Mile High Sanity Project
Welcome to The Project. As co-host Nick says , you’re in it. The Mile High Sanity Project is a collaborative effort to explore modern issues through a secular lens and shine a light on beliefs that both puzzle and annoy us. When you’re in The ...
Welcome to The Project. As co-host Nick says , you’re in it. The Mile High Sanity Project is a collaborative effort to explore modern issues through a secular lens and shine a light on beliefs that both puzzle and annoy us. When you’re in The Project no topic is taboo and there are no subscriptions to formality. We value truth over etiquette and reason over manners - this is a place we are free to question any and all ideas. It is our hope that our listeners will be both entertained and informed. Follow us in our quest to seek out and destroy bad arguments. We welcome and appreciate your feedback regarding the content that we provide. Think Responsibly.
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Episode 33: Cosmos Reboot in Review Ep. 3
Today we're back in it with a review of episode ...
Today we're back in it with a review of episode three of the new Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. What scientific literary masterpiece almost went unpublished? Who was Edmond Halley? And did Einstein ever really fail math?
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Episode 32: Cosmos Reboot in Review, Ep. 2
The Project is back with a look at the second ...
The Project is back with a look at the second episode of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. What's the difference between Artificial and Natural Selection? Where are you on the Tree of Life? And will we one day join those in the Halls of Extinction?
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Episode 31: Cosmos Reboot in Review, Ep. 1
The Project embarks on a story nearly 14 billion years ...
The Project embarks on a story nearly 14 billion years in the making, with a look at the continuation of a journey started by Carl Sagan. Today we review the first episode of the new Cosmos: A Space Time Odyssey, hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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Episode 30: Aliens & Astrobiology with David Grinspoon
Chalmer brings in special guest David Grinspoon, an astrobiologist currently ...
Chalmer brings in special guest David Grinspoon, an astrobiologist currently with the Library of Congress, to help answer the question: are we alone in the universe? Can we travel or send messages to other planets?
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Episode 29: Applied Ethics & World Poverty
It's a dark day in the War Room, as Norm ...
It's a dark day in the War Room, as Norm leads us through two thought provoking articles on world poverty. We start with the bleak, and move to the utilitarian. Hardin puts us in lifeboats, Singer saves a drowning child, and
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Episode 28: Animal Rights & Utilitarianism
In this episode, Norm puts on his Peter Singer hat ...
In this episode, Norm puts on his Peter Singer hat to tell us about animal rights. What is the BPE? Do utilitarians get to eat meat? And can Nick say anthropomorphism? Join us as we talk to the animals in this edition of Norm's Conceptual Corner. -
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Episode 27: Linguistics: Myths & Misconceptions
In this episode Chalmer and special reoccurring guest Joel Guttormson ...
In this episode Chalmer and special reoccurring guest Joel Guttormson discuss some linguistic mythology... literally. How many colors does your language have? Is there a mother tongue? And will Norm ever be convinced?
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Episode 26: Social Contract Part I
Feeling like Life is a little nasty, brutish, and short? ...
Feeling like Life is a little nasty, brutish, and short? The Project has you covered with Norm's look at Social Contract, our final moral theory of the Ethics Series. What is the "state of nature"? Can you solve the prisoner's dilemma?
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Episode 25: Religion and Prosociality with Jeremy Beahan
Today Chalmer welcomes fellow podcaster and skeptical doubter Jeremy Beahan ...
Today Chalmer welcomes fellow podcaster and skeptical doubter Jeremy Beahan to the Project for a look at some religiosity claims. What is the Prosocial Theory? Does belief in the Divine make you more inclined to be moral?
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Episode 24: Science Fiction with Special Guest Peter Boghossian
The Project is joined by Peter Boghossian on this full ...
The Project is joined by Peter Boghossian on this full blown geek out session examining the philosophy of science fiction. We boldly go on a nerd trek exploring multiple sci-fi series and movies, our favorite and least favorite plot devices,
