- 293
- Episodes
- 16
- Transcribed
- 162
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 514K
- YouTube views
About Brain in a Vat
Thought experiments and conversations with philosophers. Hosted by Dr Jason Werbeloff and Mark Oppenheimer.
- Publisher
- Brain in a Vat
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 22 Apr 2020
- Latest episode
- 6 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
16 of 293 episodes have a transcript.
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Decoding Reactions: Signal and Noise in Personal Interactions | Mark Schroeder
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Truth About Honesty, Lies, and Deception | Christian Miller
25 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Costs of Open Borders | Lionel Shriver
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Decoding Reactions: Signal and Noise in Personal Interactions | Mark Schroeder
Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So there'll be still some personal stuff going on. But by knowing about it, we can eliminate some of the bad personal stuff going on. Yeah, so one of the things that we've tried to do on this show is have very good civil disagreement. And we argue for its own sake. Because we think that, you know, disagreeing is virtuous because it's a good way to find out what's true. So we'll often disagree with our guests, position, whatever argument they're making. We'll try and come up with good arguments against their position, even if privately we endorse it. And we also have a rule which is basically never to get personal. […]
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- Mark Schroeder
- Christian Miller
- Lionel Shriver
- Nathan Cofnas
- Jimmy Mullen
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 514,192
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.2 / 5
- 50 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.3 / 5
- 112 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 84 / 100
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- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 94
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