Bad Philosophy

After WAY too long, Stephen finally gets around to posting this incredibly important announcement episode.

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@midnight, Aaron Sorkin, Bill Mollison, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Chris Eccleston, Chris Hardwick, comedy, David Holmgren, dinosaurs, Doctor Who, growth, javascript, Karen Litfin, Kevin, limits to growth, Masanobu Fukuoka, Patton Oswald, peak oil, permaculture, Ray Kurzweil, Stephen, Steve Jobs, tabletop, The Nerdist, The Singularity, The West Wing, Tim Ferris, Toby Hemenway, transhumanism, Wil Wheaton

Why do bad things happen to good people? Do cheaters ever prosper? And what the heck does it mean to “leverage excellence” anyway? We’re not quite sure, but apparently it has something to do with setting baby deer on fire, Ray Kurzweil, and slurpees. Eminent Texas Tech philosopher, fencer, and all-around good guy Dr. Mark […]

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academia, Aristotle, Buddhism, bureaucracy, business, cheating, Christianity, computers, corruption, cryptography, Dr. Mark Webb, evolution, God, Godwin's Law, good and evil, Isaac Asimov, Judaism, Kevin, Large Hadron Collider, Lee Smolin, Matt, morality, philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion, plagiarism, problem of evil, Ray Kurzweil, Ron Paul, Rowe's Fawn, science, science fiction, society, Stephen, Texas Tech University, The Singularity, theodicy, Twitter, William Rowe