Podcasts by Utilitarian

Samo Burja on the War in Ukraine from 2022-03-11T18:36:56

In this shorter episode of the Utilitarian Podcast, I talk with Samo Burja about the war in Ukraine. Samo is the founder of the geopolitical analysis firm Bismarck Analysis.

We talk about...

Big Ideas - Bryan Caplan from 2022-02-22T14:49:46

On this episode of the Utilitarian Podcast, I talk with Bryan Caplan. Bryan is a professor of economics at George Mason University. His latest book is Labor Econ Versus the World: Essays on the ...

Ethics and World Government - Neil Sinhababu from 2022-02-02T13:48:26

On this episode of the Utilitarian Podcast, I talk with Neil Sinhababu. Neil is a professor of philosophy at the University of Singapore.

Our conversation has two broad topics: We talk ab...

How Can We Best Reduce Suffering? - Magnus Vinding from 2021-11-21T15:21:59

On today’s episode of the Utilitarian Podcast, I talk with Magnus Vinding. Magnus is the co-founder of Center For Reducing Suffering and the author of the books Suffering-Focused Ethics and Reas...

Krister Bykvist on moral uncertainty, rationality, metaethics, AI and future populations from 2021-10-21T15:07:11

On today’s episode of the Utilitarian Podcast, I talk with Krister Bykvist. Krister is a Professor of Philosophy at Stockholm University and Institute for Futures Studies.

We talk abo...

Moral Uncertainty - Krister Bykvist from 2021-10-21T15:07:11

On today’s episode of the Utilitarian Podcast, I talk with Krister Bykvist. Krister is a Professor of Philosophy at Stockholm University and Institute for Futures Studies.

We talk about t...

Creating Utopia - Joseph Carlsmith from 2021-07-27T13:08:23

On this episode of the Utilitarian Podcast, I talk with Joseph Carlsmith. Joseph is a research analyst at Open Philanthropy and a doctoral ...

The Ethics of Aliens - Milan Cirkovic from 2021-05-07T14:26:40

On this episode of the Utilitarian Podcast I talk with Milan Cirkovic. Milan is an astrophysicist at the Astronomical Observatory of Belgrade and a researcher at The Future of Humanity Institute...

Building a Worldview - Michael Huemer from 2021-03-27T08:37:12

On this episode of the Utilitarian Podcast I talk with Michael Huemer. Michael is a professor of philosophy at the university of Colorado. We talk about how to build a worldview, epistemology an...

The Science of Pleasure - Kent Berridge from 2021-03-22T15:23:17

On this episode of the Utilitarian Podcast I talk with Kent Berridge about the science of pain and pleasure. Kent Berridge is a professor of neuroscience at the University of Michigan and the le...

Ending Aging - Aubrey de Grey from 2021-03-08T15:42:44

Aubrey de Grey is a biomedical gerontologist. He’s the co-founder and chief science officer of the SENS Research Foundation, which is a non-profit that does basic research on aging and treatment...

Grand Futures with Anders Sandberg from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Sandberg tells us about the current human situation, possible future trajectories, the explanation for the undersupply of efforts to reduce catastrophic risks, humanity's wisdom and coordination, t...

The Feeling of Value with Sharon Hewitt Rawlette from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Sharon Hewitt Rawlette and I discuss the metaethical thesis of her book The Feeling of Value, which centers around normative qualia. We touch upon perspectival bias, pain and pleasure, how to const...

The Future of Consciousness - Andrés Gómez Emilsson from 2021-01-30T09:12:24

On this episode of the Utilitarian Podcast, I talk with Andres Gomez Emilsson who is co-director of research at the Qualia Research Institute.

The Qualia Research Institute is a non-profi...

Knowing What We Should Do - Simon Rosenqvist from 2020-12-14T11:59:40

Simon Rosenqvist recently completed his PhD in philosophy at Uppsala University and we cover his conclusions in this podcast.

We talk about consciousness in humans, animals and machines Listen

Utilitarian Intuitions - Torbjörn Tännsjö from 2020-11-24T16:45:52

I talk with Torbjörn Tännsjö about his personal relation to moral philosophy and utilitarianism, moral methodology and the role of intuitions in ethics, moral realism, nihilism and religion, the...

Grand Futures - Anders Sandberg from 2020-10-06T09:56:11

Sandberg tells us about the current human situation, possible future trajectories, the explanation for the undersupply of efforts to reduce catastrophic risks, humanity's wisdom and coordination, t...

The Feeling of Value - Sharon Hewitt Rawlette from 2020-08-29T09:44:48

Sharon Hewitt Rawlette and I discuss the metaethical thesis of her book The Feeling of Value, which centers around normative qualia. We touch upon perspectival bias, pain and pleasure, how to const...