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What exactly is artificial intelligence? Will there ever come a time when artificial intelligence will become as competent as a human being?

Our tenth episode features Dr. Raphaël Millière, who is the Robert A. Burt Presidential Scholar in Society and Neuroscience at Columbia University. In this episode, Saurish and Dr. Millière explore the philosophical questions that surround artificial intelligence, as well as ethical considerations of the powerful field.

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What are the reasons for pro-life and pro-choice? What are the ethics behind the highly controversial topic of abortions?

Our ninth episode features Dr. Dustin Crummett, who is currently a part-time lecturer at both the University of Washington Tacoma and Seattle Pacific University, and was previously a postdoctoral researcher at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. In this episode, Saurish and Dr. Crummett explore the philosophical questions of abortions and the nuances of the Embryo Rescue Case.

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What does the supposed "golden thread" in the criminal justice system, "innocent until proven guilty," really mean? What are some epistemic questions one must consider when exploring the legal process and the role of evidence or juries? 

Legal epistemology is a field that deals with exactly these questions. Our eighth episode features Professor Georgi Gardiner, who is an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Tennessee and was previously the Andrew Fraser Junior Research Fellow at Oxford University. This year, she was also awarded the Chancellor's Notable Woman Award from the University of Tennessee. In this episode, Saurish and Professor Gardiner explore legal epistemology and some interesting cases/paradoxes.

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What is competitive debate and how does it facilitate philosophy education? How can we increase that education? What is the difference between "thinking" of something and "being sure" of something?

Our seventh episode features Dr. Ben Holguín, who is the Louis Skolnick Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University and incoming Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. In this episode, Saurish and Dr. Holguín discuss competitive high school debate and its applications to philosophy, as well as the philosophy of thinking by exploring the difference between surety and thought.

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Are animals phenomenally conscious? Are certain "trackable" features of animals a determinant for consciousness? Consciousness is a fascinating concept that seems to have an infinite number of explanations. Our sixth episode features Dr. Simon Brown, who is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Foundations of Mind at Johns Hopkins University, where he teaches and researches philosophy and collaborates with the Perception and Mind Lab. In this episode, Saurish and Dr. Brown discuss philosophy of mind, animal consciousness, and its relationship to human consciousness, as well as explore philosophy outreach in the form of Rethink, an outreach program that promotes philosophical engagement in marginalized and underprivileged groups.

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Our fifth episode features Professor Liz Jackson, who is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Ryerson University in Toronto. In this episode, Saurish and Professor Jackson discuss epistemology, with a specific focus on the theoretical paradoxes and pragmatic considerations of Professor Jackson's dissertation on belief, credence, and evidence.

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Our fourth episode features Dr. Ian Tully, who is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy and Mental Disorder at Johns Hopkins University's Berman Institute of Bioethics. In this episode, Saurish and Dr. Tully discuss the philosophy of depression, its relationship to the state, and how it impacts young students.

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Our third episode features Professor Rebecca Chan from San José State University, who teaches philosophy and is the University Director of Pre-Law Advising. In this episode, Saurish and Dr. Chan discuss the philosophy of transformative experiences and how it can influence decision theory. They take a specific look at cases that impact students, as well as those going into higher education. 

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Our second episode features Professor Anand Vaidya from San José State University, who teaches philosophy and is an occasional Director of the Center for Comparative Philosophy. In this episode, Saurish and Dr. Vaidya discuss philosophy of mind, consciousness, artificial consciousness, emotional artificial intelligence, and artificial general intelligence.

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Our first episode features Eva Virc, a PhD student at the University Ljubljana in Slovenia. In this episode, Saurish and Eva discuss philosophy, narcissism, comedy, and psychotherapy!

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