Bad Philosophy

Matt, Kevin, and Stephen don their student hats once again to talk Dan Ariely, education, and soft colonialism… on the way to Mars!

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Barack Obama, cheating, college, Colonialism, Coursera, Dan Ariely, economics, education, English, essay mills, globalism, government, grading, Honduras, Hong Kong, Kevin, Mars One, Matt, outsourcing, plagiarism, SimCity, Stephen, Steve Jobs, Texas, The Wire, This American Life, Tim Cook, Triangulation

WOW! Another year is upon us. The world didn’t end in 2012, even though it gave us an extra day to contemplate our doom. So once again we’re back for our annual retrospective / prediction-fest. Kevin joined me to welcome newcomer and fellow philosopher Oso Perez to the show. This episode may not shock you, but it might move you to reflect, resolve, and predict a bit for yourself. Leave your own New Years thoughts in the comments! Hope y’all enjoy our first episode of 2013…

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2012, 2012 apocalypse, 2013, 3D, 48fps, A Good Day to Die Hard, Aaron Sorkin, Alamo Drafthouse, Apple, AppleBee's, Arrested Development, Austin, Avatar, Barack Obama, Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome, Breaking Bag, Car2Go, CES, Chilantro BBQ, Chinese, Cloud Atlas, crowd funding, economics, emoji, Everything is a Remix, Facebook, fiscal cliff, FitBit, food trucks, Franklin Barbecue, FTL: Faster Than Light, Galaxy Moviehouse, Game of Thrones, Godspell, Google, Gourdough's, HFR, Homeland, Homestuck, house of cards, Hunger Games, IndieGoGo, Japanese, Jawbone Up, Jesus Christ Superstar, Kevin, Kickstarter, Lark, Leap of Faith, Mandarin, Moneyball, Movie Grill, Netflix, New Years, Newsies, Nike Plus Fuelband, Once, Oso, Parker, PBS, Peep Show, perception, politics, Project Glass, retrospective, Rosetta Stone, Rush Hour, science fiction, Sight, special effects, Star Wars, Stephen, Steve Jobs, The Dark Knight Rises, The Dark Tower, The Hobbit, The Newsroom, The Social Network, The Thing, The West Wing, The Woman Who Died a Lot, theatre, Thor, Tony Awards, Ulysses, Walter Isaacson, wearable technology, ZipCar

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

When James Bond isn’t busy fighting himself nowadays, he’s busy being the blandest (or the boldest) he’s ever been in the franchise. But how much “Bond” is too much for Bond? If the last 50 years have shown us anything, it’s that the perfect mix of Bond-i-ness may be more complex than shaking a martini. After seeing the unfortunately-named Skyfall, Kevin and I had some thoughts to share on this beloved series. So put on your best suit and hop in an Aston Martin, it’s time for some Philosophy. Bad Philosophy.

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343 Studios, 50 Years of James Bond The Movie, artificial intelligence, Bond vs. Bond, Bungie, Casino Royale, Christopher Nolan, cinematography, Cloud Atlas, Dan Arieli, Daniel Craig, David Fincher, David Lynch, Die Another Day, Disney, ethics, film, Gore Verbinski, Halo 4, Inception, James Bond, Judy Dench, Kevin, komodo dragon, LucasFilm, Marathon, movies, ONI, Pierce Brosnan, Pirates of the Caribbean, Predictably Irrational, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, Star Wars, Stephen, The Avengers, The Wachowskis