I apologize for the abrupt ending, there were technical difficulties yet again, we ended with some casual chatter about pop culture that overlaps with previous conversations, otherwise I hope you enjoy.--- Support this podcast: https://anch

Looking down from a cultural precipice

Feb 14th, 2021 3h 1m

Discussing where we're at in the cultural moment from the angle of various institutions and trends --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METACEPTION/support

On mental health in fiction and the social power of linguistics

Dec 13th, 2020 1h 59m

Greetings All, here we discuss our reaction to some video essays we've shared in the past on mental health issues in fiction and IRL and how they added to our perspective of those subjects, among other subjects.--- Support this podcast: htt

Reflecting on Bojack Horseman, Hamilton and misunderstanding Authoritarianism

Nov 11th, 2020 2h 36m

Greetings, I wish everyone well in the meantime, take care of yourself and each other. This is a stream of consciousness between a lot of different topics, such as a beloved television series we both just finished and perceptions about sobering

A better model for education and the vice of intellectual self-pleasure

Oct 19th, 2020 1h 4m

This one got cut short by technical difficulties on my end so I apologize. I hope you can find it worth your time for what it's worth. As always, thank you for taking a chance on us amateurs.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METAC

Online dating, IDW discourse and Star Wars: ROS

Sep 7th, 2020 2h

Our thoughts on the place of Rise of Skywalker in the Star Wars canon and casual discussions about online dating as well our complicated feelings about the Intellectual Dark Web.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METACEPTION/suppor

First jobs, scientific doubt and rewatching Avatar: TLA

Aug 23rd, 2020 1h 58m

A stream of consciousness discussion that mostly on notes of levity with a light hearted tone--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METACEPTION/support

Quarantine productivity and ethical consumption of adult content

May 21st, 2020 2h 27m

This is more of a stream of consciousness discussion which discusses topics we've been planning to talk about for a while in between how we cope with the chaotic reality we live in --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METACEPTION/sup

On empathy and fiction interaction

May 18th, 2020 1h 8m

A discussion of how we relate to and process storytelling in our emotional engagement with it and what it reflects about our psyches.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METACEPTION/support

Joe Rogan and tactical tradeoffs

Apr 19th, 2020 1h 15m

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/08/my-joe-rogan-experience/594802/ A discussion of this article and the larger debate regarding ideological strategies, I apologize for the audio being cutoff at the end, technical dif

Pandemics and the social fabric

Apr 14th, 2020 2h

Personal reflections on how we're dealing with the chaos in the world differently. I apologize for the audio being cutoff at the end, technical difficulties arose.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METACEPTION/support

On monologues and celebrity discourse

Feb 15th, 2020 47m 50s

A discussion on celebrity discourse and how it might serve more harm than good even when we don't disagree with it.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/METACEPTION/support

On Threats to Free Speech and Sociological Storytelling

Nov 18th, 2019 52m 31s

An intellectual conversation with a close friend related to free speech, social discourse and storytelling. I apologize for the background noise, one day when I have better equipment I will avoid it. This is a test run for us that we want to im

The Problem of Coercive Citations

Oct 14th, 2019 9m 57s

A start of a new metascience discussion on peer review, starting with the issue of Coercive Citations and how common are they? Recommended readings: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02922-9#content https://www.nature.com/articles/d4

The Conservative Case For Caring About LGBT rights

Oct 4th, 2019 27m 4s

A discussion on how to approach subjects related to LGBT rights in a way that appeals to conservative values. Relevant sources: https://www.npr.org/2016/06/01/480247305/how-the-utah-compromise-could-serve-as-a-model-law-for-other-stateshttps:

The invisible problems of Ph.D students

Sep 26th, 2019 10m 21s

https://qz.com/547641/theres-an-awful-cost-to-getting-a-phd-that-no-one-talks-about/A discussion building on this piece about the mental health issues common among graduate students but remain rather obscure.--- Suppor

What is the problem with public research being corporate backed?

Sep 23rd, 2019 18m 12s

A discussion of the problems that come from public universities depending on private corporations to back their research. Primarily built on this article: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/problem-sugar-daddy-science/598231/

Cause for cautious optimism amidst the replication crisis

Sep 17th, 2019 13m 5s

A discussion of positive developments major scientific communities have taken to address the replication crisis. Based around these articles: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/sports-science-is-finally-talking-about-its-methodology-problems/

Has Science slowed down?

Sep 12th, 2019 20m 2s

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/11/diminishing-returns-science/575665/https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/11/26/is-science-slowing-down-2/ Built around these articles, a discussion of just how finite or infinite the fron

The Future of the Scientific Paper

Sep 9th, 2019 21m 53s

A discussion on the very way scientific research is presented, is it possible for the scientific community to move beyond simple papers and PDFs? This episode is primarily built on this article: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/

Baby steps to address the replication crisis

Sep 7th, 2019 19m 30s

A discussion of ways to improve science communication in the press and reducing the publication bias toward studies that aren't replicable. Built on these pieces: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/6/11/18652225/hype-science-press-rele

Should Science be funded by lottery?

Sep 6th, 2019 8m 55s

A discussion on how scientific research is and how it should be financed. A great introduction to the topic here:https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/1/18/18183939/science-funding-grant-lotteries-research--- Support this podcast: https:/

A Revolution to Free Science

Sep 4th, 2019 25m 45s

A discussion of the open access movement in the science community. I mostly build on this essay: https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/6/3/18271538/open-access-elsevier-california-sci-hub-academic-paywalls--- Support this podcast: https://