Rationalish

Rationalish episodes

January 05, 2021 44: Epigenetics and Vaccines
Eddie and Morgan are joined by Stanford immunology PhD student Hunter Martinez to discuss epigentics, vaccines, and collaboration in academia.
41 min
December 15, 2020 43: Fermi Paradox
There are plenty of seemingly inhabitable planets, so why no evidence of other life? On this episode, Morgan and Eddie discuss the Fermi Paradox.
40 min
November 23, 2020 42: Election Reflection
Joe Biden won. And so did Mitch McConnell. So now Morgan and Eddie have to deal with what this means.
50 min
October 08, 2020 41: Academia
Morgan and Eddie talk about academia, something they love like a relative they can't get rid of.
1 hr 10 min
September 29, 2020 40: Effective Altruism
Morgan's sister, Demi, describes the hyper-rational Effective Altruism movement.
59 min
August 30, 2020 39: Online Gaming
We found a teenager to explain online gaming to us two has-been's.
38 min
July 03, 2020 38: Panama Papers
What happens when there is the biggest financial data leak in history? Listen to find out...
53 min
May 27, 2020 37: Conspiracy Theories
Everyone has a soft spot for some conspiracy theory. Morgan & Eddie share theirs.
38 min
April 28, 2020 36: Debrief - Virtual Environmentalism
What is virtual environmentalism? Could it help with climate change? Listen & find out...
33 min
April 15, 2020 35: North(?) Macedonia
What is the rightful name of the country north of Greece? Listen to this episode to find out...
46 min

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Two young researchers try to ask the right questions about world events and politics. Episodes every month. Come for the insight, stay for the puns.