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All work & no play make Jack not only dull, but also evolutionarily disadvantaged… Video: http://youtu.be/NQ0j-gOLNUk Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2017/08/09/124.-Play-Theory.html

What makes me “me?” How can I still be me, even though I change over time? Is Starfleet taking applications yet? Video: http://youtu.be/Bbp_e9UT2mk Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2017/07/26/123.-Personal-Identity-and-the-Transporter-Paradox.html

Is discovery the work of genius, or an inevitable social process? The data suggest neither; maybe its chance! Video: http://youtu.be/yuezK1FpuR8 Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2017/07/13/122.-The-Stochastic-Model-of-Scientific-Discovery.html

Teleology: explaining things via their intended purpose. Turns out we’ve a tendency to use it everywhere. Video: http://youtu.be/A1fKXub-SiI Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2017/06/28/121.-Teleological-Bias.html

Networking is an essential part of career advancement in business today, but should it be? Video: http://youtu.be/qHU-kucCxMk Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2017/06/14/120.-Business-Networking.html

Un/satisfying gif albums are scratching a very human itch. Where does it come from, and does it mean anything? Video: http://youtu.be/hSjp46Pmcdc Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2017/05/31/119.-The-Limits-of-Order-and-Harmony.html

The Antikythera Mechanism: ancient mechanical astrological calendar, & reminder of the fragility of knowledge. Video: http://youtu.be/zM3BDiKQdc4 Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2017/05/17/118.-The-Antikythera-Mechanism.html

Why are so many smart people interested in finding alien intelligence…and where should we look for them? Video: http://youtu.be/lzRXKrxavm8 Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2017/05/03/117.-SETI-and-Dyson-Spheres.html

The so-called “War on Science” isn’t about hostility, it’s a simple case of forgetting how science is different. Video: http://youtu.be/UfXxhu5CbPk Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2017/04/20/116.-The-War-on-Science.html

HI THERE, QUILLETTE READERS! Holly seems to have used my video (without my permission) to explain the Motte-and-Bailey fallacy, in an article defending some half-baked TERF ideology. I invite you to think critically about why it’s so important for TERFs that the legal protections afforded to women are never extended to trans women, why TERFs (at best) insist on separate-but-equal treatment, and why it’s so important for them to deny a tiny minority of people the right to live as they choose. Video: http://youtu.be/hu2mT1KIOHM Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2017/04/05/115.-The-Motte-and-Bailey-Fallacy.html