Hear This Idea

by 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.

4 Episodes

PhilosophyScienceSocial SciencesSociety & Culture

Episodes

#84 – Dean Spears on the Case for People

Dean Spears is an an Economic Demographer, Development Economist, and Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin. With Mich...

1h 43m

•Nov 1, 2025

#83 – Max Smeets on Barriers To Cyberweapons

Max Smeets is a Senior Researcher at ETH Zurich's Center for Security Studies and Co-Director of Virtual Routes You can find links and a transcript at...

1h 36m

•Mar 13, 2025

#82 – Tom Kalil on Institutions for Innovation (with Matt Clancy)

Tom Kalil is the CEO of Renaissance Philanthropy. He also served in the White House for two presidents (under Obama and Clinton); where he helped esta...

1h 17m

•Dec 14, 2024

#81 – Cynthia Schuck on Quantifying Animal Welfare

Dr Cynthia Schuck-Paim is the Scientific Director of the Welfare Footprint Project, a scientific effort to quantify animal welfare to inform practice,...

1h 37m

•Nov 21, 2024