Thunk IT

Adya Singh•podcasters.spotify.com

Society & Culture

Philosophy

A light-hearted podcast diving in to discuss hidden concepts governing our everyday life.

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Episodes

Should we chase immortality?

This episode discusses whether immortality is really as desirable as it often appears to be. It discusses the works of Bernard Williams, focusing on the idea of categorical desires and whether an alternate version, i.e. finite immortality might be more appropriate?

Jan 01, 2022•17 min

Is having kids immoral?

This episode discusses one of the most life-altering questions you will ask yourself - Is having kids immoral? It dives into some of the most popular reasons people choose to have kids and whether or not they justify the morality of parenthood.

Dec 11, 2021•20 min•Ep. 12

Is utilitarianism feasible?

Utilitarianism is known to be the pinnacle of moral theories, but how justified is that claim? This episode discusses act and rule utilitarianism and goes on to question whether they provide the correct moral conclusion in some of the most puzzling dilemmas.

Feb 12, 2021•19 min•Ep. 11

The Bystander Effect

This episode discusses the Bystander Effect and why people refuse to intervene in the presences of others?

Dec 17, 2020•18 min•Ep. 10

Is the mind in the brain?

This episode discusses The Extended Mind hypothesis, the idea that the mind can exist beyond just the brain and the body.

Nov 11, 2020•20 min•Ep. 9

Is anything real?

This episode discusses The Hard Problem of Consciousness - is it possible to determine why humans experience things? Why do we have a consciousness? And what is the world without any consciousness (the true reality)?

Oct 31, 2020•17 min•Ep. 7

The Art of Persuasion

This episode discusses some psychologically studied persuasion and compliance techniques. It offers an over view of the The Foot in the Door technique, The Door in the Face technique, Lowballing, and Reciprocity based persuasion. Also find out the corresponding social situations where each technique works best,

Oct 20, 2020•23 min•Ep. 7

The Twin Earth

This episode discusses the famous philosophical debate of internalism versus externalism. It explains the perspective of the externalist using the Twin Earth thought experiment and also popular objections to it.

Oct 10, 2020•22 min•Ep. 6

The New Rich

This episode discusses the concept of The New Rich, a population of people which doesn't find their wealth in monetary artefacts but rather in the way they choose to spend their time. It discusses how to become a part of the this new group of people and why focusing on a single career path for the sake of making money can be problematic.

Sep 30, 2020•19 min•Ep. 5

The Machine Revolution

This episode includes a discussion on whether it is possible for machines to have the ability to understand? It discusses some famous thought-experiments including The Turing Test and The Chinese Room argument.

Sep 21, 2020•20 min•Ep. 4

Are we smarter now?

To most of us it may seem that humans are becoming increasingly intelligent over time, but is that really the case? This episode discusses different types of intelligence and how we can build our knowledge bases when society doesn't organically promote it?

Sep 11, 2020•27 min•Ep. 3

The Free Will Illusion

This episode discusses the inherent nature of free will, which serves as an engrained illusion in our society. It explores its necessity for the functioning of the society and whether or not it should be accepted. This episode also discusses popular critiques to this approach and why they may not necessarily be completely valid.

Sep 01, 2020•26 min•Ep. 2

The Extrovert Ideal

This episode questions why society rewards extroversion and is it really valid? It also dives into explore the social and personal self, and how introverts & extroverts can find environments which are most suited for them.

Aug 26, 2020•27 min•Ep. 1

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