Embrace The Void

My guest this week is Avel Guenin-Carlut, a PhD candidate in Cognitive Science at the University of Sussex. We discuss Avel's work on a variety of topics, including work on the Unification Church a piece about disabilities called Illness, Trauma, and Cruelty.On the Unification Church: https://osf.io/preprints/osf/wg36c_v2Illness, Trauma, and Cruelty: https://kairos-research.org//illness-trauma-and-cruelty/Music by GW RodriguezEditing by Adam WikSibling Pod:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Next Episode: TBA

My guest this week is Jason Storm, Francis Christopher Oakley Third Century Professor of Religion and chair of science and technology studies at Williams College. He is author of the new book The Genealogy of Genealogy, an ironically critical analysis of a concept commonly thrown around word on the academic left.The Genealogy of Genealogy: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/G/bo265446241.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezEditing by Adam WikSibling Pod:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!Next Episode: Illness, Trauma, and Cruelty with Avel Guenin-Carlut

My guest this week is Nathanael-Israel Israel, author of the book Boldest Scientific Formula of God and Creation, where he claims to have formulated a theory proving which god is the one true god. We discuss the details of that theory as well as additional claims he makes about non-Christian faiths.Boldest Scientific Formula: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1969961015?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallbackMusic by GW RodriguezEditing by Adam WikSibling Pod:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!This show is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.Next Episode: The Genealogy of Genealogy with Jason Storm

My guest this week is Dr. Steve Novella, one of the founding hosts of Skeptics Guide to the Universe. We discuss the recent issue with one of the SGU cohosts making public posts of an extreme and dehumanizing nature and how to craft guidelines for both what happens on air and for deciding who to collaborate with in general.Music by GW RodriguezEditing by Adam WikSibling Pod:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!This show is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.Next Episode: TBD

My returning guest this week is Jeff Sebo, associate professor of Environmental Studies, Affiliated Professor of Bioethics, Medical Ethics, Philosophy, and Law, Director of the Center for Environmental and Animal Protection, Director of the Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy, and Co-Director of the Wild Animal Welfare Program at New York University. He’s recently coauthored two articles on AI Welfare, taking AI welfare seriously in 2024 and Studying AI Welfare Empirically. We discuss the challenges of getting people to care about this issue and what it might mean if non-sentient AI are still moral patients.Taking AI Welfare Seriously: https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.00986Studying AI Welfare Empirically: https://nonhumanminds.org/studying-ai-welfare-empirically/?trk=public_post_comment-textMusic by GW RodriguezEditing by Adam WikSibling Pod:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!This show is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.Next Episode: Moral Realism with Allegedly Ian