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Episode 59: The Principle of Optimism (Round Table Discussion)

The Theory of Anything

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The Relationship Between Cynicism and Cynism

Panelist: I'd love to talk about its ugly stepsisters, pessimism and cynicism a little bit. What's the relationship between cynicism and skepticism? "I think I don't really like the word skepticism because the connotation has evolved from more neutral to negative," he says. 'Cynicism is just a flat line renouncement'

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