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Conversations with academics. Philosophy, physics, AI, cognition, psychology, political economy, history.. things of that sort.... more
FAQs about Thing in itself:How many episodes does Thing in itself have?The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.
July 30, 2023Luiz Pessoa on the integrative framework, emotions, cognitionLuiz Pessoa is a professor in the department of psychology at the University of Maryland and director of the Maryland Neuroimaging Center. Dr. Pessoa uses behavioural and functional MRI methods to study cognition and emotion (as manipulated, for instance, via the threat of shock), with an emphasis on the interactions between cognitive and emotional brain systems....more1h 26minPlay
July 02, 2023Michael Graziano on consciousness, attention schema theory, AIMichael Graziano is professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Princeton University and creator of the attention schema theory....more1h 33minPlay
June 22, 2023Katharina Pistor on law, the code of capital, law & capitalismKatharina Pistor is professor of comparative law at Columbia Law School and a leading scholar and writer on corporate governance, money and finance, property rights, and comparative law and legal institutions....more1h 16minPlay
May 20, 2023Richard Brown on higher order thought theories of consciousnessRichard Brown is a philosopher at the City University of New York. His work is focused on the philosophy of mind, consciousness studies, and the foundations of cognitive science and he has done significant work on higher order thought theories of consciousness. ...more2h 27minPlay
April 13, 2023Alex Rosenberg on scientism, reductionism, and the manifest imageAlex Rosenberg is professor of Philosophy at Duke University and has made several important contributions to the philosophy of science, biology, and social science....more54minPlay
April 02, 2023Nicolas Gisin on intuitionism, indeterminacy, quantum gravityNicolas Gisin is a physicist at the University of Geneva working on the foundations of quantum mechanics, quantum information and communication....more51minPlay
March 10, 2023Sheldon Solomon on death, psychiatry, existentialism, politicsSheldon Solomon is an American social psychologist at Skidmore College. He is known for developing terror management theory, along with Jeff Greenberg and Tom Pyszczynski, which is concerned with how humans deal with their own sense of mortality....more1h 19minPlay
February 12, 2023Dean Rickles on quantum gravity, time, QBism, monism, string theoryDean Rickles is professor of history and philosophy of modern physics at the University of Sydney. He has written on quantum gravity, string theory, symmetries, spacetime, and dual aspect monism....more1h 13minPlay
February 09, 2023Justin Garson on madness, psychiatry, functions, evolutionJustin is Professor of Philosophy at Hunter College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York. He writes on the philosophy of madness, evolution of the mind, and purpose in nature. ...more1h 6minPlay
January 29, 2023Lee Cronin on life, assembly theory, evolution, entropy, timeLee Cronin is the Regius Chair of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow and the originator of assembly theory....more1h 6minPlay
FAQs about Thing in itself:How many episodes does Thing in itself have?The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.