The Dissenter

The Dissenter

By Ricardo LopesScience
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  • Karen Straughan Part 2: Recent Feminist Hysteria | Recente Histeria Feminista

      

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    Part 2 of the conversation with Karen Straughan: Recent Feminist Hysteria.

    Parte 2 da conversa com a Karen Straughan: Recente Histeria Feminista.

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    A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, JUNOS, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, MIGUEL ESTRADA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JIM FRANK, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORD, AND HANS FREDRIK SUNDE!

    I also leave you with the link to a recent montage video I did with the interviews I have released until the end of June 2018:

    https://youtu.be/efdb18WdZUo

    And check out my playlists on:

    PSYCHOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/ybalf8km

    PHILOSOPHY: https://tinyurl.com/yb6a7d3p

    ANTHROPOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/y8b42r7g 

    48 min
  • #137 Derek Elliott: Beyond Enlightenment, Reason, Free Will, Self-deception, and Modularity

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    Dr. Derek Elliott is a newly minted doctor of philosophy from Duquesne University. He specializes in philosophy of psychology as well as action theory with a special interest in irrationality and evolutionary psychology.

    In this episode, we go through some of the main topics of Dr. Elliott’s dissertation, “Beyond Enlightenment: The Evolution of Agency and the Modularity of the Mind in a Post-Darwinian World”. We talk about some of the values and beliefs of the Enlightenment that recent science, particularly the evolutionary behavioral sciences, has been undermining, namely reason, free will, and the notion of agency. We talk about the argumentative theory of reason. We also discuss how most of what happens in our minds occurs at a subconscious level, and how we have very little control over our behavior, and how very little we understand about our motivations and the causes of our actions. We also talk a little but about consciousness, the relationship between consciousness, free will and agency, self-deception, the modular approach to the human mind, and the meaning of life from a Darwinian perspective.

    Time Links:

    00:51 What the Enlightenment got wrong

    07:23 A new approach to reason             

    13:30 Most of what happens in our minds is unconscious        

    19:18 Reason, decision-making, and free will    

    28:11 Descartes’ approach to the human mind  

    33:41 What is “rational” behavior?   

    41:38 Consciousness from an evolutionary perspective    

    52:11 Consciousness, free will and agency 

    58:50 On self-deception

    1:07:39 Is overconfidence maladaptive?

    1:13:12 The social value of wrong knowledge

    1:16:48 About modularity of mind

    1:20:33 Does natural selection promote selfishness?

    1:22:49 A Darwinian meaning of life?

    1:32:06 Follow Dr. Elliott’s work!

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    Link to Dr. Elliott’s dissertation: https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/1737/?fbclid=IwAR0Gqc9s_ApbwqzlG7o9y2XWq5ZlehaU7PAznsSuWEaTnyVwEv0yB6x80iw

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    I also leave you with the link to a recent montage video I did with the interviews I have released until the end of June 2018:

    https://youtu.be/efdb18WdZUo

    And check out my playlists on:

    PSYCHOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/ybalf8km

    PHILOSOPHY: https://tinyurl.com/yb6a7d3p

    ANTHROPOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/y8b42r7g

    1 hr 35 min
  • Karen Straughan Part 1: Feminist group dynamics | Dinâmicas de grupos feministas

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    Part 1 of the conversation with Karen Straughan: Feminist group dynamics.

    Parte 1 da conversa com a Karen Straughan: Dinâmica em grupos feministas.

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    A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, JUNOS, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, MIGUEL ESTRADA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JIM FRANK, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORD, AND HANS FREDRIK SUNDE!

    I also leave you with the link to a recent montage video I did with the interviews I have released until the end of June 2018:

    https://youtu.be/efdb18WdZUo

    And check out my playlists on:

    PSYCHOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/ybalf8km

    PHILOSOPHY: https://tinyurl.com/yb6a7d3p

    ANTHROPOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/y8b42r7g 

    1 hr 3 min
  • #6 Karen Straughan: Feminism in Portugal | Feminismo em Portugal

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    Karen Straughan is a Men’s Rights Activist; she’s a spokesperson for Men’s Rights Edmonton; has a Youtube channel, karen straughan; and a blog, owningyourshit.blogspot.com.

    Here, we talk about third-wave feminism in Portugal, particularly the most prominent group, Capazes, and include topics and news that international feminism has dealt with recently.

    We both laughed hard. Hope you like it! 

    Follow Karen:

    Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/girlwriteswhat

    Blog: owningyourshit.blogspot.com

    Twitter handle: @girlwriteswhat

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    A Karen Straughan é uma ativista pelos direitos dos homens; porta-voz do grupo Men’s Rights Edmonton; tem um canal do Youtube, karen straughan; e um blogue, owningyourshit.blogspot.com.

    Aqui, falamos sobre feminismo de terceira vaga em Portugal, particularmente sobre o grupo mais proeminente, as Capazes, e incluímos tópicos e notícias com os quais o feminismo internacional tem lidado recentemente.

    Ambos nos rimos a valer. Espero que gostem!

    Sigam a Karen:

    Canal do Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/girlwriteswhat

    Blogue: owningyourshit.blogspot.com

    Twitter handle: @girlwriteswhat

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    A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, JUNOS, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, MIGUEL ESTRADA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JIM FRANK, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORD, AND HANS FREDRIK SUNDE!

    I also leave you with the link to a recent montage video I did with the interviews I have released until the end of June 2018:

    https://youtu.be/efdb18WdZUo

    And check out my playlists on:

    PSYCHOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/ybalf8km

    PHILOSOPHY: https://tinyurl.com/yb6a7d3p

    ANTHROPOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/y8b42r7g 

    1 hr 50 min
  • Patrick Lee Miller Part 3: Postmodernism vs Modernism | Pós-modernismo vs Modernismo

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    Part 3 of the conversation with Dr. Patrick Lee Miller: Postmodernism vs Modernism.

    Parte 3 da conversa com o Dr. Patrick Lee Miller: Pós-modernismo vs Modernismo.

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    A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, JUNOS, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, MIGUEL ESTRADA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JIM FRANK, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORD, AND HANS FREDRIK SUNDE!

    I also leave you with the link to a recent montage video I did with the interviews I have released until the end of June 2018:

    https://youtu.be/efdb18WdZUo

    And check out my playlists on:

    PSYCHOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/ybalf8km

    PHILOSOPHY: https://tinyurl.com/yb6a7d3p

    ANTHROPOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/y8b42r7g

    54 min
  • Patrick Colm Hogan Part 2: Literature, Storytelling, Theory of Mind, and the Humanities

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    This is Part 2 of the conversation with Dr. Patrick Colm Hogan: Literature, Storytelling, Theory of Mind, and the Humanities. 

    Time Links: 

    00:00 Universals in literary fiction 

    07:17 The social function of literature and oral storytelling 

    25:14 Literature, storytelling and theory of mind

    29:25 The study of innate aspects of the human mind in the Humanities

    36:02 The importance of evolutionary and neuroscientific science

    37:35 Follow Dr. Colm Hogan’s work!

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    A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, JUNOS, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, MIGUEL ESTRADA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JIM FRANK, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORD, AND HANS FREDRIK SUNDE!

    I also leave you with the link to a recent montage video I did with the interviews I have released until the end of June 2018:

    https://youtu.be/efdb18WdZUo

    And check out my playlists on:

    PSYCHOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/ybalf8km

    PHILOSOPHY: https://tinyurl.com/yb6a7d3p

    ANTHROPOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/y8b42r7g 

    57 min
  • Patrick Colm Hogan Part 1: Human Universals, Evolution, Beauty and Aesthetics

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    This is Part 1 of the conversation with Dr. Patrick Colm Hogan: Human Universals, Evolution, Beauty and Aesthetics.

    Time Links: 

    00:46 What are human universals?

    05:36 How do we determine them? 

    14:45 The evolutionary bases of aesthetics and beauty   

    28:05 Sexual selection for artistic behavior 

    34:58 Individual and social experiences of aesthetics 

    47:52 Modularity of mind and aesthetic response 

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    A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, JUNOS, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, MIGUEL ESTRADA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JIM FRANK, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORD, AND HANS FREDRIK SUNDE!

    I also leave you with the link to a recent montage video I did with the interviews I have released until the end of June 2018:

    https://youtu.be/efdb18WdZUo

    And check out my playlists on:

    PSYCHOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/ybalf8km

    PHILOSOPHY: https://tinyurl.com/yb6a7d3p

    ANTHROPOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/y8b42r7g 

    48 min
  • #136 Patrick Colm Hogan: Evolution, Human Universals, Arts, and Literature

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    Dr. Patrick Colm Hogan is Distinguished Professor of the Department of English, and the Institute for Brain and Cognitive Sciences, at the University of Connecticut, US. His specialties are: literary theory, cognitive and affective science of literature, and world literature. He’s the author of several books, including The Mind and Its Stories, What Literature Teaches Us About Emotion, and Beauty and Sublimity.

    In this episode, we talk about human universals. First, we discuss what are human universals, and how we can determine them. Then, we talk more specifically about aesthetic human universals, including their evolutionary bases; sexual selection; Individual and social experiences of aesthetics; universals in literary fiction; the social function of literature; and literature, storytelling and theory of mind.

    Time Links:

    00:46 What are human universals?

    05:36 How do we determine them?            

    14:45 The evolutionary bases of aesthetics and beauty        

    28:05 Sexual selection for artistic behavior    

    34:58 Individual and social experiences of aesthetics   

    47:52 Modularity of mind and aesthetic response   

    1:04:07 Universals in literary fiction  

    1:11:24 The social function of literature and oral storytelling 

    1:29:31 Literature, storytelling and theory of mind

    1:33:32 The study of innate aspects of the human mind in the Humanities

    1:40:09 The importance of evolutionary and neuroscientific science

    1:41:42 Follow Dr. Colm Hogan’s work!

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    Follow Dr. Colm Hogan’s work:

    Literary Universals Project: https://literary-universals.uconn.edu/

    Faculty page: https://tinyurl.com/y8py757c

    Articles on Researchgate: https://tinyurl.com/y92n42be

    Books: https://tinyurl.com/y7tz3fcd

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    A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, JUNOS, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, MIGUEL ESTRADA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JIM FRANK, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORD, AND HANS FREDRIK SUNDE!

    I also leave you with the link to a recent montage video I did with the interviews I have released until the end of June 2018:

    https://youtu.be/efdb18WdZUo

    And check out my playlists on:

    PSYCHOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/ybalf8km

    PHILOSOPHY: https://tinyurl.com/yb6a7d3p

    ANTHROPOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/y8b42r7g 

    1 hr 45 min
  • Patrick Lee Miller Part 2: Truth and Morality | Verdade e Moralidade

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    Part 2 of the conversation with Dr. Patrick Lee Miller: Truth and Morality

    Parte 2 da conversa com o Dr. Patrick Lee Miller: Verdade e Moralidade.

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    A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, JUNOS, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, MIGUEL ESTRADA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JIM FRANK, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORD, AND HANS FREDRIK SUNDE!

    I also leave you with the link to a recent montage video I did with the interviews I have released until the end of June 2018:

    https://youtu.be/efdb18WdZUo

    And check out my playlists on:

    PSYCHOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/ybalf8km

    PHILOSOPHY: https://tinyurl.com/yb6a7d3p

    ANTHROPOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/y8b42r7g 

    44 min
  • #135 Rebecca Sear: Human Behavioral Ecology, Mating, Parenting, Reproduction

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    Dr. Rebecca Sear is Reader at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), teaching demography and researching human reproductive behaviour from an evolutionary perspective. She is trained in zoology, biological anthropology, and statistics, and subsequently worked first in a social science institution (London School of Economics) and then in an institution of global and public health (LSHTM). Having been exposed to a variety of disciplines, she is particularly interested in how the natural, social and medical sciences can be integrated as we try to understand our own species, and aims to conduct research somewhere inbetween these disciplines. She is particularly interested in taking a comparative perspective to understanding human reproductive behaviour, and exploring why such behaviour varies between, as well as within, populations. In 2008, she co-founded the European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association, and she’s currently Honorary Secretary of the British Society for Population Studies and a Board Member of the Evolutionary Anthropology Society.

    In this episode, we talk about Human Behavioral Ecology (HBE), and some specific aspects of human behavior that it addresses. We start off by talking about the differences and the relationship between HBE and Evolutionary Psychology (EP) and other similar and close sciences of human behavior. We address the issue with studies done on WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Developed) and non-WEIRD societies; transcultural variation and human universals; and comparing modern and natural environments. Then, we tackle specific topics like human mating and reproduction; cooperative breeding and alloparenting in humans; the developmental consequences of father absence; the evolution of menopause; and other related topics.

    Time Links:

    01:01 Human Behavioral Ecology, Evolutionary Psychology, and Anthropology

    02:21 WEIRD and non-WEIRD societies            

    03:23 Variation and human universals       

    06:16 Modern environments vs natural environments    

    09:53 Cues for reproduction   

    12:26 Humans as cooperative breeders   

    16:59 Sex differences in mating and reproductive strategies  

    19:18 Are humans mostly monogamous? 

    22:03 Father absence and its effects on girls’ development

    25:47 About the role of menopause

    31:55 Do grandparents still participate in child rearing in modern societies?

    34:50 What happens when we have skewed sex ratios in society?

    39:54 About State support and raising children 

    43:06 Can we use knowledge from human behavioral ecology to solve social issues?

    45:11 Follow Dr. Sear’s work!

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    Follow Dr. Sear’s work:

    Faculty page: https://tinyurl.com/ybdkl2xo

    Articles on Researchgate: https://tinyurl.com/y84odan9

    Twitter handle: @RebeccaSear

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    A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, JUNOS, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, MIGUEL ESTRADA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JIM FRANK, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORD, AND HANS FREDRIK SUNDE!

    I also leave you with the link to a recent montage video I did with the interviews I have released until the end of June 2018:

    https://youtu.be/efdb1

    48 min

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