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

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

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

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

If humans evolved reason to find truth, it’s weirdly flawed. But what if it evolved for the purpose of argument?

Video: http://youtu.be/Cduyyif7BVY

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2015/04/22/64.-The-Argumentative-Theory-of-Human-Reason.html

Metaethics investigates where morals supposedly come from and how they might (or might not!) be real. Fascinating!

Video: http://youtu.be/krOBdYnWKNk

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2015/04/08/63.-Metaethics-Moral-Realism-and-Antirealism.html