Pros & Concepts
The podcast that introduces and explains concepts that are relevant to our world
Displaying items 21-30 of 38 in total of Pros & Concepts with the tag "philosophy".
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Episode 37: Fun - Identifying Your Flavor of Motivation
April 19th, 2022 | 41 mins 35 secs
games, gamification, philosophy, psychology, self-improvement, society, sociology
Phil leads this winding episode to talk about the concept of fun, pulling elements in from game design and "psychographic profiles". Also, there's a long bit of bickering between the hosts about whether Blueberry picking is wholesome fun or hard labor.
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Episode 36: Feedback Loops w/Macabre Storytelling - Engineering Behavior
April 5th, 2022 | 1 hr 9 mins
dating, men's lib, philosophy, psychology, self-improvement, society, sociology
Phil, Steve, and Mac talk about Men's issues, addiction, video games, and veer off track as is typical of this show.
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Episode 35: Social Capital - More Valuable than Gold
March 28th, 2022 | 44 mins 40 secs
career development, philosophy, psychology, self-improvement, sociology
Steve leads the charge today in talking about Social Capital, which is "the networks of relationships among people who live and work in a particular society, enabling that society to function effectively."
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Episode 34: Fear of Hope w/Ross Ellenhorn PhD – Why People Don't Change
March 8th, 2022 | 46 mins 50 secs
addiction, counseling, mental health, philosophy, psychology, self-improvement, sociology
Dr. Ross Ellenhorn comes on to share his understanding and research on the fear of hope - a powerful psychological construct that can frustrate our every attempt to change.
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Episode 33: Memes – More Than Funny Images
February 22nd, 2022 | 49 mins 8 secs
biology, business, genetics, philosophy, psychology, sociology
Phil introduces the academic concept of memes - technically living noncorporeal hive symbiotes/parasites that live in our heads. The definition of "life" that applies to genes can also be equally applied to memes, since they are "replicators" that manifest "survival machines" to help promote their adaptability and survival.
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Episode 32: Externalities - We're All In It Together
February 10th, 2022 | 43 mins 54 secs
business, philosophy, psychology, sociology
In this episode, Phil introduces the economic concept of “Externalities”, which is the effect economic producers or consumers have on bystanders.
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Episode 31: Willpower – How to Avoid Using It
January 26th, 2022 | 46 mins 5 secs
addiction, diet, philosophy, psychology, self control, self development, sociology, willpower
Steve leads this episode to talk about Willpower, how it works, and how to avoid using it. We take some tangents around science, the replication crisis, and addiction.
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Episode 30: PsychoProctology w/Jeremy Sherman PhD – What is an Asshole?
January 10th, 2022 | 57 mins 33 secs
philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology
Jeremy Sherman PhD comes on to discuss the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of assholery. A bit theory heavy, so don't be afraid to check the show notes for explanations.
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Episode 29: Just-World Hypothesis - Nice Guys Finish First
December 21st, 2021 | 53 mins 4 secs
logic, logical fallacy, philosophy, political science, psychology, rationality
Phil introduces some research into the Just-world Hypothesis, where we view the world as being fair and evenhanded; hard work is always rewarded and bad deeds don’t go unpunished.
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Episode 28: Historiography ft. Matt Beat - The Ever-Changing Past
December 8th, 2021 | 54 mins 8 secs
epistemology, historiography, history, philosophy, politics, science
In this episode, we welcome Mr. Beat, a Youtuber who focuses on American history and politics. We discuss Historiography - the study of how we understand history and how it's an ever-evolving process.