Brain in a Vat

Is immortality a blessing or a curse? Would eternal life be boring, meaningless, and amoral? Presenters: Mark Oppenheimer and Jason Werbeloff  Editor and Producer: Jimmy Mullen 

Why is free speech valuable? Should there be any limits on what we are allowed to say? Should we tolerate words that are hateful? Hosted by Mark Oppenheimer and Jason Werbeloff Produced and Edited by James Mullen

How do scientists and philosophers work together to make progress on the nature of the cosmos, the meaning of life, and what it means to flourish? The John Templeton Foundation funds work on the intersection of philosophy and science in some of the most important questions of our time. Hosted by Mark Oppenheimer and Jason Werbeloff Edited and Produced by James Mullen

Can music be objectively good (or bad)? How should we understand fundamental disagreement about preferences and values? And should philosophical discussion be theory driven or should we use another methodology?

Are we obligated to save strangers? Does it matter whether those strangers are in different countries or our in own? And even if we are not obligated, have we done something wrong if we help but not in the most efficient way possible? Theron's book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-rules-of-rescue-9780190884147?q=pummer&lang=en&cc=us Hosted by Mark Oppenheimer and Jason Werbleoff Produced by Jimmy Mullen

What makes a good apology? Are we ever obligated to apologize even though we did nothing wrong? And how should we deal with apologies in this highly politicized landscape? Hosted by Mark Oppenheimer and Jason Werbeloff Edited and produced by James Mullen

Everything Everywhere All at Once is a magnificent mess. The film raises questions around the meaning of life, the nature of the multiverse, and how we should understand free will in a world filled with counterfactuals. Presenters: Mark Oppenheimer and Jason Werbeloff  Editor and Producer: Jimmy Mullen   Brain in a Vat bookshop (Shopify): https://smarturl.it/BrainShop Brain in a Vat bookshop (Amazon): https://smarturl.it/BrainAmazonShop

When is death preferable to living?  Are there fates worse than death? And what sort of future society should we build? Lionel Shriver discusses her latest novel, Should We Stay or Should We Go Hosted by Mark Oppenheimer and Jason Werbeloff Edited and Produced by James Mullen

Ben Stiller's superb series, Severance, raises fascinating questions about the nature of personal identity. Are we minds or brains? Is it possible for two persons to inhabit the same body? And can a person survive gaps in their existence? Hosted by Mark Oppenheimer and Jason Werbeloff Edited and Produced by James Mullen

As Russia wages an unjust war against Ukraine, questions around the ethics of war abound. Are soldiers fighting for the wrong side ever justified in killing? Should we punish these soldiers even if they were coerced by their State to fight? And is it ever justified to kill civilians? Read Jeff's book here: amazon.com/Killing-War-Uehiro-Practical-Ethics/dp/019960357X Hosted by Mark Oppenheimer and Jason Werbeloff Edited and Produced by James Mullen