Myths and Problems

Myths and Problems episodes

August 16, 2020 Seige of Alamo
I give an account of the events that started the siege of the Alamo in general history of the events surrounding the Texas Mexico war.
32 min
August 08, 2020 Texas potted history
The strange and interesting story of the history of the Texas nation
41 min
May 13, 2020 The pandemic and the paradox of technological solutionism
The episode is really just some thoughts I had on completing a paragraph in an article I’m writing about technological solutionism. However it expands into what I hope are some interesting thoughts on the pandemic and our attempts to manage it.
40 min
May 07, 2020 Myths, Truths, and Dilemmas
I talk about Yuval Harari’s distinction between scientific truths and cultural myths. I suggest that we have a major problem resolving this in the modern era.
22 min
May 07, 2020 Myths and Problems (Trailer)
1 min

From the publisher's feed

I talk about the problem of grounding morals in rights talk and other preoccupations of the modern era that sort of skim the surface.