And it's up! David Pizarro and Tamler Sommers on how metrics, data, indicators, rankings, and other forms quantification can shape our values as individuals and institutions. Plus more conceptual analysis, we're done with C-words (almost) now on to s-words - smug verybadwizards.com/episode/episod…

new Reintegrators is up for beloved patrons. Paul Bloom called in sick for this but David Pizarro and Tamler Sommers go deep into Severance eps 6&7, what we loved, what we didn't love, and a new sense of what the overarching theme might be. Hope you enjoy! patreon.com/posts/reintegr…

new ep! David Pizarro and Tamler Sommers effortlessly glide from the a priori to the a posteriori, beginning with an a priori argument for the Holy Trinity before turning to Richard Feynman's classic commencement speech "Cargo Cult Science" verybadwizards.com/episode/episod…

ahead of tonight's finale check out the latest Reintegrators with Paul Bloom David Pizarro and Tamler Sommers on Severance season 2, eps 8 & 9. mixed on the season but hopeful for tonight patreon.com/posts/reintegr…

coming tomorrow Paul Bloom joins David Pizarro and Tamler Sommers to talk about the Severance season finale, the season in general and the phil/psych questions it raises. Plus - an evolutionary account of the 'ick'

Genuine delight to talk to Yoel Inbar about buttplugs, as always.

new ep! David Pizarro and Tamler Sommers welcome Hi-Phi Nation back to the show. We talk about Barry's new book Fewer Rules, Better People which targets David's strict Kantian worldview and then dive DEEP into David Lynch's Eraserhead verybadwizards.com/episode/episod…

Moral Psych community: jordan wylie & I will be organizing the pre-con at SPSP again! This past year was sold-out and we expect next year to be even bigger! Who do you YOU want to hear from next year? Recommend a speaker with this quick form: tinyurl.com/moralpsychrecs

new ep! David Pizarro and Tamler Sommers on two famous puzzles that for different reasons have bedeviled the rationalist community – The Monty Hall Problem and Newcomb’s “Paradox.” Plus since we’re basically a TV recap podcast now some thoughts on White Lotus Season 3 verybadwizards.com/episode/episod…

I am hiring a PhD student on the meaningful interpretation of effect sizes as part of my VICI funded project. This is a 4 year paid position in a welcoming and collaborative environment. Find out more or apply at tue.nl/werken-bij-tue…

coming next week David Pizarro and Tamler Sommers return to Borges-land & talk about his story "Shakespeare's Memory" and the (?) "Everything and Nothing." Plus a cancelation at Cornell right after its president boasted about their ironclad commitment to free speech (doh!)

new ep! David Pizarro and Tamler Sommers return to their happy place and talk about two pieces by JL Borges "Shakespeare's Memory" and "Everything and Nothing". Plus a cancellation at Cornell (and now NYC!) but don't worry it's the one kind that's good verybadwizards.com/episode/episod…

new bonus ep Va Va Boom! David Pizarro & Tamler Sommers chase down the mysterious secret of Robert Aldrich's masterpiece Kiss Me Deadly. This 1st ep of our Noir Summer bonus series is available for all. Next week for the main feed is on Joseph Campbell. Hope you enjoy! verybadwizards.com/episode/bonus-…

new ep is up! David Pizarro and Tamler Sommers heed the call to journey into the realm of Joseph Campbell. Does myth offer a portal to hidden cosmic forces, to our unconscious & the nature of our own being? Plus three brave scholars of fascism hightail it to Toronto verybadwizards.com/episode/episod…

I am hiring a postdoc to work on a project on moral disgust. This person ideally has expertise in moral psychology, emotions, and/or evolutionary psychology. More details here workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/post….

new ep! David Pizarro and Tamler Sommers try to wrap their heads around the predictive processing view and a paper that applies the framework to meditation practices. But first are there really people (like David says he is) who have no inner voice?verybadwizards.com/episode/episod…

new ep! David Pizarro and Tamler Sommers screw their courage to the sticking place and talk about a little known play by William Shakespeare "Macbeth" Plus we choose the contenders for our first VBW topic tournament suggested and voted on by our beloved Patreon patrons verybadwizards.com/episode/episod…

new ep! David Pizarro and Tamler Sommers return to David Hume’s slippery brand of skepticism, this time focusing Chapter 12 of the Enquiry. Plus a new study called “Your Brain on ChatGPT” and Grok gets a little bit Hitlery verybadwizards.com/episode/episod…

new Noir Summer episode for our beloved Patreon supporters - David Pizarro and Tamler Sommers on Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity. what a movie, so much fun to talk about patreon.com/posts/noir-sum…

new ep is up! David Pizarro and Tamler Sommers talk about Borges' essay(s) “A New Refutation of Time.” Plus for centuries philosophers insisted that you couldn’t measure qualia, but then scientists just went ahead and… measured it! verybadwizards.com/episode/episod…