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How does our mind/brain work? Does computational power mean we’re conscious? Do babies or animals compute?

Our latest episode features Dr. Andrew Richmond, who is currently a Postdoctoral Associate in the EMRG Lab at the Rotman Institute, University of Western Ontario. In this episode, Saurish and Dr. Richmond explore central questions around computation and how they relate to our experience and knowledge of ourselves.

If you’d like to learn more about Dr. Richmond’s research, please visit his website: http://www.andrewrichmond.net/

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What is cognition and how does it intersect with resistant beliefs? How do we get people to change their beliefs (whether indoctrinated by their culture/upbringing/experiences)?

Our latest episode features Dr. Carolina Flores, who is currently a President’s Postdoctoral Fellow in philosophy at the University of California, Irvine, and in the Fall of 2023, will join the University of California, Santa Cruz as an assistant professor of philosophy. In this episode, Saurish and Dr. Flores explore central questions around cognition and how it relates to society, including its relationship to affirmative action and social good.

If you’d like to learn more about Dr. Flores's research, please visit her website: https://www.carolinaflores.org/

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Is a concept of race something we're born with? How does society treat race now? Can artificial intelligence models be racist?

The hiatus has come to an end! Our latest episode features Dr. Eric Bayruns García, a Fellow in Residence at the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University and a future Assistant Professor of Philosophy at McMaster University. In this episode, Saurish and Dr. García explore central questions around race and how it relates to society, including its relationship to "cancel culture" and the political atmosphere.

Dr. García also introduces the Dominican Philosophical Association, a new project for Dominican philosophers. If you'd like to learn more about this group or his other research, please visit Dr. García's website: https://www.ericbayrunsgarcia.com/

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How do we ensure juries are aware of the consequences of the death penalty (or any other legal case)?

Our latest episode features Professor Emad Atiq, an Associate Professor of Law at Cornell Law School and an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Sage School of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell. In this episode, Saurish and Professor Atiq explore central questions around legal philosophy and this so-called “reasonable moral doubt.”

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What does justice look like in healthcare? Have you ever wondered what a college philosophy class looks like?

Our latest episode features Professor Chad Horne, who is an Assistant Professor of Instruction at Northwestern University. In this episode, Saurish and Professor Horne explore central questions around justice in healthcare and how philosophy courses are taught at Northwestern.  

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Should you be vegan? Are animals included in our moral circle, and should they be included?

Our latest episode features Professor Jeff Sebo, who is a Clinical Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and an Affiliated Professor of Bioethics, Medical Ethics, Philosophy, and Law at New York University. In this episode, Saurish and Professor Sebo explore central questions around animal ethics.

Read more about Professor Jeff Sebo's research: https://jeffsebo.net/.

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How are groups formed? How could group formation lead to different consequences?

Our latest episode features Professor Katherine Ritchie, an associate professor of philosophy at the University of California, Irvine. In this episode, Saurish and Professor Ritchie explore central questions around group formation and how they can lead to oppression or biases.

Read more about Professor Ritchie's research: http://www.kcritchie.com/.

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Have you ever wondered about the distinction between "human" experiences and scientific discoveries and at what point there seems to be tension? What about the intersection between idealism and ethics?

Our latest episode features Professor Robert Smithson Timmerman, an associate professor of philosophy at UNC-Wilmington. In this episode, Saurish and Professor Smithson explore questions revolving around both the philosophical notion of idealism tied to human consciousness, as well as the more traditional understanding of idealism and its relationship to ethics.

Read more about Professor Smithson's research: http://www.robertsmithsonphilosophy.com/.

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What is Virtue Ethics? How does it compare with other normative ethical theories?

Our latest episode features Professor Travis Timmerman, an associate professor of philosophy at Seton Hall University. In this episode, Saurish and Professor Timmerman explore central questions around Virtue Ethics and compare Aristotle’s ethics to other normative ethical theories.

Read more about Professor Timmerman’s research: https://www.travistimmerman.com/.

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What is bioethics? How are different ethical decisions considered in the medical community? What is autonomy, and why is it central to these considerations?

This week’s episode features Professor Samuel Reis-Dennis, an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Rice University and affiliated with Rice’s Medical Humanities Program. In this episode, Saurish and Professor Reis-Dennis explore the field of bioethics, as well as autonomy in some specific cases revolving around COVID-19 and ventilator allocation.

Read more about Professor Reis-Dennis's research: https://www.samuelreisdennis.com/.

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