Episode 156: Notes From Underground (Pt. 1)

David and Tamler do another tier ranking--this time on philosophical thought experiments, so as not to further alienate our chemistry-adjacent listeners. We hit most of the big ones: Pascal's wager, Pascal's mugging, Mary the color scientist, the Ring of Gyges, Jarvis Thomson's v ...  Show more

David and Tamler talk about Jorge Luis Borges' disorienting short story "The Other." A 70-year-old Borges sits on a bench by the Charles River and who should he encounter but himself as a 19-year-old, by the Rhône River in 1918 Geneva. Is this a dream? Who is dreaming it? What do ...  Show more

Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote Notes from Underground in 1864 which is considered to be one of the first existentialist works, emphasising the importance of freedom, responsibility and individuality. It is an extraordinary piece of literature, social critique and satire ...  Show more

Abby and Patrick welcome writer and academic Grace Lavery to discuss her new book Pleasure and Efficacy: Of Pen Names, Cover Versions, and Other Trans Techniques. They discuss Grace’s relationship to psychoanalysis; her uses of Freud and Freudianism for both theoretic ...

Parce que les femmes savent de plus en plus ce qu'elles veulent et ce qu'elles ne veulent pas, parce que les boutiques de sextoys ont pignon sur rue, parce qu'ils sont persuadés de ne plus servir à rien, les hommes doutent, cherchent leur place, se demandent comment continuer à e ...  Show more

It's part two of the 'toxic' women deep dive! This week we're discussing the backlash against the 'evil' women genre and how the <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@c.a.i.t.l.y.n/video/7049477818522094895?_d=secCgwIARCbDRjEFSACKAESPgo8pJvUP7F7aAyHFcpbkuXMHnDm6i6ZjwVu7E6MB59opJILR ...