Curiosity Porn

25 - Are most of our societal fears unfounded? w/Joel Best

Sociologist Joel Best--Mr. Halloween, himself!--joins James and Guy to calm our worst societal fears! Kids aren't getting dumber, crime is not getting worse, psychotic neighbors are not poisoning your children's Halloween candy, and "social construction" is not a bad word. We are, however, generally pretty bad at math.

24 - How should we think about AI? w/Michael Hanegan

Artificial Intelligence Professor, Michael Hanegan, joins James and Guy to discuss how AI will affect work, learning, medicine, education, and more!

23 - How Bad Is Your Memory? w/Elizabeth Loftus

Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus joins Guy and special guest co-host Jerry Green to talk about misremembering, rich false memories, the Satanic Panic, deep fakes, lifetime movies, and getting swatted with a magazine by a woman on an airplane.

22 - What is subversive humor?

Political scientist Emily Stacey and historian Aaron Bachhoffer discuss the history of subversive humor concerning race and sexual orientation. Also, check out Dr. Stacey's podcast Not My Generation: https://notmygeneration.captivate.fm/ [https://notmygeneration.captivate.fm/]

21 - What is a secular guru? w/Matt Browne and Chris Kavanagh

The hosts of the podcast Decoding the Gurus join James and Guy to talk about galaxy brain, pseudo-profound bullshit, and Jordan Peterson.