Very Bad Wizards is a podcast featuring a philosopher (Tamler Sommers) and a psychologist (David Piz
We try (with varying success) to wrap our heads around Thomas Nagel’s classic article “What is it Li
Is character destiny, or can fluky decisions or tiny shifts in weather patterns fundamentally change
David and Tamler dive back into the Ted Chiang well and explore the fascinating world described in "
David and Tamler start out with a discussion of the new Chappelle special and the negative reaction
David and Tamler dive back into the Bible, this time to the perplexing and poetic Book of Job. What
Is social psychology just a kid dressing up in grown-up science clothes? Are the methods in social p
David and Tamler try to control their emotions (with varying success) as they go deep into Franz Kaf
It's Part 2 of the Lebowski vs. Pulp Fiction showdown. This time we focus on the Dude, Walter, Donny
There are only two kinds of people in the world, Pulp Fiction people and Big Lebowski people. Now Pu
Memory is highly selective and often inaccurate. But what if we had an easily searchable video recor
Sam Harris returns to the podcast to talk about meditation and his new Waking Up meditation app. Wha
David and Tamler argue about William James' classic essay "The Will to Believe." What's more importa
David and Tamler are pulled into Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas." Omelas is
As parents we like to think we have an impact on our children - their future, their happiness, the k
The less we know, the more we know it. David and Tamler talk about the notorious Dunning-Kruger effe
David and Tamler dive into the book of Ecclesiastes, an absurdist classic that is somehow also a boo
Poor and black defendants have more legal rights than ever, but that didn't stop mass incarceration.
David and Tamler talk about the invasion of dual process theories in psychology. Why do we love theo
David and Tamler continue their discussion of Dostoevsky's funny, sad, philosophical novella Notes F
We’re sick men. We’re spiteful men. We’re unpleasant men. We think our livers are diseased (especial
