<description>&lt;p&gt;David and Tamler do another tier ranking--this time on philosophical thought experiments, so as not to further alienate our chemistry-adjacent listeners. We hit most of the big ones: Pascal's wager, Pascal's mugging, Mary the color scientist, the Ring of Gyges, Jarvis Thomson's violinist, the experience machine, the utility monster, and a lot more. Can you guess our grade for the trolley dilemma?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_room"&gt;The Chinese Room (Searle)&lt;/a&gt; [wikipedia.org]&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_demon"&gt;Descartes' Evil Demon (Descartes)&lt;/a&gt; [wikipedia.org]&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experience_machine"&gt;The Experience Machine (Nozick)&lt;/a&gt; [wikipedia.org]&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_argument"&gt;Mary the Color Scientist (F. Jackson)&lt;/a&gt; [wikipedia.org]&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_mugging"&gt;Pascal's Mugging (Yudkowsky/Bostrom)&lt;/a&gt; [wikipedia.org]&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_wager"&gt;Pascal's Wager (Pascal)&lt;/a&gt; [wikipedia.org]&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_of_Gyges"&gt;The Ring of Gyges (Plato)&lt;/a&gt; [wikipedia.org]&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famine,_Affluence,_and_Morality"&gt;The Shallow Pond (Singer)&lt;/a&gt; [wikipedia.org]&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus"&gt;The Ship of Theseus (Hobbes)&lt;/a&gt; [wikipedia.org]&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem"&gt;The Trolley Problem (Philippa Foot/J.J. Thomson)&lt;/a&gt; [wikipedia.org]&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_monster"&gt;The Utility Monster (Nozick)&lt;/a&gt; [wikipedia.org]&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_position"&gt;The Veil of Ignorance (Rawls)&lt;/a&gt;  [wikipedia.org]&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Defense_of_Abortion"&gt;The Violinist (J.J. Thomson)&lt;/a&gt; [wikipedia.org]&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Very Bad Wizards

Tamler Sommers & David Pizarro

Episode 333: P-hacking the Mind

MAY 26, 202654 MIN
Very Bad Wizards

Episode 333: P-hacking the Mind

MAY 26, 202654 MIN

Description

David and Tamler do another tier ranking--this time on philosophical thought experiments, so as not to further alienate our chemistry-adjacent listeners. We hit most of the big ones: Pascal's wager, Pascal's mugging, Mary the color scientist, the Ring of Gyges, Jarvis Thomson's violinist, the experience machine, the utility monster, and a lot more. Can you guess our grade for the trolley dilemma? The Chinese Room (Searle) [wikipedia.org] Descartes' Evil Demon (Descartes) [wikipedia.org] The Experience Machine (Nozick) [wikipedia.org] Mary the Color Scientist (F. Jackson) [wikipedia.org] Pascal's Mugging (Yudkowsky/Bostrom) [wikipedia.org] Pascal's Wager (Pascal) [wikipedia.org] The Ring of Gyges (Plato) [wikipedia.org] The Shallow Pond (Singer) [wikipedia.org] The Ship of Theseus (Hobbes) [wikipedia.org] The Trolley Problem (Philippa Foot/J.J. Thomson) [wikipedia.org] The Utility Monster (Nozick) [wikipedia.org] The Veil of Ignorance (Rawls) [wikipedia.org] The Violinist (J.J. Thomson) [wikipedia.org]