THUNK

THUNK

By Josh PeltonSociety & CultureScienceEducationPhilosophyNatural Sciences
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THUNK episodes

  • 71. Memory Palaces

    “Sherlock” features a real mnemonic technique called a memory palace. But you don’t need to be Holmes to use it!

    Video: http://youtu.be/f5zYrN7wt4Y

    Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2015/07/29/71.-Memory-Palaces.html

    7 min
  • 70. Hume's Fork, Logical Positivism, and Quine

    Logical positivism ran with Hume’s analytic/synthetic distinction…turns out running with forks is a bad idea.

    Video: http://youtu.be/3EebMeEo91c

    Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2015/07/15/70.-Hume's-Fork,-Logical-Positivism,-and-Quine.html

    9 min
  • 68. Star Wars, Canonicity, and John Dewey

    The Star Wars Expanded Universe recently lost its canonicity; what does that really mean? Does John Dewey know?

    Video: http://youtu.be/J3TR6qmFV-c

    Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2015/06/17/68.-Star-Wars,-Canonicity,-and-John-Dewey.html

    8 min
  • 67. Good Guys, Bad Guys, and Fallacies

    What do gun control and police brutality have in common? Some arguments for both contain the same logical fallacy.

    Video: http://youtu.be/uHXc6RJO9cc

    Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2015/06/03/67.-Good-Guys,-Bad-Guys,-and-Fallacies.html

    7 min
  • 66. Lockpicking and Security

    Many believe locks = safety. Learn how they work, how they’re picked, and why security is more about deterrence.

    Video: http://youtu.be/k72dPdmlC9s

    Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2015/05/20/66.-Lockpicking-and-Security.html

    6 min
  • 65. The Real Dangers of AI

    There are many absurd fictional AI-gone-haywire stories, but the real potential of general AI is unsettling.

    Video: http://youtu.be/3X-9sCYEO3s

    Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2015/05/06/65.-The-Real-Dangers-of-AI.html

    8 min

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