: askpodwarspodcast@gmail.com

This week we confront the confounding philosophical dilemma of personal identity over time, with references to the work of Dr. David Kyle Johnson and some discussion of time travel movies like Shane Carruth's Primer (2004) but also some digs at George Lucas.

This week I welcome back Dr. David Kyle Johnson from Kings College to discuss practical critical thinking in the real world, including how we apply key ideas to debunk or help evaluate medical or science claims we are told all the time. We dive into some of the pseudoscientific ideas surrounding the current craze around... The post Sensibly Speaking Podcast #259: Critical Thinking, Science and Masks ft. Dr. David Johnson appeared first on The Sensibly Speaking Podcast.

This Friday we're jamming on Big fines, big advancements and big wankers in the world of ""science"". Shout out to the AMAZING work Therapsil has done in bringing psychedelic therapy to four Canadians facing the end of life. No shout out to those butt hurt medical journal slut shamers. But BIG ups to our man Dr. David Kyle Johnson, AKA Kyle, AKA not David! He comes through with a flurry of knowledge on the world of mask deniers and pseudoscience! BACKFIRE BACKFIRE BACKFIRE! Great Courses: Sci-Phi: Science Fiction as Philosophy: https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/sci-phi-science-fiction-as-philosophy.html The Big Question of Philosophy: https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/the-big-questions-of-philosophy.html Exploring Metaphysics: https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/exploring-metaphysics.html His Latest Book: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Mirror-Philosophy-Blackwell-Culture/dp/1119578264 Articles on masks: A quick rundown of the science of how masks work: https://davidkylejohnson.wordpress.com/2020/07/29/how-we-know-masks-work/ A debunking of some pseudoscience on the topic: https://davidkylejohnson.wordpress.com/2020/07/28/a-complete-debunking-of-denis-rancourts-argument-that-masks-dont-work/ A resource for teachers on in class mask use: https://davidkylejohnson.wordpress.com/2020/07/28/a-complete-debunking-of-denis-rancourts-argument-that-masks-dont-work/ Psychology Today Articles: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/logical-take/202007/herman-cains-death-rcts-and-the-mask-debate https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/logical-take/202007/public-medical-advice-why-intellectual-character-matters https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/logical-take/202007/masks-still-work-debunking-more-pseudoscience https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/logical-take/202007/yes-masks-work-debunking-the-pseudoscience

This Friday we're jamming on Big fines, big advancements and big wankers in the world of ""science"". Shout out to the AMAZING work Therapsil has done in bringing psychedelic therapy to four Canadians facing the end of life. No shout out to those butt hurt medical journal slut shamers. But BIG ups to our man Dr. David Kyle Johnson, AKA Kyle, AKA not David! He comes through with a flurry of knowledge on the world of mask deniers and pseudoscience! BACKFIRE BACKFIRE BACKFIRE! Great Courses: Sci-Phi: Science Fiction as Philosophy: https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/sci-phi-science-fiction-as-philosophy.html The Big Question of Philosophy: https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/the-big-questions-of-philosophy.html Exploring Metaphysics: https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/exploring-metaphysics.html His Latest Book: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Mirror-Philosophy-Blackwell-Culture/dp/1119578264 Articles on masks: A quick rundown of the science of how masks work: https://davidkylejohnson.wordpress.com/2020/07/29/how-we-know-masks-work/ A debunking of some pseudoscience on the topic: https://davidkylejohnson.wordpress.com/2020/07/28/a-complete-debunking-of-denis-rancourts-argument-that-masks-dont-work/ A resource for teachers on in class mask use: https://davidkylejohnson.wordpress.com/2020/07/28/a-complete-debunking-of-denis-rancourts-argument-that-masks-dont-work/ Psychology Today Articles: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/logical-take/202007/herman-cains-death-rcts-and-the-mask-debate https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/logical-take/202007/public-medical-advice-why-intellectual-character-matters https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/logical-take/202007/masks-still-work-debunking-more-pseudoscience https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/logical-take/202007/yes-masks-work-debunking-the-pseudoscience

This week I welcome Dr. David Kyle Johnson, a professor of critical thinking, to talk turkey about how critical thinking is taught and its results, how anyone can easily apply some of the most basic and important principles and what all of this has to do with how we live our lives. Enjoy! The post Sensibly Speaking Podcast #250: We Love Critical Thinking! ft. Dr. David Kyle Johnson appeared first on The Sensibly Speaking Podcast.

As our discussion continues, with Dr. David Kyle Johnson from King's College, we seek to answer the the question of how our physical brains produce our non-physical minds. We discuss how this question allows us to understand the nature of the self, and our relationship with other people. Contact us at The Theory of Change Podcast theoryofchangepodcast@gmail.com Music By The Passion HiFi  www.thepassionhifi.com More from Dr. Johnson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dr.DavidKyleJohnson/ Twitter: @kyle8425 https://kings.academia.edu/DavidKyleJohnson/Pop-Culture-and-Philosophy https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/plato-pop https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/logical-take https://www.thegreatcourses.com/professors/david-k-johnson/  

Consider yourself at 7-years-old. How is it that you now and your 7-year-old self are the same person? Dr. David Kyle Johnson helps us discover how personal identity is preserved over time. Are persons souls? Minds? Bodies? Answers to these questions help us understand human relationships and to what degree are younger versions of ourselves or others present in our relationships. Contact us at The Theory of Change Podcast theoryofchangepodcast@gmail.com Music By The Passion HiFi  www.thepassionhifi.com More from Dr. Johnson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dr.DavidKyleJohnson/ Twitter: @kyle8425 https://kings.academia.edu/DavidKyleJohnson/Pop-Culture-and-Philosophy https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/plato-pop https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/logical-take https://www.thegreatcourses.com/professors/david-k-johnson/  

Episode 11: Krampus, Cookies, and Cross StitchBooks Reviewed in this Episode:A World of Cookies for Santa: Follow Santa’s Tasty Trip Around the World 8/10Krampus: the Yule Lord 7/10The Last Christmas 7.5/10Krampus:Shadow of Saint Nicholas 9/10The Magic of Christmas to Cross Stitch: French charm for your stitchwork 9/10Other Books Mentioned in this Episode:American GodsI mentioned the Snow Maiden Snegurochka in A World of Cookies being in a Connie Willis story I reviewed in an earlier episode. Oopsie, I lied! It wasn’t Connie Willis, it was Seanan McGuire and the story was Fresh as the New-Fallen Snow, and it was in the book of short stories Hark the Herald Angels Scream, which I reviewed in episode 2. Podcast mentioned in this episode:Weird ChristmasMY FIRST GIVEAWAY! To celebrate reaching double digit episodes, I’m giving away a brand-new copy of the book The Myths That Stole Christmas: Seven Misconceptions That Hijacked the Holiday (and how we can take it back), by David Kyle Johnson. Just send me an email at ChristmasBookReview@gmail.com and maybe tell me a book you’ve read that you heard about on this podcast. That’s it! Thanks! The drawing will be open until Halloween—October 31st, 2019.Carrie Mercer can be reached at ChristmasBookReview@gmail.comInstagram for the show is at https://www.instagram.com/ChristmasBookReview/If you’d like to support the show and get a Christmas goodie, you can now do so at patreon.com/ChristmasBookReviewSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/ChristmasBookReview)

Episode. 10: LEGOs, Old Dogs, and ExpectationsThe LEGO Christmas Ornaments Book Volume 2 7/10Old Dog Cora and The Christmas Tree 8/10The Christmas Extravaganza Hotel 8/10Yes, Virginia, There is A Santa Claus 6/10The Road To Ever After 10/10The Adults 7/10Podcast mentioned in this episode:Weird ChristmasMY FIRST GIVEAWAY! To celebrate reaching double digit episodes, I’m giving away a brand-new copy of the book The Myths That Stole Christmas: Seven Misconceptions That Hijacked the Holiday (and how we can take it back), by David Kyle Johnson. Just send me an email at ChristmasBookReview@gmail.com and maybe tell me a book you’ve read that you heard about on this podcast. That’s it! Thanks! The drawing will be open until Halloween—October 31st, 2019.Thanks for listening!Carrie Mercer can be reached at ChristmasBookReview@gmail.comThere’s now an instagram for the show at https://www.instagram.com/ChristmasBookReview/If you’d like to support the show and get a Christmas goodie, you can now do so at patreon.com/ChristmasBookReviewSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/ChristmasBookReview)

Professor of Philosophy at Kings College, David Kyle Johnson

We welcome back David Kyle Johnson, friend of the show and our favorite Philosophy professor. We'll be discussing a provocative email we got from a listener about religion in Star Trek and the limits of tolerance. Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tuesday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern

We welcome back David Kyle Johnson, friend of the show and our favorite Philosophy professor. We'll be discussing a provocative email we got from a listener about religion in Star Trek and the limits of tolerance. Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tuesday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern

We welcome back David Kyle Johnson, friend of the show and our favorite Philosophy professor. We'll be discussing a provocative email we got from a listener about religion in Star Trek and the limits of tolerance. Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tuesday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern

In this episode we are again coming “live” from the annual meeting of the Popular Culture Association (this is the final installment of a four-part series). We talk to some prominent scholars of philosophy and pop culture (David Kyle Johnson, Mike Berry, and Chris Ketcham) about some of their favorite intersections of philosophy and pop culture. We discuss (among other things) The Orville, consciousness, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty. We also make a really bad pun about Orville Wright in the title. Music in this episode: “Attack of the Mole Men” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The UFO Files https://www.purple-planet.com

In this episode we are coming "live" from the annual meeting Popular Culture Association. We talk to some prominent scholars of philosophy and pop culture (Jason Eberle, George Dunn, and David Kyle Johnson) about some of their favorite intersections of philosophy and pop culture. We discuss (among other things) Battlestar Galactica, Westworld and Black Mirror, and some of their upcoming projects. Music in this episode: "Attack of the Mole Men" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The UFO Fileshttps://www.purple-planet.com

Pike and the crew of Discovery find a 200 year old Earth settlement in a completely inexplicable place. How did they get here? What should Pike do about them? As Burnham considers question of faith and science and faith versus science, we do as well with David Kyle Johnson, Star Trek fan and professor of philosophy at King's College.   Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tuesday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern 

Pike and the crew of Discovery find a 200 year old Earth settlement in a completely inexplicable place. How did they get here? What should Pike do about them? As Burnham considers question of faith and science and faith versus science, we do as well with David Kyle Johnson, Star Trek fan and professor of philosophy at King's College.   Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tuesday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern 

Pike and the crew of Discovery find a 200 year old Earth settlement in a completely inexplicable place. How did they get here? What should Pike do about them? As Burnham considers question of faith and science and faith versus science, we do as well with David Kyle Johnson, Star Trek fan and professor of philosophy at King’s College.   Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tuesday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern 

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Wes discusses the film by Steven Spielberg with philosophy professor David Kyle Johnson. What is there to fear in artificial intelligence? How does this shed light on what it means to be fully human? Note: Part two will NOT be appearing on this feed. Become a PEL Citizen to get the full discussion. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to learn how.

This is a 3rd instalment of my interviews with Professor David Kyle Johnson, an  Associate Professor of Philosophy at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. We catch up again after watching the 1973 dystopian movie 'Soylent Green' and discuss some economics and philosophical themes that run through the movie. I hope you enjoy this one. Make sure to listen to episodes 146 and 151 featuring Professor Johnson. Check out the show notes page for all links and resources mentioned in this episode over at www.economicrockstar.com/soylentgreen

This is a continuation of my conversation with Professor David Kyle Johnson from Episode 146. Here we talk about some economic themes present in the 1970s movie Soylent Green and more. Show notes at www.economicrockstar.com/episode151 Support the show for as little as $1 per month at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar Thanks again for your continued support. It's always appreciated.

Prepare to have your destiny as a listener reshaped by paternalistic influences! We have on a wonderful guest, David Kyle Johnson of the Great Courses series to talk about the Season 1 Finale of The Orville (available on Hulu) and the ethics of the prime directive, a classic of the Star Trek Universe. Also, does anyone get a Brigadoon vibe from the planet in this episode? Didn't get to bring that up in the show, so easter egg for folks who actually read these. David's Sci-Phi Great Courses Series (we focus on Ep18): https://www.thegreatcourses.com/SciPhi Secondary reading: https://www.forbes.com/sites/janetstemwedel/2015/08/20/the-philosophy-of-star-trek-is-the-prime-directive-ethical/2/#54a06c7776ab Next Week's Material: We're doing Dune finally!!!! I waited 15 whole episodes before subjecting Thomas to the David Lynch version. But now it's here! There's so much to cover it's almost certainly gonna be a two parter, so strap in.        Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G  Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/  Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/  Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Recent appearances: None this week. Contact us to come on your show. We promise not to Borg you...much...

This week, philosophy professor David Kyle Johnson joins us to talk philosophy and Star Trek. Topics include: Colonialism (followed by post-colonialism)! Is a cashless society possible? Does Kirk wreck the alien societies he touches? Is IDIC a trap?!? Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tuesday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern

This week, philosophy professor David Kyle Johnson joins us to talk philosophy and Star Trek. Topics include: Colonialism (followed by post-colonialism)! Is a cashless society possible? Does Kirk wreck the alien societies he touches? Is IDIC a trap?!? Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tuesday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern

This week, philosophy professor David Kyle Johnson joins us to talk philosophy and Star Trek. Topics include: Colonialism (followed by post-colonialism)! Is a cashless society possible? Does Kirk wreck the alien societies he touches? Is IDIC a trap?!? Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page facebook.com/missionlogpod every Tuesday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern

Dr. David Kyle Johnson is Associate Professor of Philosophy at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He earned a master’s degree and doctorate in philosophy from the University of Oklahoma. At Oklahoma, he won the coveted Kenneth Merrill Graduate Teaching Award. In 2011, the American Philosophical Association’s committee on public philosophy gave him an award for his ability to make philosophy accessible to the general public. Professor Johnson regularly teaches classes on metaphysics, philosophy of religion, philosophy of mind, and logic, as well as courses on critical thinking and scientific reasoning. He has published papers on human freedom, the problem of natural evil, the multiverse, the existence of souls, and many related topics in such journals as Religious Studies, Sophia, Philo, Philosophy and Literature, and Think. He also maintains two blogs for Psychology Today. Professor Johnson also publishes on the intersection of pop culture and philosophy. One of his books, Inception and Philosophy: Because It’s Never Just a Dream, inspired an authors@Google talk with more than half-a-million YouTube views. He also has written numerous articles that explore the relationship between philosophical questions and such pop cultural phenomena as The Hobbit, Doctor Who, Batman, South Park, Johnny Cash, Quentin Tarantino, and Christmas. Check out the shownotes page for all the links, books and resources mentioned in this episode at www.economicrockstar.com/davidkylejohnson Support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com.economicrockstar

You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life. I'm Justin Vacula and this is episode 62 – David Kyle Johnson on Free Will and Science Fiction. We talk about Mr. Spok, emotions, deliberation, neuroscience, changing habits, self-improvement, and finding meaning in life amidst content presented in his new online course 'Sci Phi: Science Fiction as Philosophy' hosted by The Great Courses. David Kyle Johnson is a professor of philosophy at King’s College in Pennsylvania who has three courses for The Great Courses: Sci-Phi: Science Fiction as Philosophy (2018), The Big Questions of Philosophy (2016) and Exploring Metaphysics (2014). Academically he specializes in logic, metaphysics, and philosophy of religion. He has articles in journals such as Religious Studies; Sophia; Philo; Think; and Science, Religion and Culture. Most of his articles are available for free on academia.edu. Kyle publishes prolifically on the intersection of philosophy and popular culture. He’s edited four books on the topic: the forthcoming Black Mirror and Philosophy, Inception and Philosophy, NBC’s Heroes, and Introducing Philosophy Through Pop Culture. He's written over 20 articles on Star Trek, Doctor Who, South Park, Tolkien, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, Family Guy, The Office, and Battlestar Galactica just to name a few. He maintains two blogs for Psychology Today (Plato on Pop and A Logical Take), is the author of The Myths that Stole Christmas, and has an authors@google talk on Inception with over half-a-million views on Youtube. -- Visit my website at stoicsolutionspodcast.com where you can connect with me on social media; find past episodes on many podcast platforms; and join my Discord chat server for interactive discussion. Support my work by becoming a donor through Patreon or Paypal to access special rewards including the ability to have upcoming guests answer your questions, custom podcast episodes, and personalized one-on-one discussions. Share, comment, like, subscribe, and leave reviews to help support my efforts. Email me with your thoughts – justinvacula at gmail.com. Support through Patreon and Paypal Donate: http://justinvacula.com/donate/ Find Justin Vacula online and listen to past content: Main website: http://www.stoicsolutionspodcast.com SoundCloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/justinvacula iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/stoic-philosophy/id1264404483 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/justinvacula Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/justin-vacula/stoic-philosophy Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?authuser&u=0#/ps/I4gq7yzmfr63glwfvin2kmciifq Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StoicSolutionsPodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StoicSolutions Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/justinvacula Engage at home or on-the-go with podcast listeners and people interested in Stoicism & Philosophy in my new interactive easy-to-use Discord chat channel: http://justinvacula.com/2018/04/02/stoic-solutions-podcast-discord-chat/ Podcast music, used with permission, is from Fairyland's album 'Score to a New Beginning.' View their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/Groupe.Fairyland.Officiel/ Audio edits are brought to you by John Bartmann: https://johnbartmann.com/audio-editing/ Resources: http://justinvacula.com/resources/ Show Notes: Dr. Johnson's Acedemia page: http://kings.academia.edu/DavidKyleJohnson Dr. Johnson's The Great Courses page: https://www.thegreatcourses.com/professors/david-k-johnson/

Why should we study Philosophy? What practical benefits may be gained from Philosophy? What impact does Philosophy have on society? How can we respond to those who call Philosophy useless? David Kyle Johnson is an associate professor of philosophy at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and is also a professor for The Great Courses. His courses include Exploring Metaphysics (2014) and The Big Questions of Philosophy (2016). In addition to being the author of The Myths that Stole Christmas, he also blogs for Psychology Today, has written and edited extensively for Wiley-Blackwell’s Philosophy and Pop Culture series, and has published work in journals such as Religious Studies, Sophia, Philo, Think, and Science, Religion and Culture regarding metaphysics and philosophy of religion. - TheHumanist.com My Stoic Philosophy series explores the tradition of Stoicism with goals to inform, empower, and help others benefit from practical wisdom of Ancient Greek, Roman, and modern thinkers including Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, and Seneca. For the Stoics, a main focus is pursuing virtue to attain a well-examined life through practical applications of Philosophy – acting with good character, using reason to form accurate careful judgments about the world, and achieving contentment. Stoic writers focus on many perennial human concerns and urge people to take action applying what they learn to everyday life. Self-improvement is central to Stoic thought – strengthening and improving one's mindset. Find Justin Vacula online and listen to past content: Main website: http://www.justinvacula.com SoundCloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/justinvacula YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/justinvacula Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/justin-vacula/stoic-philosophy Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/justinvacula Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/justinvacula Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/justinvacula Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/justinvacula Support: Donate: http://justinvacula.com/donate/ Like, share, subscribe! Epictetus' Discourses: https://www.amazon.com/Discourses-Epictetus-Handbook-Fragments-Everymans/dp/0460873121/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1478049820&sr=8-2&keywords=epictetus+discourses Marcus Aurelius' Meditations: https://www.amazon.com/Meditations-Thrift-Editions-Marcus-Aurelius/dp/048629823X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493590216&sr=8-1&keywords=marcus+aurelius+meditations Seneca's Letters to a Stoic https://www.amazon.com/Senecas-Letters-Stoic-Thrift-Editions/dp/0486811247/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1493590249&sr=8-3&keywords=seneca+letters+from+a+stoic Stoic Philosophy – Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: http://www.iep.utm.edu/stoicism/ Massimo Pigliucci's Stoicism blog: https://howtobeastoic.wordpress.com/ Stoic Philosophy Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Stoicism/

During the perennial War on Christmas, certain Christians often feel the need to remind the rest pf us what the holiday season is really about. It’s Jesus Christ’s birthday and we’re all invited to the party… if by “party” you mean sitting reverently in pews at Christmas mass. Something as little as changing the seasonal decorations on a cardboard coffee cup is enough to put some Christians on edge, as some felt the new red and green Starbucks cups insufficiently acknowledged the role of Christ. Andrea Williams of the U.K.’s Christian Concern wrote, “This is a denial of historical reality and the great Christian heritage behind the American Dream that has so benefitted Starbucks.” But perhaps it's folks like Williams who are the ones guilty of historical denial.   Here to talk about the real historical origins of Christmas is writer and philosophy professor David Kyle Johnson, author of the new book, The Myths that Stole Christmas. Johnson explains how “the reason for the season” is just the season itself. He discusses how Christmas went from being a secular holiday to a religious one, how Jesus was inserted into it, the origins of Santa Claus, and all the other myths in between that still hold sway in our modern-day seasonal celebrations. 

In this episode, Bo Bennett and Kim Ellington interview Dr. David Kyle Johnson about his new book, "The Myths that Stole Christmas: Seven Misconceptions that Hijacked the Holiday (and How We Can Take It Back)". Later, Humanist Hour correspondent Patty Traynor interviews Kevin Davis, executive director of Young Skeptics. Dr. David Kyle Johnson is an associate professor of philosophy at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and is also a professor for The Great Courses. His courses include Exploring Metaphysics (2014) and The Big Questions of Philosophy (2016). In addition to being the author of The Myths that Stole Christmas, he also blogs for Psychology Today, has written and edited extensively for Wiley-Blackwell's Philosophy and Pop Culture series, and has a popular Authors@Google talk on the movie Inception. He has published work in journals such as Religious Studies, Sophia, Philo, Think, and Science, Religion and Culture regarding metaphysics and philosophy of religion. Kevin Davis is the head writer and editor at DividedUnderGod.com, and the author of "Understanding an Atheist: A Practical Guide to Relating to Nonbelievers", a book aimed at improving relationships between the religious and their atheist loved ones.

We're all familiar with Santa Claus -- but how much do you *really* know about that jolly old elf? In this episode, Julia interviews philosophy professor David Kyle Johnson, the author of "The Myths that Stole Christmas." Kyle explains the little-known, and somewhat sinister, origin story of Santa Claus -- and then Kyle and Julia debate whether it's ethical to lie to your children about the reality of Santa Claus (and possible alternatives to explore).

Dr. David Kyle Johnson -- Assistant Professor of Philosophy at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, PA and author of the forthcoming book The Myths that Stole Christmas -- joins Karla Porter and Justin Vacula Saturday, December 14 at 8PM Eastern. We shall explore the history of Christmas, question whether there is a war on Christmas, and discuss how we should – if at all – celebrate Christmas? Is it ethical to teach your children about a literal Santa Claus and tell them they are being watched at all times and rewarded with gifts (or not) according to their behavior? As always, callers, no matter their viewpoints, are welcome to join the discussion. Call the number on your screen, 718-766-4598, or click the Skype-to-call button on the show's page when the show goes live to join the caller queue. Listen live, join the live chat, and use the same link following the live broadcast to stream and/or download the archived show. Opening music is provided by memewar.net. Break music is provided by Phil Giordana. Like what you hear? Please donate. Brave Hero Radio depends on support from listeners to remain online and continue offering unique live and on-the-scene conference reporting.

Dr. David Kyle Johnson -- Assistant Professor of Philosophy at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, PA and author of the forthcoming book The Myths that Stole Christmas -- joins Karla Porter and Justin Vacula Saturday, December 14 at 8PM Eastern. We shall explore the history of Christmas, question whether there is a war on Christmas, and discuss how we should – if at all – celebrate Christmas? Is it ethical to teach your children about a literal Santa Claus and tell them they are being watched at all times and rewarded with gifts (or not) according to their behavior? As always, callers, no matter their viewpoints, are welcome to join the discussion. Call the number on your screen, 718-766-4598, or click the Skype-to-call button on the show's page when the show goes live to join the caller queue. Listen live, join the live chat, and use the same link following the live broadcast to stream and/or download the archived show. Opening music is provided by memewar.net. Break music is provided by Phil Giordana. Like what you hear? Please donate. Brave Hero Radio depends on support from listeners to remain online and continue offering unique live and on-the-scene conference reporting.

In this special live episode recorded at the 2012 Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism, Massimo and Julia discuss the "simulation argument" -- the case that it's roughly 20% likely that we live in a computer simulation -- and the surprising implications that argument has for religion. Their guest is philosopher David Kyle Johnson, who is professor of philosophy at King's College and author of the blog "Plato on Pop" for Psychology Today, and who hosts his own podcast at philosophyandpopculture.com. Elaborating on an article he recently published in the journal Philo, Johnson lays out the simulation argument and his own insight into how it might solve the age-old Problem of Evil (i.e., "How is it possible that an all-powerful, all-knowing, and good God could allow evil to occur in the world?"). As usual, Massimo and Julia have plenty of questions and comments!