Oct 13, 2020Would You Rather, Phantom Costs, and Conspiracy Theories with Andrew VonaschAndrew Vonasch and Amber Cazzell discuss costly tradeoffs in reputation management, tendencies to project hidden motives, or so-called phan
Sep 22, 2020Religion as a Context for Character Development with Sarah SchnitkerSarah Schnitker and Amber Cazzell discuss what virtues are, and how and why religion is a rich context for virtue development.
Sep 8, 2020The Arrow of Moral Progress with Steven PinkerSteven Pinker and Amber Cazzell discuss humanism and trends in moral psychology.
Aug 25, 2020Babies are Judging You with Kiley HamlinKiley Hamlin and Amber Cazzell discuss the development of a moral sense in babies and toddlers.
Aug 11, 2020The Best Leaders are Humble with Bradley OwensBradley Owens and Amber Cazzell discuss humility and effective leadership.
Jun 16, 2020Morality Amid COVID-19 with Brülde, Cokelet, Lieberman, Shweder, and YoungIn this episode, Brülde, Cokelet, Lieberman, Shweder, and Young talk about their observations of ethics during the coronavirus pandemic.
Jun 9, 2020Moral Impartiality, Third Party Judgments, and George Floyd Riots with Peter DeScioliPeter DeScioli and Amber Cazzell discuss moral impartiality and the functional role of moral judgments in reducing costliness of conflicts.
May 26, 2020Deep Pragmatism with Joshua GreeneJoshua Greene and Amber Cazzell discuss deep pragmatism, and how empirical research can solve large scale social challenges.
Apr 28, 2020The Stubbornness of Convictions with Linda SkitkaLinda Skitka and Amber Cazzell discuss moral convictions and attitude moralization.
Mar 24, 2020Diversity and Deviance with Jennifer Cole WrightJen Cole Wright and Amber Cazzell talk about how people distinguish between acceptable diversity and unacceptable deviance.
Mar 17, 2020Moral Sentiments and the Mythical Homo Economicus with Russ RobertsRuss Roberts discusses Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments, and the challenges it poses to classical economic theory.
Mar 10, 2020Dungeons and Dragons and Political Ideology with Stephen VaiseyStephen Vaisey discusses four theories of the relationship between morality and political ideology, and the power of shared communal values.
Mar 3, 2020Consciousness, Evolution, and Morality with Robert WrightRobert Wright talks about the trajectory of his interests, as well as the relationships between evolution, morality, and consciousness.
Feb 25, 2020Algorithmic Fairness and Its Discontents with Sharad Goel Sharad Goel and Amber Cazzell discuss the mathematical and social challenges presented by algorithmic fairness.
Feb 18, 2020Becoming Virtuous with Nancy SnowNancy Snow and Amber Cazzell discuss how people become virtuous through the course of everyday life.
Feb 11, 2020Indigenous Wisdom with Darcia Narvaez Darcia Narvaez and Amber Cazzell discuss indigenous sustainable wisdom and humanity's relationship with and responsibility to nature.
Feb 4, 2020Game Theory, Evolution, and Morality with Oliver Scott CurryOliver Scott Curry and Amber Cazzell discuss the game-theoretic and evolutionary underpinnings of the morality as cooperation framework.
Jan 28, 2020Ethics of Market Efficiency with Jonathan WightJonathan Wight and Amber Cazzell discuss the ethical underpinnings of Pareto and Kaldor-Hicks market efficiency.
Jan 21, 2020Ethics of the East Part 2 with Bradford CokeletBradford Cokelet and Amber Cazzell compare and contrast Confucianism and Western Ethical Traditions.
Jan 7, 2020The Ethics of Batman and Captain America with Mark D. WhiteMark D. White and Amber Cazzell discuss the ethics of Batman and Captain America, and what they mean for popular consturals of morality.