Bad Philosophy

What do trees, brains, and pants have in common? Kevin, Stephen, John Elliott, and Matt Epperson explore our complex world through the works of Manuel Lima.

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Amazon, Amsterdam, Anatta, brain, Buddhism, Charles C. Mann, complex networks, complexity, connectome, consciousness, cyborgs, data, data visualization, dialup, Dunbar's Number, education, emergence, Facebook, functionalism, Google Fiber, identity, Inca, individualism, intelligence, Janet Jackson, John Elliott, Kevin, Leonhard Euler, Manuel Lima, Matt Epperson, memory, Monkeysphere, network visualization, New Hampshire, philosophy of mind, rhizome, Royal Society of the Arts, self-awareness, SkyNet, Star Wars, Stephen, stock market, The Internet, The Power of Networks, Traveling Salesman Problem, trees, Visual Complexity

Is Doctor Who a religion? Kevin and Stephen respond to Idea Channel and ruminate on Facebook, memory and identity

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atheism, authenticity, censorship, Christianity, Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, cosmology, David Tennant, definition, Doctor Who, Emile Durkheim, Facebook, history, identity, Instagram, journalism, Kevin, Matt Smith, memory, My Little Pony, obscenity, Pastafarianism, PBS Idea Channel, poststructuralism, PRI, Prometheus, radio, RadioLab, religion, religious exclusivism, Richard Dawkins, science, science fiction, scientology, Star Trek, Star Wars, Stephen, This American Life, truth

Remember back when Bad Philosophy was good? Man, that show had some great moments. Recording in taco joints on a single microphone, losing episodes right and left, and always having the same people on week after week. Boy I tell ya, those were the days… Hmm? Oh yeah, description! This week we decided to talk […]

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8-bit, 9/11, Adventures of Pete and Pete, aesthetics, Atari 2600, Bryan M, Cash Cab, charades, childhood, chiptune music, Clarissa Explains it All, constrained creativity, Dimitri Martin, disco, Dylan Trigg, epistemology, Facebook, fallibilism, Frendle, Friendster, GameBoy, gaming, Grease, Greek, H1N1, Hegel, Hot Tub Time Machine, idealism, Kevin, Large Hadron Collider, Leave it to Beaver, Macintosh, Megaman, memory, Michael Jackson, middle ages, muscle cars, NES, New York City, Nintendo 64, nostalgia, phenomenology, pictionary, progress, psychology, rationality, Reading Rainbow, renaissance fair, retro, ruin, Stephen, StrengthsQuest, structuralism, swine flu, telephone, The Hangover, The Magic School Bus, the plague, time, Twitter, XKCD

Title psych! In this episode we actually focused on the man, the myth, the legend himself, Mr. Joss Whedon, and all his crazy nephews (shows). Despite last-minute panelist panic, we successfully procured Jed and Michael and had a Baldwin blast of a time. So brush up on your Mandarin, grab a wooden stake, and set […]

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Aaron Sorkin, acting, Adam Baldwin, Age of Conan, Alec Baldwin, Angel, bats, Billy Baldwin, Black Hatter, Bob Sagat, Brannon Braga, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Chevy Chase, comedy, Comedy Central, comedy roast, comics, Dayquil, Dharma and Greg, Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog, Dr. Who, drugs, Eliza Dushku, Emmy's, England, ethics, Eve Online, fantasy, Firefly, FOX, Friday the 13th, GRE, Henrik Ibsen, Hollywood, How I Met Your Mother, iPod, Jediah, John Doe, Johnny Quest, Joss Whedon, Kevin, Manos The Hands of Fate, Marvel, memory, Michael H, Nathan Fillion, Norm MacDonald, Runaways, Schrodinger's Cat, sci-fi, Serenity, sitcoms, sluts, SNL, Spanish, spoilers, Star Trek, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Wars, Stephen, Stephen Baldwin, strippers, superheroes, Superman, The Big Bang Theory, The Office, The West Wing, theater, Those Left Behind, TV, Twitter, Two and a Half Men, Two Guys a Girl and a Pizza Place, UK Office, UPN, Valentine's Day, WB, Wikipedia, women's liberation, World of Warcraft, writing, X10