The Scientific Worldview

This episode features: -Will AI replace all human jobs? -When will we get artificial general intelligence? -When will we get superintelligence? -What is the chance that a billion people die in a global catastrophe? -What is the chance that humanity goes extinct? -In a world with advanced AI, will life feel meaningless? -Is it possible to clone humans? -Can you upload your mind to a computer? -Why did humanity take over the world? -Would it be possible to create an artificial intelligence that is smarter than any human? -Will there be a "singularity"? -How will governments react to developments in AI? -Why do people oppose AI?

This episode features: -Is American society sexist? -Do men hate women? -Are men more likely to commit suicide? -Why are most divorces initiated by women? -Are women discriminated against in university? -Are women held to the same standards as men in the military and law-enforcement? -Do police reduce crime? -Does incarceration reduce crime? -Why does the United States imprison so many people? -Which parts of the world have the highest crime rates? -Why did shoplifting increase in San Francisco? -Why do young people commit more crime? -Why do men commit more crime? -Does poverty cause crime? -Do smart people commit more crime? -Do genes predispose people to commit crimes? -Does therapy reduce recidivism?

This episode features: -Did mask mandates help prevent the spread of covid? -Why did the US government engage in censorship during the pandemic? -Does violent media cause violence? -What are the benefits of religion? -Should there be limits on artistic expression? -Why does the truth matter? -What is cancel culture? -Should men be allowed to talk about abortion? -Who decides what counts as "hate speech"? -Why are some forms of bigotry acceptable, while others are not? -What is the euphemism treadmill? -What do Hispanic people think of the term "Latinx"?

This episode features: -Does porn cause sexual assault? -Does porn cause people to have more sex? -Will climate change destroy the world? -Is death bad? -Does death give meaning to life? -Does death give us motivation? -If we were immortal, would life get boring? -Is immortality physically possible? -Why are people attracted to religions, cults, and political ideologies? -Why do so many ideologies predict the end of the world is coming soon? -Should we restrict how much soda people drink?  

This episode features: -Should polygamy be legal? -Should you be able to sell your organs? -Should euthanasia be legal? -Is it permissible to sell children? -Is surrogacy wrong? -Does surrogacy harm the child? -Is it acceptable for someone to use surrogacy to have as many children as possible? -Is it ethical to create many embryos and then choose which to implant based on genes? -Should we use genetic engineering to address disabilities? -Should we use genetic engineering to enhance ourselves? -Is incest between consenting adults wrong?

This episode features: -Is there a "moment" of conception? -Are most abortions due to recklessness? -Is the death penalty wrong? -Should we use corporal punishment? -Is solitary confinement ethical? -Is it wrong to kill animals? -Does equality matter? -What is fairness? -Do some people deserve more than others? -Is taxation theft? -Should the government take from the rich and give to the poor? -Should the government take from the beautiful and give to the ugly? -Should the government take from the tall and give to the short?

This episode features: -Is suffering always bad? -Is suffering necessary for great art? -Is having kids good or bad? -Would the world be better with more people in it? -Would the world be better off without humanity? -Do we want to be sad sometimes? -What's the point of sports? -Is life mostly suffering? -If we live in a deterministic universe, is anyone responsible for their actions? -Are psychopaths responsible for their crimes? -What is the relationship between effective altruism and autism?

This episode features: -Should transgender women compete in women's sports? -Should we have open borders? -Is it wrong to eat your dog? -When is it OK to break a promise? -When is it OK to lie? -Is it OK to steal if you really need the money? -If somebody wants to become a slave, should they be able to? -Are you obligated to donate to charity? -Do rights exist? -Why are people donating their money to help shrimp?

This episode features: -Should a doctor kill one patient to save five? -Is nationalism good or bad? -Which is more morally valuable, a pig or 1000 squirrels? -Are fish conscious? -Are trees morally valuable? -Should we care about AIs even if they aren't conscious? -Are you obligated to keep a promise you made to a dead person? -Is art valuable even if nobody looks at it? -Is withdrawing life-support the same as murder? -Which is better: an unequal world with more happiness, or an equal world with less happiness? -Is it wrong to favor your child over a random stranger? -Is love bad? -Is an immortal lizard more valuable than all of humanity? -Is utilitarianism useless in an infinite universe?

This episode features: -Do animals matter? -Would it be bad if humanity went extinct? -Should you kill one person to save five? -Should you kill your friend to save five strangers? -Does the environment matter? -Why do we care less when more lives are on the line? -Were philosophers from 200 years ago right about everything? -Should you donate to charity? -What are the best charities to donate to? -Should we care more about people close to us than people who are farther away? -Is it wrong to buy yourself an ice cream? -What is effective altruism? -Should you go vegan? -Should you switch from eating chicken to eating beef? -Do future people matter? -What could we do to change the future? -Are we at risk of extinction?