Minds Almost Meeting
Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.
Episodes
Durkheim, The Division of Labor in Society (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 14.View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/division-of-laborImagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Simmel, Philosophy of Money, Ch. 1 (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 13.View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/simmel-moneyImagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Seeing Like A State (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 12.View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/seeing-like-a-stateImagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Esotericism (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson, with Oliver Traldi)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 11.View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/esotericismImagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Can We Change Values? (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 10.View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/can-we-change-valuesImagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Continuing Education (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson, with Arnold Brooks)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 9.View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/continuing-educationImagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
War (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 8.View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/warImagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
The Crisis of Culture (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 7.View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/crisis-of-cultureImagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
The World of Yesterday (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 6.View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/the-world-of-yesterdayImagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Taylor Swift's Engagement (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 5.View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/taylor-swifts-engagementImagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Orwell and Socialism (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 4.View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/orwell-and-socialismImagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Weird (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 3.View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/weirdImagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Plato's Republic (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard, with Arnold Brooks)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 2.View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/platos-republicImagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Ritual (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 11, Episode 1.View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/ritualImagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Bullsh*t (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 10, Episode 11.View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/bsImagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Kafka's 'The Castle' (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 10, Episode 10.View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/kafkas-the-castleImagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Fertility again (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard, with Lyman Stone)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 10, Episode 9.View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/fertility-againImagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
On woke (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson, with Werner Zagrebbi)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 10, Episode 8.View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/on-wokeImagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Two Cultures again (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard, with Alok Singh)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 10, Episode 7.View the transcript for this episode here:https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/two-cultures-againImagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Open Socrates (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 10, Episode 6. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/open-socrates Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Perfection vs. greatness (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 10, Episode 5. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/perfection-vs-greatness Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Fighting vs. arguing (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 10, Episode 4. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/fighting-vs-arguing Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Activism (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 10, Episode 3. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/activism Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Potential vs. achievement (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 10, Episode 2. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/potential-vs-achievement Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Polls vs. prediction markets (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard, with Arnold Brooks)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 10, Episode 1. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/polls-vs-prediction-markets Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Modernism (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 13. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/modernism Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Fear of persuasion (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 12. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/fear-of-persuasion Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Cancel culture (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 11. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/cancel-culture Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Romantic validation (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 10. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/romantic-validation Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Cryonics (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 9. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/cryonics Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Taylor Swift (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 8. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/taylor-swift Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Love triangles (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 7. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/love-triangles Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Color (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 6. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/color Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Power (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 5. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/power Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Experts vs. elites [Revisited] (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 4. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/experts-vs-elites-revisited Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Protest (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 3. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/protest Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Internet culture (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard, with Katherine Dee)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 2. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/internet-culture Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Meta (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 1. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/meta Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
The Two Cultures (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 11. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/the-two-cultures Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Multiculturalism (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 10. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/multiculturalism Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Cultural evolution (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 9. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/cultural-evolution Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
3 Body Problem (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson, with Arnold Brooks)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 8. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/3-body-problem Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Corpses (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 7. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/corpses Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Nostalgia (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 6. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/nostalgia Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Resentment (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 5. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/resentment Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Social miracles (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 4. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/social-miracles Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com note: re-uploaded due to a glitch
Consumerism (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 3. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/consumerism Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Disagreement and alienation (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson, with Berislav Marušić)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 2. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/disagreement-and-alienation Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Evidence order bias (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 1. View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/evidence-order-bias Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
Theoretical vs. Practical Reason (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson, with Laura Deming)
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/theoretical-vs-practical-reason Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out. Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com