The Monkey Dance
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Two cognitive scientists talk about everything society from science and philosophy to politics and art.
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- 46 | Are we thinking about stress the wrong way? · 1 h 6 min · Episode 53Can we tease apart physiological and psychological stress? Stress in the mind and stress in the body are each comprised of a complex set of phenomena. Is it possible to…
- 45 | Human migration as a complex system · 1 h 13 min · Episode 52Ola Ali joins the podcast to chat about modeling the legal journey of persons who migrate across borders. With a background in physics and complex systems, Ola's work tries to…
- A10 | Investigating systemic corruption · 1 h 1 min · Episode 51There is a lot of money behind keeping corruption difficult to track, but there are also plenty of folks working hard to build better tools for tracking it. The only problem is…
- A5 | The evolution of cooperation · 1 h 57 min · Episode 50Cooperation is deeply embedded in the genetics of our species. Looking at the evolution of cooperation can teach us a lot about how to build better societies. Given the state of…
- A6 | Can we hold AI accountable for its actions? · 1 h 29 min · Episode 49With AI increasingly being used in wars, the glaring question regulators face as a society is one of allocating responsibility when an autonomous tool of war commits a war crime…
- 44 | Voting under autocracies · 1 h 20 min · Episode 48When living under an autocratic regime, should we continue voting or abstain in protest? Zoltan Miklosi joins the podcast to talk about the political obligations of democrats…
- 43 | What makes a war? · 1 h 16 min · Episode 47What determines whether a particular event is classified as part of an existing conflict or a random act of violence? Niraj Kushwaha joins the podcast to talk about modeling…
- A4 | Does fairness exist? · 1 h 25 min · Episode 46Can any interaction between two people ever really be fair? In this episode from February 2024, we sit down with Angarika Deb to chat about how to understand fairness, and what…
- 42 | Who deserves human rights? · 1 h 32 min · Episode 45Every human has the same fundamental rights. That might sound trivial, but the universal access to human rights is being actively debated in courts around the world as well as in…
- 41 | Gangs providing services · 1 h 34 min · Episode 44What happens when gangs step in to provide services for communities that governments aren't able or willing to provide? David Cerero Guerra joins the podcast to talk about his…
- 40 | Where does morality come from? · 1 h 38 min · Episode 43We refer to morality a lot when judging behavior, but what exactly are we referring to? Emese Havadtői joins us to talk about the structure and emergence of moral frameworks. We…
- 39 | How to make a curious mind · 1 h 19 min · Episode 42What is the brain's relationship to information? Francesco Poli joins to talk about the brain, the mind, and the individual differences that amount to human curiosity. We talk…
- 38 | How do we change norms? · 1 h 41 min · Episode 41How do we choose which norms to follow? And how do we change them for a more equitable society? Camilo Martinez joins to talk about how we learn, communicate, and enforce social…
- 37 | Why do people disagree? · 1 h 24 min · Episode 40How can we make sense of the variety of beliefs that are prevalent in society? Peter Steiglechner joins the podcast to talk about the role of identity and group belonging in…
- 36 | What makes us engage with content? · 1 h 26 min · Episode 39Why do we engage with information online? Hannah Metzler joins the podcast to talk about the role of emotions and personal identity when investigating the spread of…
- 35 | Why do some conflicts become violent? · 1 h 39 min · Episode 38Why do some resistance groups resort to armed struggle? And when do those groups decide it's time to put down arms? Barbora Valik joins to talk about the factors that can lead to…
- A2 | What does it mean to have power? · 1 h 35 min · Episode 37From the Archive: Episode 2 Inequality seems to be a fundamental aspect of the society we've created. Is an unequal power dynamic endemic to any interaction between a set of…
- 34 | How do infants process information? · 1 h 29 min · Episode 35How do infants treat information they come across? I sit down with Velisar Manea to chat about how the infant mind develops, the types of biases evolution might have built in…
- 33 | Early childhood memories and visual cognition · 1 h 22 min · Episode 34Nicolas Goupil joins me to chat about his work spanning everything from forming early childhood memories, to visual cognition, to hierarchies in groups. It's a fun, wide ranging…
- 32 | When curiosity is limited by our biases · 1 h 40 min · Episode 33How do our biases interfere with our willingness to learn? Pelin Kasar and Juliette Vazard both return to the podcast for a chat at the intersection of beliefs, biases, and…
