22 July 2009
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Ethics is a tricky subject. For some, it’s subjective; anything goes. For others, it can be quite objective; right and wrong can be determined. Here at Texas Tech, ethics has become a full-blown initiative, though perhaps not as full-blown as some would like. Joining us to shine some light on the subject from the inside […]
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Bernie Madoff, Chicago, copyright, Daily Toreador, diversity, Dr. Nathan, education, ethics, Freakonomics, genocide, intelligence, Kant, Kevin, mathematics, Michigan, moral relativism, movies, normative ethics, pedagogy, plagiarism, politics, Predictably Irrational, SACS, Stephen, Steven Levitt, Texas Tech University, values, zombies
14 July 2009
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
After a completely unintended hiatus brought on by the super-unfortunate necessity to re-edit this episode, it’s finally here! And it’s a good one, folks. Dr. Mark Webb, now chairman of the Texas Tech philosophy department joins me for his third appearance on the show, alongside Numero Uno Fanboy Jed Cummins and national traveler Kevin Saunders. […]
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apathy, Aristotle, Bill Gates, Buddhism, charity, Christianity, Confucianism, Dell, Dr. Webb, education, ethics, gay rights, government, homosexuality, human nature, Islam, Jediah, Kevin, Linux, Maslo's Hierarchy of Needs, metaphysics, Miami University, Mickey Rooney, moral realism, relativism, religion, Skype, smoking, Stephen, Turkey, values, women's right
30 June 2009
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Over the last couple of weeks we’ve lost a lot of celebrities–Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, even Billy Mays. It’s been tragic, but it got us here at BF thinking… what will happen to our social graphs when we pass on? We decided to answer this pressing question in possibly our most daring setup ever; inside […]
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2Pac, Aaron, AIM, archival, baseball, Beatlemania, celebrities, death, Douglas Adams, encryption, ethics, Facebook, Fake Steve Jobs, Farah Fawcett, Flickr, funerals, George Orwell, Helen Keller, Hichhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, history, identity, iPhone, Jediah, Jeff Goldblum, Jurassic Park, Kevin Rose, lawyers, marketing, Matt, Michael Jackson, music, privacy, Satan, security, Skype, social media, social networking, Stephen, Steve Gibson, The Beatles, Tony LaRussa, trust, Twitter, World of Warcraft, Xbox Live, YouTube
26 June 2009
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Why did the chicken cross the road? To listen to BF, of course! Throughout the centuries, comedy has been an integral part of human society. This week on BF, we tackle what it really means to be funny, which comedians have the best style, and whether jumping the shark should become an Olympic sport. Joining […]
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aliens, American Sign Language, Anthony Jeselnik, comedy, Comedy Central, Dane Cook, Dimitri Martin, English, Family Guy, groupthink, humor, Idiocracy, irony, Jack Handy, Jed, Jerry Seinfeld, jokes, jumping the shark, Kevin, King Kong, laughter, meta, Mitch Hedberg, Monty Python, movies, post-modernism, psychology, puns, Robin Williams, Rodney Dangerfield, Scrubs, South Park, Spanish, Star Trek, Stephen, Stephen Colbert, The Office, Wikipedia, Will Farrell, XKCD
13 June 2009
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Why are we here? What’s this all about? What is my purpose? What is yours? Is there even one at all? These are easy questions to ask, but answering them is a whole different story. Wolfram Alpha has one idea. We’ve got some others.
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anarchy, Aristotle, Battlestar Galactica, cognition, computers, consciousness, decision theory, Douglas Adams, evolution, existentialism, happiness, hedonism, Hinduism, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, immortality, intelligence, Jediah, Josh, Kevin, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, mathematics, meta, Moore's Law, morality, nihilism, Pentium, philosophy of mind, physics, progress, purpose, rationality, reincarnation, religion, science, singularity, Star Trek, statistics, Stephen, stock market, suicide, teleology, Turing test, value, Wall-E, YouTube
