Very Bad Wizards is a podcast featuring a philosopher (Tamler Sommers) and a psychologist (David Piz
As parents we like to think we have an impact on our children - their future, their happiness, the k
The less we know, the more we know it. David and Tamler talk about the notorious Dunning-Kruger effe
David and Tamler dive into the book of Ecclesiastes, an absurdist classic that is somehow also a boo
Poor and black defendants have more legal rights than ever, but that didn't stop mass incarceration.
David and Tamler talk about the invasion of dual process theories in psychology. Why do we love theo
David and Tamler continue their discussion of Dostoevsky's funny, sad, philosophical novella Notes F
We’re sick men. We’re spiteful men. We’re unpleasant men. We think our livers are diseased (especial
David and Tamler dive deep into Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 hallucinatory classic, Vertigo. Why does thi
In the famous words of the idealist philosopher George Berkeley, “To exist is to be perceived.” Our
David dies for science’s sins and addresses the failed replication of one of his studies (conducted
Tamler and David continue their Nagel-gazing by discussing another essay from Mortal Questions: "Rut
There was me, that is Tamler, and my droog, that is David, and we sat in our living rooms on Skype t
What better way to celebrate our 150th episode than to bring back our favorite guest – Paul Bloom! W
Is living forever a good thing? Could we maintain our values and personal attachments throughout ete
Tamler wades into a Twitter controversy about Serena Williams - could this be his fast-track pass in
Oxford philosophy professor Will MacAskill joins us to talk about effective altruism, moral uncertai
Is being a sports fan irrational? Does it lead to more suffering than happiness? David and Tamler di
David and Tamler go deep into Borges’ labyrinth to discuss the fascinating, multi-dimensional story
David and Tamler try to wrap their heads around Jorge Luis Borges' “The Library of Babel†– a s
David and Tamler tackle the topic selected by their Patreon supporters - the psychology of personali
