Episodes
Total: 309
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
In what has to be the most somber VBW to date, David and Tamler welcome Harvard psychologist Matthew
David and Tamler tackle the topic of implicit bias and the controversy surrounding the implicit asso
Honor shmonor, David and Tamler return to their repugnant roots for this one. First, we pay an overd
It took two tries (the first one led to a big non-productive fight), but David and Tamler end up wit
Award-winning screenwriter and medieval philosophy scholar Yoel Inbar joins us for a deep dive on th
Why are we always attracted to people who mock us, resist our advances, and play hard to get? Maybe
From Very Bad Wizards to Megyn Kelly Today back to Very Bad Wizards, Laurie Santos has traveled the
David and Tamler take a break from complaining about psychological studies that measure utilitariani
It's been 5 years since Molly Crockett has been guest on VBW. During that time she's completed a pos
David and Tamler talk about the nature of death. Is being dead a bad thing? If so, what makes it bad
What's the best way to build self-control, patience, productivity, and delayed marshmallow eating? F
David and Tamler break down two episodes (with full spoilers) from the new season of Charlie Brooker
In this Very Special Boxing Day edition of the podcast, Tamler and David welcome back honorary Third
David and Tamler assert their autonomy as individuals by discussing their favorite dystopian works o