Adam Kruger Podcast

Adam Kruger Podcast

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Adam Kruger Podcast episodes

  • Should we ban cigarettes? - Eddie Tsao

    In this episode, Eddie Tsao and I discuss whether cigarettes should be banned.

    Other questions we discussed included:

    • Can you ban it for people born after 2001 who aren't yet addicted?
    • Why do you think cigarettes aren’t banned now?
    • Should e-cigarettes follow the same policy?
    • What sort of harm should the government let us do to ourselves?
    • How should the government think about restricting things that harm others vs. ourselves? Should there be a difference?
    • Is investing in education the better solution?
    • Do you support a ban on drugs like cocaine and meth? If so, should the same logic follow for cigarettes? What about alcohol?

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      49 min
    • How can we ensure that global surveillance programs like the one Snowden exposed are good for society? - Michael Vogman

      In this episode, Michael Vogman and I discuss global surveillance programs and how they related to the tradeoff between privacy and security.

      Follow-up questions we discussed included:

      • How do you balance the need for safety and security with privacy?
      • Is it inevitable that we will have to surveil everyone given technology/weapons are getting more and more powerful?
      • Let’s say the right thing to do is surveil everyone, but the public wouldn’t agree to it; should the government do it secretly in our best interest?
      • Google CEO Eric Schmidt articulated a blunt defence in a famous 2009 interview with Maria Bartiromo. “If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know,” Schmidt said, “maybe you shouldn’t be doing that in the first place.”; do you buy this argument against privacy? It’s known as the “nothing to hide” argument
      • Would you be supportive of a software program owned by the government listening in on all phone and in-person conversations that flags when you say certain things? What about something implanted like Neuralink that monitors your thoughts?
      • Are privacy and security in opposition? Can we achieve both?

        • Relevant article:

        The Personal Privacy vs. Public Security Dilemma | RealClearPolitics


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        1 hr 7 min
      • What laws or regulations should be introduced, changed, or removed in order to make the world better? - Charlotte Davie

        In this episode, Charlotte Davie shares her thoughts on laws she’d like to see introduced, changed, and removed. The start of the conversation centred around conservatorships, and later touched on recycling, universal basic income, and other interesting topics.

        Charlotte and I work together at TELUS.

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        55 min
      • Causing vs. allowing harm - how are they the same, how are they different? - Daniel Maman

        In this episode, Daniel (Doonie) Maman shares his thoughts on the similarities and differences between causing harm (i.e. hurting someone) vs. allowing harm (i.e. letting someone get hurt).

        Doonie and I previously worked together on a podcast called The Avocado Advocates, aimed at helping vegans have more productive conversations with friends, family and people in general.

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        37 min
      • Has technology made our relationships with others better or worse? - Likky Lavji

        In this episode, Likky Lavji shares his thoughts on whether technology has made our relationships with others better or worse.

        Likky Lavji is a certified coach, keynote speaker and the founder of Dante Group.

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        21 min
      • Which inventions have had a net negative impact on the world? - Daniel Gordon

        In this episode, Daniel Gordon shares his thoughts on which inventions have had a net negative impact on the world.

        Daniel is a good friend of mine. We studied together at Queen’s University, and worked together at KPMG.

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        52 min
      • What life lesson took you a while to learn? - Buster Benson

        In this episode, Buster Benson shares his thoughts on a life lesson that took him a while to learn.

        Buster is a writer and builder of things. Buster co-founded 750words.com, and was previously a product manager at Amazon, Twitter, Slack and Patreon. Most recently, he wrote “Why Are We Yelling?: The Art of Productive Disagreement.”

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        47 min

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