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Curiosity Porn
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This podcast engages listeners with intellectually stimulating and entertaining conversations with recognized thought leaders and important ideas that are shaping our world.
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25 - Are most of our societal fears unfounded? w/Joel Best
Sep 2601:00:18Tap to summarizeSociologist 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.
Transcribe →24 - How should we think about AI? w/Michael Hanegan
Aug 1501:08:17Tap to summarizeArtificial Intelligence Professor, Michael Hanegan, joins James and Guy to discuss how AI will affect work, learning, medicine, education, and more!
Transcribe →23 - How Bad Is Your Memory? w/Elizabeth Loftus
Jun 3000:53:23Tap to summarizePsychologist 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.
Transcribe →22 - What is subversive humor?
May 3101:03:57Tap to summarizePolitical 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/
Transcribe →21 - What is a secular guru? w/Matt Browne and Chris Kavanagh
Apr 18, 202501:03:17Tap to summarizeThe hosts of the podcast Decoding the Gurus join James and Guy to talk about galaxy brain, pseudo-profound bullshit, and Jordan Peterson.
Transcribe →20 - Benny Goldman's Surprising Findings on Economic Mobility
Mar 27, 202500:57:51Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Guy and James visit with Dr. Benjamin Goldman, assistant professor of economics at Cornell University, regarding his research into economic mobility. In addition to his position at Cornell, Dr. Goldman is a research affiliate with Opportunity Insights, the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities and EdRedesign. Their conversation focuses on research Dr. Goldman conducted with several other researchers at Opportunity Insights on the changing nature of economic mobility in the U.S.Along the way, they also discuss Dr. Goldman's research into changing marriage rates for both college- and non-college educated individuals, and what those rates have meant for family formation and economic prospects.To learn more about Dr. Benjamin Goldman, click here: https://www.benjamindgoldman.com/To review the research he and his research partners at Opportunity Insights conducted on economic mobility, click here: https://opportunityinsights.org/paper/changingopportunity/To review Dr. Goldman's paper on the changes in married rates among the college-educated and non-college educated, click here: https://benjamindgoldman.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/papers/education_marriage/education_marriage.pdfTo learn more about Dr. Guy Crain, click here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/humanities-department/crain-guy/To learn more about Professor James Davenport, click here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/social-sciences-department/davenport-james/Contact us at curprn@gmail.com with suggestions for guests, comments on this episode, or questions you'd like us to ask or answer.You can follow Curiosity Porn on X (Twitter) at @curprn_podcast and on Facebook.Although Guy and James are both professors at Rose State College, the views expressed on this podcast are solely the views of Guy & James and their guests, and do not represent the views of Rose State College, its administration, faculty or students.
Transcribe →19 - How's Curiosity Porn Going?
Feb 21, 202501:00:25Tap to summarizeJames and Guy look back on the episodes they've done so far--the good, the bad, and the ugly. Find out who their dream guests would be, what they're still curious about, and their favorite guest answer to their special question.
Transcribe →18 - Bryan Caplan Makes a Case Against Education
Jan 22, 202501:02:05Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Dr. Bryan Caplan, economist at George Mason University, discusses his book, The Case Against Education, with Guy & James. Caplan explains why he thinks most of the gains from education are from signaling rather than human capital development, and how this distorts the education process.Along the way, we also discuss Caplan's views on immigration and why he has developed a preference for graphic novels as a means of communicating his ideas.To learn more about Dr. Bryan Caplan, go here: https://economics.gmu.edu/people/bcaplan; and here: http://www.bcaplan.com/To check out his book, The Case Against Education, go here: https://www.amazon.com/Case-against-Education-System-Waste/dp/0691174652/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=bryacaplwebp-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=2a0c58e873ed68d8abd86c1449dd0968&creativeASIN=0691174652To follow his blog, "Bet on It," go here: https://www.betonit.ai/To learn more about Dr. Guy Crain, go here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/humanities-department/crain-guy/To learn more about Professor James Davenport: go here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/social-sciences-department/davenport-james/Contact us at curprn@gmail.com with suggestions for guests, comments on this episode, or questions you'd like us to ask or answer.You can follow Curiosity Porn on X (Twitter) at curprn_podcast and on Facebook.Although Guy and James are both professors at Rose State College, the views expressed on this podcast are solely the views of Guy & James and their guests, and do not represent the views of Rose State College, its administration, faculty, or students.
Transcribe →17 - What is Testimonial Withdrawal? w/Dr. Emily McWilliams
Dec 20, 202400:52:26Tap to summarizeHave you ever hesitated to share something because you were afraid people wouldn't understand? Or, worse, that they would understand but would punish you for it? This is episode is for you! Philosopher Emily McWilliams from the University of Dayton joins James and Guy to discuss a variety of ways that people can suffer communicative injustices.
Transcribe →16 - Robert Litan Discusses Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism, and Better Capitalism
Dec 4, 202401:01:09Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Dr. Robert Litan, co-Author of "Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism" and "Better Capitalism," discusses why economic growth remains an important priority, why not all forms of capitalism are created equal, and why we need a continuous entrepreneurial revolution.Along the way, Dr. Litan shares his thoughts on the role immigration plays in spurring innovation and economic growth, the importance of AI, and the ability of entrepreneurship to help overcome the challenges of climate change.Since Guy was away at a conference, James was joined by Dr. Sue Lynn Sasser, professor of economics (Emeritus) at the University of Central Oklahoma for this conversation.To learn more about Dr. Robert Litan, go here: https://www.brookings.edu/people/robert-e-litan/To know more about Professor James Davenport, click here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/social-sciences-department/davenport-james/To learn more about Dr. Guy Crain, click here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/humanities-department/crain-guy/Contact us at curprn@gmail.com with suggestions for guests, comments on this episode, or questions you'd like us to ask or answer.You can follow curiosity porn on X (Twitter) at @curprn_podcast and on Facebook.Although Guy and James are both professors at Rose State College, the views expressed on this podcast are solely the views of Guy and James and their guests and do not represent the views of Rose State College, its administration, faculty, or students.
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