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  • 12 – Olle Häggström on Romantics vs Vulgarists in Scientific Research

    12 – Olle Häggström on Romantics vs Vulgarists in Scientific Research
    2022/09/20
    In this episode I chat to Olle Häggström. Olle is a professor of mathematical statistics at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. Having spent the first half of his academic life focuses largely on pure mathematical research, Olle has shifted focus in recent years to consider how research can benefit humanity and how some research […]
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  • 11 – Jessica Flanigan on Gadflies and Critical Thinking

    11 – Jessica Flanigan on Gadflies and Critical Thinking
    2022/09/13
    In this episode I chat to Jessica Flanigan. Jessica is a Professor of Leadership Ethics at the University of Richmond, where she is also the Richard L Morrill Chair in Ethics & Democratic Values. We talk about the value of philosophical research, whether philosophers should emulate Socrates, and how to create good critical discussions in […]
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  • Jesse Stommel on the Philosophy of Ungrading

    Jesse Stommel on the Philosophy of Ungrading
    2022/09/06
    Is grading unethical? Coercive and competitive? Should we replace grading with something else? In this podcast I chat to Jesse Stommel, one of the foremost proponents of ‘ungrading’. Jesse is a faculty member of the writing program at the University of Denver and is the founder of the Hybrid Pedagogy journal. We talk about the […]
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  • Jason Brennan on the Moral Mess of Higher Education

    Jason Brennan on the Moral Mess of Higher Education
    2022/08/26
    In this episode I talk to Jason Brennan. Jason is a Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. He is a prolific and productive scholar, having published over 20 books and 70 articles in the past decade or so. His research focuses on the intersections between politics, economics […]
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  • 8 – Zena Hitz on Great Books and the value of learning

    8 – Zena Hitz on Great Books and the value of learning
    2022/08/17
    In this episode I chat to Zena Hitz. Zena is currently a tutor at St John’s College. She is a classicist and author of the book Lost in Thought. We have wide-ranging conversation about losing faith in academia, the dubious value of scholarship, the importance of learning, and the risks inherent in teaching. I learned […]
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  • 7 – Aaron Rabinowitz on the Pedagogy of Moral Luck

    7 – Aaron Rabinowitz on the Pedagogy of Moral Luck
    2022/07/25
    In this episode I chat to Aaron Rabinowitz. Aaron is a veteran podcaster and philosopher. He hosts the Embrace the Void and Philosophers in Space podcasts. He is currently doing a PhD in the philosophy of education at Rutgers University. Aaron is particularly interested in the problem of moral luck and how it should affect […]
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  • 6 – Helen de Cruz on Prestige Bias and the Duty to Review

    6 – Helen de Cruz on Prestige Bias and the Duty to Review
    2022/07/20
    In this episode I chat to Helen de Cruz. Helen is the Danforth Chair in Humanities at the University of St. Louis. Helen has a diverse set of interests and outputs. Her research focuses on the philosophy of belief formation, but she also does a lot of professional and public outreach, writes science fiction, and […]
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  • 5 – Brian Earp on Connecting Research to the Real World

    5 – Brian Earp on Connecting Research to the Real World
    2022/07/12
    In this episode I chat to Brian Earp. Brian is a Senior Research Fellow with the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics in Oxford. He is a prolific researcher and writer in psychology and applied ethics. We talk a lot about how Brian ended up where he is, the value of applied research and the importance […]
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