Rationally Speaking is the bi-weekly podcast of New York City Skeptics. Join host Julia Galef and guests as they explore the borderlands between reason and nonsense, likely from unlikely, and science from pseudoscience. Any topic is fair game as long as we can bring reason to bear upon it, with both a skeptical eye and a good dose of humor! We agree with the Marquis de Condorcet, who said that in an open society we ought to devote ourselves to "the tracking down of prejudices in the hiding places where priests, the schools, the government, and all long-established institutions had gathered and protected them."Rationally Speaking was co-created with Massimo Pigliucci, is produced by Benny Pollak, and is recorded in the heart of New York City's Greenwich Village.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 9 days 13 hours 10 minutes
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Rationally Speaking #23 - Carol Tavris on Everybody Making Mistakes, Except Us...
Guest Carol Tavris discusses why we justify foolish beliefs, bad decisions, and hurtful acts. Plus Carol's picks: "Delusions of Gender", "Brain Storm", and "Not by Chance Alone."
Rationally Speaking #22 - Steven Novella on Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science
Guest Steven Novella on the state of medical research and on Science vs. Evidence based medicine. Plus Steven's pick: AMC's "The Walking Dead."
Rationally Speaking #21 - Joshua Knobe on Experimental Philosophy
Guest Joshua Knobe on experimental philosophy. And no, not actually an oxymoron! Plus Joshua's picks: "The genealogy of morals", "You Must Go and Win: Essays", and the video "Experimental Philosophy Anthem."
Rationally Speaking #20 - Q&A With Massimo and Julia
Massimo and Julia do their best to answer listeners' skeptical questions.
Rationally Speaking #19 - Brendan Nyhan on False Beliefs that Refuse to Die
Brendan Nyhan on False Beliefs that Refuse to Die. Plus Brendan's picks: "True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society", "Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)", and "The Macro Polity (Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology) "
Rationally Speaking #18 - Evolutionary Psychology
Evolutionary Psychology: does it makes sense to apply evolutionary principles to the study of human behavior? Plus Massimo and Julia's picks: "A Short Course in Intellectual Self-Defense" and "Stumbling on Happiness"
Rationally Speaking #17 - Transhumanism
Transhumanism: What's so great about being human, anyway? Plus Massimo and Julia's picks: "Being Wrong" and "Expert Political Judgment"
Rationally Speaking #16 - Deferring to Experts
When, and how much, should we take someone's expertise into account in considering his claim? Plus Massimo and Julia's picks: "Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . ." and "Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion"
Rationally Speaking #15 - Q&A With Massimo and Julia
Massimo and Julia do their best to answer listeners' skeptical questions.
Rationally Speaking #14 - Jennifer Michael Hecht on Science, Religion, Happiness, and Other Myths
Guest Jennifer Michael Hecht discusses whether we take science too seriously and perhaps we should look more at poetry. Plus Jennifer's picks: hilobrow.com and The Best American Poetry Blog.