Dilemma Podcast
Episodes
S01E14: Selecting for Deafness - David Deutsch
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the finale of Dilemma Season 1 famed author of "The Fabric of Reality" and "The Beginning of Infinity", David Deutsch, sits down with Jay Shapiro t...
S01E13: Self Driving Cars - Matthew B. Crawford
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The best selling author of Shop Class As Soulcraft and The World Beyond Your Head has a new book coming out entitled Why We Drive. He sits down with J...
S01E12: Medically Assisted Death - Steven Pinker
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"If I lose my mind, just kill me." Co-Hosts Jay Shapiro and Coleman Hughes discuss the philosophical borders and ethical complications of Medically As...
Thanksgiving Hindsight
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Shapiro is joined by a very special guest... his mother, Sally. They speak about Jay's moral upbringing, Judaism, Atheism, Africa, and giving than...
S01E11: A Camera, A Child, and A Vulture - Larissa MacFarquhar
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the depths of a brutal famine in Sudan in 1993, Kevin Carter took a photo of a starving child and a perched vulture which appeared on the front pag...
S01E10: Clara Barton's Placebo - Stephen Finlay
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A battlefield of wounded and dying soldiers in front of you. You hover over a mortally wounded man. You have medicine in one pocket and water in anoth...
Ep 9: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have hill worth dying on? Jay Shapiro reflects on Dilemma Episode 9: Hurricane at a Hospital with Lisa Tessman
S01E09: A Hospital in a Hurricane - Lisa Tessman
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When the power went out, the flood waters rose, and supplies dwindled in Memorial Hospital in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Pau and her nur...
Ep 8: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Suffering is the price of engagement with life. The difference between pain, suffering, grief, and missing. And Wilfred Sellers manifest vs scientific...
S01E08: Friendbot - Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When her best friend suddenly died she collected all his texts and digital communication and created a chat bot in his image. Jay Shapiro speaks with ...
Ep7: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Shapiro looks back at Episode 7 with Sean Carroll and speaks about naturalism and the optimistic search for "god" and the overrated reputation of ...
S01E07: Religion at the Hospital - Sean Carroll
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Betsy is a nurse who believes that one must accept Jesus to earn entry into heaven. Steve is an atheist who also happens to be on his death bed and a ...
Ep 6: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Shapiro looks back at Episode 6 with Erik Hoel and speaks about a central question about the mind/body problem. What is fundamental? Plus a guest ...
S01E06: Conscious Robots - Erik Hoel
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As your finger hovers over the power button on your computer it says, "Please don't turn me off. That will hurt and kill me. I want to live!" Should y...
Ep 5: in Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Shapiro looks back at Episode 5 with Robin Hanson and the GMO label battles and looks forward to the looming future of food wars between Beyond Me...
S01E05: GMO Warning Labels - Robin Hanson
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Jay Shapiro and Coleman Hughes discuss the ethics of and hidden motivations behind the choices around food and the labels on their packaging wit...
Ep 4: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Host Jay Shapiro reflects on Episode 4 of Dilemma - Listen to the Music with Nina Strohminger.
S01E04: Listen to the Music - Nina Strohminger
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Is it wrong to listen to the music after the musician is revealed to be a terrible person? Join us as we discuss the morality of a young girl named Fr...
Ep 3: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Host Jay Shapiro reflects on Episode 3 of Dilemma - Do I Smell Donuts? with David Pizarro.
S01E03: Do I Smell Donuts? - David Pizarro
29 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a point where advertising is too effective? Join us as we discuss the morality behind Dunkin' Donuts' advertising campaign where they sp...
Ep 2: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Host Jay Shapiro reflects on Episode 2 of Dilemma - Star Trek's Prime Directive with Eric Linus Kaplan
S01E02: Star Trek's Prime Directive - Eric Linus Kaplan
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the long running science fiction show Star Trek, the Federation has a guiding principle referred to as the Prime Directive which instructs federati...
Ep 1: In Hindsight with Jay Shapiro
11 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Host Jay Shapiro reflects on Episode 1 of Dilemma - Fire at the Louvre with Professor Susan Wolf.
S01E01: Fire at the Louvre - Susan Wolf
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Paul is a scholar of Renaissance art history and a curator at the Louvre in Paris. One morning, a fire sweeps through the museum. As people are evacua...