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Hear This Idea

Fin Moorhouse and Luca Righetti

Hear This Idea is a podcast showcasing new thinking in philosophy, the social sciences, and effective altruism. Each episode has an accompanying write-up at www.hearthisidea.com/episodes.

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#9 – Neel Nanda on Effective Planning and Building...

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2020/04/19

Neel Nanda is a final year maths undergraduate at the University of Cambridge, and a gold medalist in the International Mathematical Olympiad. He teaches regularly – from revision lectures to a recent ‘public rationality’ workshop. Neel is also an active member in rationalist and effective altruism communities. In this episode we discuss How to view self-improvement and optimising your goals Forming good habits through the 'TAPs' technique How to build effective plans by using our 'inner

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01:33:27

#8 – George Rosenfeld on Effective Giving and...

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2020/04/11

George Rosenfeld is the founder of May Week Alternative, an initiative encouraging students to donate a significant amount of money to an effective charity. In our longest episode yet, we discuss: George’s inspiration for starting MWA; What he has learned about growing and sustaining a student-based charity; The psychology of what gets people to join the movement and donate their own money; The myths and misperceptions surrounding what it means to have a positive impact, and the most credible ways

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#7 – Diane Coyle on Tech Giants and Digital Monopolies

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2020/03/02

Professor Diane Coyle, CBE, is an economist and co-directs the Bennett Institute for Public Policy. Her current focus is on the digital economy and competition policy. She is the author of more than 15 economics books, and creator of the popular 'Enlightened Economics' blog. In this episode, we talk about the effects of digital monopoloes. How different are they from other kinds of monopoly? Is there anything new or concerning about their use of big data and algorithm-tailored adverting? And should

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00:56:20

#6 – Dan Williams on Political Misinformation,...

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2020/02/28

Dan Williams is a research fellow in philosophy at the University of Cambridge. His research addresses how various forms of irrationality and bias can be socially adaptive. How might false political beliefs and conspiracy theories have a useful 'signalling' purpose? And do we always know the reasons why we form our own beliefs? You can read more on this episode's accompanying write-up: hearthisidea.com/episodes/dan. If you have any feedback or suggestions for future guests, please get in touch

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#5 – Kent Berridge on Dopamine, Addiction and...

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2020/02/11

Kent Berridge is a distinguished professor of psychology and neuroscience at the university of Michigan and the joint recipient of the 2019 Grawemeyer Award for psychology. Through experiments on rodents, his research addresses questions about how pleasure is generated in the brain, the relation of fear to desire, and what causes addiction. You can read more on this episode's accompanying write-up. If you have any feedback or suggestions for future guests, please get in touch through our

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01:06:07

#4 – Tads Ciecierski-Holmes on Gym Membership and...

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2020/01/25

Show Notes Tads is an undergraduate economist at St John’s College, Cambridge and current Director of the Cambridge Development Initiative. His dissertation looks at how behavioural economics can help explain patterns in gym membership. You can read more on this episode's accompanying write-up. If you have any feedback or suggestions for future guests, please get in touch through our website. Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you're listening to this; we're just starting

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01:25:00

#3 – Vasileios Kotsidis on Rational Choice Theory and...

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2020/01/25

Show Notes Dr Vasileios Kotsidis is a teaching and research fellow in economics at St Catherine’s College, Cambridge. His research applies methods from game theory and other formal models in economics to social interactions with strategic motives. You can read more on this episode's accompanying write-up. If you have any feedback or suggestions for future guests, please get in touch through our website. Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you're listening to this; we're

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00:51:47

#2 – Tobias Cremer on Right-wing Populism and...

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2020/01/25

Show Notes Tobias Cremer is a PhD student in Politics and International Studies. His thesis examines the relationship between right-wing populism and religion in Western Europe and North America. You can read more on this episode's accompanying write-up. If you have any feedback or suggestions for future guests, please get in touch through our website. Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you're listening to this; we're just starting out and it really helps listeners find

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00:55:56

#1 – Victoria Bateman on the Industrial Revolution...

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2020/01/25

Show Notes Dr Bateman is a fellow in economics at Gonville & Caius college Cambridge. Her research encompasses economic history, macroeconomics, and feminism. You can read more on this episode's accompanying write-up. If you have any feedback or suggestions for future guests, please get in touch through our website. Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you're listening to this; we're just starting out and it (really) helps listeners find us! If you want to support the

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What is Hear This Idea?

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2020/01/25

What is Hear This Idea? Hear This Idea is a podcast showcasing new thinking from the University of Cambridge and beyond. It is hosted by two undergrad students, Fin and Luca. This university, like so many others, is filled with academics who have fascinating things to say. We thought their work and research deserve hearing outside the lecture hall. We want this podcast to be a starting point for more people to find out about these ideas, whether you are a student looking to learn beyond your course

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