Candor & Counter
Candor & Counter
Sanctuary Podcast Network
Submit Topics Here: candorandcounter.com/submit Confront ideologies. Face our biases. Examine evidence. Journey with us. Ask questions and let's find some answers. The place where we have difficult conversations. Two part podcast. Week 1 - Candor: We tell all about a randomly selected topic. Explain and reason out our beliefs and understanding. Week 2 - Counter: After a week of study and pouring over the issues, we confront our ideologies and see if we were capable of shifting foundations.
S2E12 - Who are you?
The question of who you are is probably one that has weighed on everyone's shoulders at least once. The journey to find the answer is also more complicated than just looking inward. Often, a lifetime of experience is still not enough to find it.
Sep 9, 2022
46 min
S2E11 - When is it ethical to overthrow your government?
What is the tipping point that would cause a revolution? Revolution and all that comes with it can cost so much more than just lives. Our hosts talk about that and more on this episode of Candor and Counter.
Aug 12, 2022
1 hr 29 min
S2E10 - Is War Ever Justifiable?
What cause would you commit to sending hundreds of your fellow humans to fight for? The guys and a special guest converse about the ethics and morality of warfare and all that entails.
Jul 29, 2022
1 hr 29 min
S2E9 - Let's Talk About Mental Health
The guys have a frank and open discussion about their own mental health struggles and the importance of shedding the stigma around it.
Jul 15, 2022
1 hr 4 min
S2E8 - LaMDA - A Conversation with an AI
Dramatization of an interview between an AI and a human.
Jul 1, 2022
35 min
S2E7 - What are dreams?
Do dreams have any meaning behind them? Maybe there's more to them than we know. Tonight is about what dreams mean to us and our experiences with them.https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/284378#what-are-dreamshttps://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.192080https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/learning-while-you-sleep-dream-or-reality
Jun 17, 2022
1 hr 11 min
S2E6 - Are we alone in the universe?
What we don't know about the cosmos can fill volumes. Today is about contemplating whether or not extraterrestrial intelligent life exists.https://www.britannica.com/story/the-fermi-paradox-where-are-all-the-alienshttps://www.britannica.com/science/Drake-equationhttps://www.astronomy.com/news/2020/11/the-great-filter-a-possible-solution-to-the-fermi-paradoxhttps://exoplanets.nasa.gov/search-for-life/are-we-alone/
Jun 3, 2022
51 min
S2E5 - Should we clone humans?
Andrew joins up with C&C to discuss the ethics of cloning humans or human cells. Should humans even contemplate the idea? Should we outlaw it all together?http://www.precaution.org/lib/cloned_animals.nejm.041230.pdfhttps://jme.bmj.com/content/medethics/23/6/353.full.pdfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL8lw4i5qkM&t=293shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKHK2EwJIoIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqStQ6csTCEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBHKCCw8HxYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btW3NFoy9jQ
May 20, 2022
1 hr 28 min
S2E4 - Is our Education System broken?
Is our education system a relic of a bygone era? Does it need fixing? We customize everything in todays world from our phones to our worldwide industries. Has our children's education gone without meaningful change?https://www.publicschoolreview.com/blog/the-15-biggest-failures-of-the-american-public-education-systemhttps://www.trade-schools.net/articles/issues-in-educationThe Politically Incorrect Guide to Public Education (Starring Tom Woods & Michael Malice!)https://youtu.be/bMOgVwNk6v4Do Schools Kill Creativity? Sir Ken Robinsonhttps://youtu.be/iG9CE55wbtYThe History of Education -Forbeshttps://youtu.be/LqTwDDTjb6gToxic culture of education: Joshua Katz at TEDxUniversityofAkronhttps://youtu.be/BnC6IABJXOII SUED THE SCHOOL SYSTEM (2021)https://youtu.be/dqTTojTija8The Origins of the American Public Education System: Horace Mann & the Prussian Model of Obediencehttps://youtu.be/HZp7eVJNJuwHow School Makes Kids Less Intelligent | Eddy Zhong | TEDxYouth@BeaconStreethttps://youtu.be/2Yt6raj-S1M
May 6, 2022
1 hr 17 min
S2E3 - What does A.I. mean for our future?
As Artificial Intelligence grows stronger and stronger everyday, we must contemplate it's place in our world. Does the promise of tomorrow hang in the balance? What is a world dominated by A.I. look like? Can we control it?
Apr 22, 2022
1 hr 11 min
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