Also, I realized I forgot to tweet from this account about the previous episode, "Are Democrats being irrational?" with David Shor! ... It's interesting revisiting our conversation now, after the GA runoffs :)

Add me to the long list of people impressed with @coldxman's thinking! For the latest podcast episode we had a great conversation about why he supports a "colorblind" approach to race, and why many people disagree with him. Audio + transcript: rationallyspeakingpodcast.or…

If you've been thinking "Why doesn't Julia ever share her thoughts on consensual cannibalism" then today's your lucky day In my new episode I argue w/philosopher Michael Sandel about that, + whether "human dignity" is real & his critique of meritocracy rationallyspeakingpodcast.or…

On the latest episode of Rationally Speaking, I argue with economist & Nobel Laureate Angus Deaton about: (1) What's causing the rise in "deaths of despair," and (2) Is effective altruism a good thing? Our conversation got... lively 🙂 rationallyspeakingpodcast.or…

In case you missed it: Rationally Speaking is back! Check out this week's episode on whether it's fair to blame Boomers for the economic struggles of Millennials. Featuring guests @jillfilipovic, @josephsternberg, and @fisher_patrick. rationallyspeakingpodcast.or…

New ep! This episode features a pair of interviews. First, @stephlepp discusses what she's learned from interviewing people who had a serious change of heart. Second, @Buster Benson shares his tips for coming away from a disagreement feeling more alive. bit.ly/34SGUSa

New ep! Economist @bryan_caplan makes a compelling case for open borders in his new graphic nonfiction book, "Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration," illustrated by cartoonist Zach Weinersmith (@ZachWeiner). bit.ly/34SGUSa

New ep! Philosopher of mind @keithfrankish is one of the leading proponents of "illusionism," the theory that argues that your subjective experience -- i.e., the "what it is like" to be you -- is a trick of the mind. bit.ly/34aWYhO

New ep! Thibault Le Texier and Julia discuss his findings on the Stanford Prison Experiment, how the experimenters got away with such a significant misrepresentation for so long, and what this whole affair says about the field of psychology. bit.ly/33xkB3O

New ep! In this episode, decision theorist @davidmanheim explains the dynamics behind Goodhart's Law ("When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to become a good measure") and some potential solutions to it. bit.ly/2mtpgDR

New ep! Several recent books have argued there's no difference between male and female brains. Saloni Dattani (@salonium), a PhD in psychiatric genetics, discusses what we really know so far about gender and the brain. bit.ly/2lsZCi6

New ep! It's rare for public intellectuals to talk about things they've gotten wrong, but geneticist Razib Khan (@razibkhan) is an exception. He and Julia discuss a list of 28 things he's changed his mind about in the last decade. bit.ly/2KIRd4k

New ep! It's common wisdom that spending a lot of time on your smartphone or checking social media takes a psychological toll. But is there any research to back that up? Julia discusses the evidence with professor Andy Przybylski (@ShuhBillSkee). bit.ly/2KghQwV

New ep! Economist Alex Tabarrok (@ATabarrok) discusses his latest book, co-authored with Eric Heller, "Why are the Prices So D*mn High?," which blames rising costs on a phenomenon called the Baumol Effect. bit.ly/2LA53rf

No new episode this week, folks! Tune back in on July 22nd when Rationally Speaking will resume our regular biweekly update schedule.