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FAQs about Thing in itself:How many episodes does Thing in itself have?The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.
August 30, 2022Jean Bricmont on Bohmian mechanics, philosophy, fashionable nonsenseJean Bricmont is a Belgian theoretical physicist and professor at UCLouvain. He has worked extensively on the De Broglie–Bohm theory. Here, we talk about Bohmian mechanics, philosophy, and his work in the classic 1997 book Fashionable Nonsense....more56minPlay
August 16, 2022Craig Callender on time, quantum gravity, blackhole thermodynamics, ethicsCraig Callender is professor of philosophy at UC San Diego and co-director of the Institute for Practical Ethics. His work focuses on the philosophy of science, with special emphasis on physics, time, and the environment....more1h 20minPlay
August 11, 2022Gregg Henriques on the new unified theory of psychologyGregg Henriques is a professor of psychology at James Madison University and the creator of the unified theory of knowledge (UTOK) system. UTOK is a system of eight key ideas that interconnect to solve "the problem of psychology" and offer a new theory of reality, the human condition, and our scientific knowledge of both....more2h 6minPlay
July 11, 2022Iris Berent on language, innate knowledge, human natureIris Berent is professor of cognitive psychology at Northeastern University and the director of the Language and Mind Lab. Her work explores generative linguistics, phonology, and the psychology of human nature....more1h 7minPlay
June 05, 2022Gualtiero Piccinini on computation and the mindGualtiero Piccinini is professor of philosophy at the Center for Neurodynamics at the University of Missouri, St. Louis. His work focuses on computation, cognitive science, and the study of the mind. He is widely known for his work on a mechanistic account of physical computation....more1h 37minPlay
May 24, 2022Paul Thagard on cognition, consciousness, misinformation, balancePaul Thagard is a philosopher specializing in cognitive science, philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of science and medicine. He is professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Waterloo. He has made important contributions in understanding cognition, coherence, creativity, and the role of emotions in cognition....more2h 26minPlay
May 04, 2022Herbert Gintis on behaviour, economics, altruism and cooperationHerbert Gintis is an economist and behavioural scientist who has made important contributions to socio-biology, economics, and more. He has strongly stressed the importance of integration between the behavioural sciences (economics, psychology, sociology, political science, and anthropology). We talk about topics across those disciplines in this conversation....more1h 44minPlay
April 23, 2022Tim Maudlin on time, quantum mechanics, metaphysics, non-localityTim Maudlin is professor of philosophy at NYU and founder of the John Bell Institute for Foundations of Physics. We talk about time, quantum mechanics, metaphysics, non-locality, and a range of problems in physics and philosophy....more2h 31minPlay
March 30, 2022James Robert Brown on mathematics, platonism, philosophy of scienceJames Robert Brown is professor emeritus at the University of Toronto, focusing on mathematics and philosophy of science. We talk about mathematics, platonism, thought experiments, the experience of doing science, social problems in the development of science, and more....more1h 47minPlay
FAQs about Thing in itself:How many episodes does Thing in itself have?The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.