Thought Experiments

Thought Experiments

By Ben IngramEducation
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Thought Experiments episodes

  • I'm back!
    After 2 years, I'm bringing back this podcast! It's going to be much more in depth, with guests, a video element and all kinds of other ways to interact! Follow now and I promise you'll be glad you did!
    2 min
  • Where does money come from?
    When deciding on a topic for episode 6, it dawned on me that there is one system virtually entangled in all aspects of our lives that very few people know about. This system is global, with just a handful of countries not participating, yet many people are unaware of it's origins, it's goals and it's effects.  That system is known as Central Banking or, as in the case here in the U.S., The Federal Reserve.  
    In this episode we are going to talk about it's origins, how it creates money, and how that has an impact on us - the average citizen.
    33 min
  • The Trolley Problem
    In this episode, we discuss a famous thought experiment that forces you to make the most ethical choice.  We also talk about how this applies to technology like autonomous vehicles.
    17 min
  • The Diamond-Water Paradox
    In episode 4, we talk about value.  Specifically, the Paradox of Value - also known as the Diamond-Water Paradox.  This paradox states that even though something like water is more useful, it is cheaper than something like diamonds which aren't very useful at all.  So - what is value? What gives something it's value?
    16 min
  • The Mandela Effect

    In episode 3 we talk about an interesting phenomenon involving what we collectively remember.  The Mandela Effect is what happens when a large group of people mis-remember specific facts or events. What are some of these events and why do they happen? How can science help us with this?

    23 min
  • Three Time Travel Paradoxes
    The first episode of the Thought Experiments Podcast brought us the Infinite Monkey Theorem.  This was a thought experiment to help visualize infinity.  In episode 2, we talk about some time travel paradoxes to help visualize time.  We take a look at the famous "Grandfather Paradox", the "Infinite Loop Paradox", and the "Fermi Paradox".
    18 min
  • The Infinite Monkey Theorem
    In the inaugural episode of the Thought Experiments Podcast, we talk about one of the most famous thought experiments around.  With roots going back as far as Aristotle, the Monkeys With Typewriters thought experiment ponders infinity and the limits of the universe.
    20 min
  • The Thought Experiments Podcast - Trailer

    Are you intrigued by paradoxes, puzzled by riddles and fascinated by the mysteries of science, nature and philosophy? Then you will love the Thought Experiments podcast - where I, your host Ben Ingram, will bring you some of the most famous and not so famous thought experiments ever imagined. We get in depth and learn what these thought exercises really mean and how they are meant to challenge our ideas on physics, humanity and morality.

    2 min

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On the Thought Experiments podcast, we talk about science, philosophy, politics and the human condition. We delve into famous, and not-so-famous riddles, conundrums, mysteries and paradoxes that…