Solving the problems of what to do next with some of today's top thinkers and writers. Hosted by Jay Shapiro.
https://www.whatjaythinks.com
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 14 hours 5 minutes
episode 18: S01E18: Can We Sue China? - William Burke-White
International law scholar and professor William Burke-White speaks with Jay Shapiro during the ongoing global COVID19 crises...
episode 17: S01E17: Surviving a Slow Motion Disaster - Amanda Ripley
Amdana Ripley, best selling author of "The Unthinkable: Who Survives when Disaster Strikes and Why" talks with Jay Shapiro during coronavirus lock down...
episode 16: S01E16: Pandemic Special: Invisible Responsibility COVID-19
Jay and Coleman discuss the giant trolley problem that we're all living through in the midst of the pandemic.
Topics discusses: The "worry-wart" paradox. Invisible responsibility of spreading a virus. Social media etiquette and how to deal with accounts with large follower totals in a time of crisis. The case for pure scientific research. Countries focused on how not "get" it versus countries focused on how not to "give it...
episode 15: S01E15: Season 1 in Hindsight - Jay Shapiro
Jay reviews Season 1 with the help of his girlfriend, a piano, and a glass of wine.
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episode 14: S01E14: Selecting for Deafness - David Deutsch
In the finale of Dilemma Season 1 famed author of "The Fabric of Reality" and "The Beginning of Infinity", David Deutsch, sits down with Jay Shapiro to discuss the ethics of a situation where deaf parents wish to use genetic selection techniques to intentionally choose having a deaf child. Deutsch lays out his intricately developed theories on knowledge, creativity, explanation, persons, and moral realism in order to address this complex question...
episode 13: S01E13: Self Driving Cars - Matthew B. Crawford
The best selling author of Shop Class As Soulcraft and The World Beyond Your Head has a new book coming out entitled Why We Drive. He sits down with Jay Shapiro to ponder the philosophical and psychological transformations afoot in a future world of automated driving. "Human Intelligent Action", "Deskilling", "Mass Infantilization", The Luddites, London taxi drivers, speed limits on the Autobahn, and what happens when the traffic lights go out...
episode 12: S01E12: Medically Assisted Death - Steven Pinker
"If I lose my mind, just kill me."
Co-Hosts Jay Shapiro and Coleman Hughes discuss the philosophical borders and ethical complications of Medically Assisted Dying with Steven Pinker, cognitive psychologist, linguist, and best selling author of Enlightenment Now.
Thanksgiving Hindsight
Jay Shapiro is joined by a very special guest... his mother, Sally.
They speak about Jay's moral upbringing, Judaism, Atheism, Africa, and giving thanks.
episode 11: S01E11: A Camera, A Child, and A Vulture - Larissa MacFarquhar
In the depths of a brutal famine in Sudan in 1993, Kevin Carter took a photo of a starving child and a perched vulture which appeared on the front page of newspapers all over the world. Readers bombarded the editors with the question "What happened to the child?"
Co-Hosts Jay Shapiro and Coleman Hughes discuss this difficult ethical case with Larissa MacFarquar, best selling author of Strangers Drowning
episode 10: S01E10: Clara Barton's Placebo - Stephen Finlay
A battlefield of wounded and dying soldiers in front of you. You hover over a mortally wounded man. You have medicine in one pocket and water in another. The soldier looks into your eyes and asks if you can help him with some medicine... You reach for the water...
Meta-ethicist, philosophy professor, and author Stephen Finlay joins Jay Shapiro for a conversation through the complex dilemma of placebo usage.