28 September 2008
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
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
27 September 2008
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
What do Warhammer, Ayn Rand, and Westerns have in common? Darned if we know. Ben Brown joins us on this episode as we dive into the realm of speculative fiction, sci-fi, and modifying the human body/mind with technology… among other things. Apologies about the awfuller-than-usual sound quality. We tried to use a bunch of different [...]
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Ayn Rand, Barnes and Noble, Ben Brown, creativity, evolution, extropianism, genres, Kevin, Matt, Neil Stephenson, objectivism, philosophy of mind, religion, science fiction, society, Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate, Stephen, transhumanism, Warhammer
