The Scientific Worldview

This episode features:

-Will AI replace all human jobs?

-When will we get artificial general intelligence?

-When will we get superintelligence?

-What is the chance that a billion people die in a global catastrophe?

-What is the chance that humanity goes extinct?

-In a world with advanced AI, will life feel meaningless?

-Is it possible to clone humans?

-Can you upload your mind to a computer?

-Why did humanity take over the world?

-Would it be possible to create an artificial intelligence that is smarter than any human?

-Will there be a "singularity"?

-How will governments react to developments in AI?

-Why do people oppose AI?

This episode features:

-Is American society sexist?

-Do men hate women?

-Are men more likely to commit suicide?

-Why are most divorces initiated by women?

-Are women discriminated against in university?

-Are women held to the same standards as men in the military and law-enforcement?

-Do police reduce crime?

-Does incarceration reduce crime?

-Why does the United States imprison so many people?

-Which parts of the world have the highest crime rates?

-Why did shoplifting increase in San Francisco?

-Why do young people commit more crime?

-Why do men commit more crime?

-Does poverty cause crime?

-Do smart people commit more crime?

-Do genes predispose people to commit crimes?

-Does therapy reduce recidivism?

This episode features:

-Did mask mandates help prevent the spread of covid?

-Why did the US government engage in censorship during the pandemic?

-Does violent media cause violence?

-What are the benefits of religion?

-Should there be limits on artistic expression?

-Why does the truth matter?

-What is cancel culture?

-Should men be allowed to talk about abortion?

-Who decides what counts as "hate speech"?

-Why are some forms of bigotry acceptable, while others are not?

-What is the euphemism treadmill?

-What do Hispanic people think of the term "Latinx"?

This episode features:

-Does porn cause sexual assault?

-Does porn cause people to have more sex?

-Will climate change destroy the world?

-Is death bad?

-Does death give meaning to life?

-Does death give us motivation?

-If we were immortal, would life get boring?

-Is immortality physically possible?

-Why are people attracted to religions, cults, and political ideologies?

-Why do so many ideologies predict the end of the world is coming soon?

-Should we restrict how much soda people drink?

This episode features:

-Should polygamy be legal?

-Should you be able to sell your organs?

-Should euthanasia be legal?

-Is it permissible to sell children?

-Is surrogacy wrong?

-Does surrogacy harm the child?

-Is it acceptable for someone to use surrogacy to have as many children as possible?

-Is it ethical to create many embryos and then choose which to implant based on genes?

-Should we use genetic engineering to address disabilities?

-Should we use genetic engineering to enhance ourselves?

-Is incest between consenting adults wrong?

This episode features:

-Is there a "moment" of conception?

-Are most abortions due to recklessness?

-Is the death penalty wrong?

-Should we use corporal punishment?

-Is solitary confinement ethical?

-Is it wrong to kill animals?

-Does equality matter?

-What is fairness?

-Do some people deserve more than others?

-Is taxation theft?

-Should the government take from the rich and give to the poor?

-Should the government take from the beautiful and give to the ugly?

-Should the government take from the tall and give to the short?

This episode features:

-Is suffering always bad?

-Is suffering necessary for great art?

-Is having kids good or bad?

-Would the world be better with more people in it?

-Would the world be better off without humanity?

-Do we want to be sad sometimes?

-What's the point of sports?

-Is life mostly suffering?

-If we live in a deterministic universe, is anyone responsible for their actions?

-Are psychopaths responsible for their crimes?

-What is the relationship between effective altruism and autism?

This episode features:

-Should transgender women compete in women's sports?

-Should we have open borders?

-Is it wrong to eat your dog?

-When is it OK to break a promise?

-When is it OK to lie?

-Is it OK to steal if you really need the money?

-If somebody wants to become a slave, should they be able to?

-Are you obligated to donate to charity?

-Do rights exist?

-Why are people donating their money to help shrimp?

This episode features:

-Should a doctor kill one patient to save five?

-Is nationalism good or bad?

-Which is more morally valuable, a pig or 1000 squirrels?

-Are fish conscious?

-Are trees morally valuable?

-Should we care about AIs even if they aren't conscious?

-Are you obligated to keep a promise you made to a dead person?

-Is art valuable even if nobody looks at it?

-Is withdrawing life-support the same as murder?

-Which is better: an unequal world with more happiness, or an equal world with less happiness?

-Is it wrong to favor your child over a random stranger?

-Is love bad?

-Is an immortal lizard more valuable than all of humanity?

-Is utilitarianism useless in an infinite universe?

This episode features:

-Do animals matter?

-Would it be bad if humanity went extinct?

-Should you kill one person to save five?

-Should you kill your friend to save five strangers?

-Does the environment matter?

-Why do we care less when more lives are on the line?

-Were philosophers from 200 years ago right about everything?

-Should you donate to charity?

-What are the best charities to donate to?

-Should we care more about people close to us than people who are farther away?

-Is it wrong to buy yourself an ice cream?

-What is effective altruism?

-Should you go vegan?

-Should you switch from eating chicken to eating beef?

-Do future people matter?

-What could we do to change the future?

-Are we at risk of extinction?