Thunk IT

This episode discusses whether immortality is really as desirable as it often appears to be. It discusses the works of Bernard Williams, focusing on the idea of categorical desires and whether an alternate version, i.e. finite immortality might be more appropriate?

This episode discusses one of the most life-altering questions you will ask yourself - Is having kids immoral? It dives into some of the most popular reasons people choose to have kids and whether or not they justify the morality of parenthood.

Utilitarianism is known to be the pinnacle of moral theories, but how justified is that claim? This episode discusses act and rule utilitarianism and goes on to question whether they provide the correct moral conclusion in some of the most puzzling dilemmas. 

This episode discusses the Bystander Effect and why people refuse to intervene in the presences of others?

This episode discusses The Extended Mind hypothesis, the idea that the mind can exist beyond just the brain and the body. 

This episode discusses The Hard Problem of Consciousness - is it possible to determine why humans experience things? Why do we have a consciousness? And what is the world without any consciousness (the true reality)? 

This episode discusses some psychologically studied persuasion and compliance techniques. It offers an over view of the The Foot in the Door technique, The Door in the Face technique, Lowballing, and Reciprocity based persuasion. Also find out the corresponding social situations where each technique works best, 

This episode discusses the famous philosophical debate of internalism versus externalism. It explains the perspective of the externalist using the Twin Earth thought experiment and also popular objections to it.

This episode discusses the concept of The New Rich, a population of people which doesn't find their wealth in monetary artefacts but rather in the way they choose to spend their time. It discusses how to become a part of the this new group of people and why focusing on a single career path for the sake of making money can be problematic. 

This episode includes a discussion on  whether it is possible for machines to have the ability to understand? It discusses some famous thought-experiments including The Turing Test and The Chinese Room argument.