The Uncommon Wisdom Podcast

Nov 20 2024 33 ep. 51 mins 14
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This podcast features conversations and interviews with some of the most interesting people around. Do not miss it.

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The Dark Side of Transparency | AI Edition

Nov 20 2024 7 mins  
Become a paid 💰 subscriber. This Substack is a labor of love, but the coffee ☕ it takes to write the Substack ain't free. Did I mention I'm only a poor professor? Thanks! 🙏This post is experimental. It is an AI-generated podcast with two ‘hosts’ discussing a published article on mine on the dark sides of political and legislative transparency. Sunlight ain't all good fo

Does a Just Society Require Just Citizens? | AI Edition

Oct 24 2024 21 mins  
Consider becoming a paid 💰 subscriber. This Substack is a labor of love, but the coffee ☕ it takes to write the Substack ain't free. Thanks! 🙏This post is experimental. It is an AI-generated podcast with two ‘hosts’ discussing a published article on mine on the implications of moral mediocrity on how just a society can be. You can find the official article linked HERE.

#31 | Peter Ryan Brookes | Voting, Censorship, and Children

Oct 01 2024 60 mins  
In this episode, Peter and I discuss the value and benefits of voting at the margins, the ethics and efficacy of censorship, and why having children is better and more nuanced than the debate over natalism would have one believe.Peter Ryan Brookes (Oxford) is a PPE (philosophy, politics, economics) tutor in the UK. He writes the persistent ruminator on Substack. Uncommon Wisdom is

#30 | Dolores G. Morris | Suffering in Divine Silence

Sep 06 2024 62 mins  
In this episode, Prof. Morris and I discuss the problem of evil, skeptical theism (God’s reasons are beyond our ability to understand), and how to think about suffering in a Christian context. We also discuss her recent paper on the topic, and her book on the basics of Christian philosophy. Prof. Morris is an associate professor of instruction in the philosophy department at the

#29 | Bryan Caplan | All Things AI

Aug 02 2024 69 mins  
The infamous economist, Bryan Caplan, and I discuss the potential impact of AI across domains like immigration, national security, employment, and much much more! He’s much more sanguine about AI than I am, but he makes good points, as per usual. Enjoy the show!Bryan Caplan is a professor of economics at George Mason University, research fellow at the Mercatus Center, and adjunct

#28 | Eric Schwitzgebel | Don't Be a Jerk

Jul 07 2023 50 mins  
In this episode, Eric and I discuss his theory of jerks, moral mediocrity, death bed regrets, the extent of our conscious experience, and much more! Eric Schwitzgebel is Professor of Philosophy at University of California, Riverside. He works on topics in the philosophy of psychology, philosophy of mind, and moral psychology. He has many publications to his credit. Get full access

#27 | Morris Kleiner | A License to Exclude

May 26 2023 44 mins  
In this episode, Prof. Morris Kleiner and I discuss the nature of occupational licensing, why occupational licensing is more about excluding competition than quality or competence, why licensing requirements need to be reformed, and much more besides. Everything you wanted to know about occupational licensing!Morris M. Kleiner is professor and AFL-CIO Chair in Labor Policy at the H

#26 | Robin Hanson | Prediction Markets

Apr 17 2023 58 mins  
In this episode, Robin and I discuss the nature of prediction (read: betting) markets, how they originated, how they work, and how such markets could be used to solve any number of social and policy problems we face.Robin Hanson is associate professor of economics at George Mason University, and research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. Get full a

#25 | Robin Hanson | Hidden Motives Everywhere

Apr 12 2023 60 mins  
In this episode, Robin and I discuss the fact that we don’t know our own minds nearly as well as we think, how practices like laughter and charity are often more about impressing others, the inefficacy of healthcare spending on outcomes, and much more besides.Robin Hanson is associate professor of economics at George Mason University, and research associate at the Future of Human

#24 | Antony Davies | America, the Bankrupt

Jul 06 2022 50 mins  
In this episode, Antony and I discuss inflation and shortages, monetary and fiscal policy, and whether, in the long term, the bankruptcy of the Federal government would be something positive. Antony Davies is Associate Professor of Economics at the Palumbo Donahue School of Business at Duquesne University. His research interests include econometrics, public policy, and consumer beh