Hey, are you bored being stuck inside? Wanna learn some knots?

Video: http://youtu.be/Y0_j8VdCRJM

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2020/05/17/188.-Knowledge-How-Knots.html

Calling for more nuance in sociological theories seems unambiguously good, but what if - hear me out here - f@#$ it.

Video: http://youtu.be/oW5p4jcmiqA

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2020/05/04/187.-F@-$-Nuance.html

How many legs does a dog have, if you call a tail a leg? Philosophers: “Well…it depends.”

Video: http://youtu.be/bWj15Utv3os

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2020/04/20/186.-Natural-Kinds.html

Many academic fields assume that maximizing utility is synonymous with rationality (& marvel at how bad humans are at it). But the real world very rarely allows such clean analysis - maybe we’re not so irrational after all?

Video: http://youtu.be/VeMI5Z2cZHM

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2020/04/05/185.-Bounded-Rationality.html

People are preparing for the worst of COVID-19, & it’s certainly yet to come, but when so much is uncertain, what’s the proper amount of prepping one should do? (Hint: It involves washing your hands a bit more than usual.)

Video: http://youtu.be/vTSfC4JeqGE

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2020/03/22/184.-Disaster-Preparedness.html

Whistles nonchalantly & gestures at episode title

Video: http://youtu.be/fHCfB_e82fU

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2020/03/07/183.-Indirect-Speech.html