05 August 2014
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast, Rule Set Update
Kevin and Stephen reflect on episodes 151 – 153, examine how (poorly) we adhered to Rule Set B, and refresh the rule framework of BF.
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Cory Doctorow, David Foster Wallace, FaceTime, linguistics, postmodernism, QI, Stephen Fry, video chat
29 June 2014
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Where do moral values come from? Kevin and Stephen tackle this question personally and theoretically.
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behaviorism, Boy Scouts, Community, consequentialism, ethics, Facebook, Golden Rule, Kenan Malik, law, McSweeney’s, morality, Net Neutrality, Nietzsche, normative ethics, pain, philosophy of mind, politeness, postmodernism, reality TV, religions, Slavoj Zizek, Starbucks, utilitarianism, virtue ethics
13 May 2014
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Is the Star Wars franchise at risk of inbreeding under Disney’s command? This Star Wars Day, Kevin and I share our latest musings on the beloved cultural force.
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Alex Cox, Cheers, Community, Disney, Epic Mickey, Game of Thrones, Gene Roddenberry, George Lucas, Grand Budapest Hotel, gravity, Harry Potter, HBO, income inequality, J. J. Abrams, Joseph Campbell, Kevin, Kingdom Hearts, long tail, Marvel, May the Fourth, Mystery Science Theater 3000, narrative, Nate Silver, Nintendo, Patreon, Playboy, plutocracy, Roger Rabbit, Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, Star Trek, Star Wars, Star Wars Day, Stephen, storytelling, television, The Guild, Transformers, Veronica Mars, VHX, Wes Anderson, Wookiepedia
17 April 2014
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Is consumer capitalism played-out? Why is Roberto Unger so angry? And could cats save us all? Kevin and I ponder these questions and more.
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activism, Alton Brown, Android, anger, Barack Obama, breast cancer, capitalism, CCC, charity, Civil Rights Movement, consequentialism, Cory Doctorow, CSR, deontology, extrinsic value, FDR, Godel's Incompleteness Theorem, Google, Great Depression, healthcare, idealism, Infinite Cat Project, intrinsic value, Kevin, Marxism, minimum income, PBS Idea Channel, pessimism, Philosophy Bites, Planet Money, podcasts, power, protest, RadioLab, realism, Roberto Mangabeira Unger, Rosa Parks, RSA, schizophrenia, slacktivism, socialism, Spider Robinson, Stephen, The Cold Equations, Theodore Sturgeon, Tumblr, United States, WPA, Zoom
27 March 2014
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast, Rule Set Update
This past weekend we had our first Rule Set Update episode. Check it out on our brand spankin’ new YouTube channel!
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