Philosophy
Stopping smart people from doing dumb things
How do you stop smart people from doing dumb things? Our guest says 'workplaces encourage smart people to not use their brains'... and so he's created what he calls 'pop-up philosophy'. And all it… Audio
Nights' Pundit - Philosophy
Ann Kerwin is this week's pundit - with some thoughts on thinking from the east, and what it has to offer us in the west Audio
David Livingstone Smith: creepiness
Kim Hill talks to Dr David Livingstone Smith, professor in philosophy at the University of New England, director of the Human Nature Project, and author of the 2011 book, Less Than Human. He wrote A… Audio
Paul Wood - From Prison to PhD
How do you turn your life around? We ask Dr Paul Wood, who at 18 was in prison for killing his drug dealer. Today he has a PhD and works to help people transform their lives. Audio
Anthony Byrt: art, criticism, and poker
Kim Hill talks to New Zealand critic and journalist Anthony Byrt, writer for Metro, contributor to international contemporary art magazine Artforum International, and Reviewer of the Year at the 2015… Audio
Effective Altruism - How to do good better
Most of us want to do some good in the world, either by donating to charity, or using our labour towards a good cause. But how do you decide what the best and most helpful action is? We ask Catherine… Audio
Nights Pundit Philosophy
Philosopher at large Ann Kerwin often muses on the ways we can and could think Audio
Nights' Pundit - Philosophy
What makes for a good life? Philosopher at large Ann Kerwin looks at Todd May's book A Significant Life - Human Meaning in a Silent Universe. Audio
Philosophy for Children - Vanya Kovach and Amy Austin
A conference of visiting education experts has been exploring the teaching of philosophy to children. Vanya Kovach and Amy Austin are assistant principals at Wellington's Island Bay School. And… Audio
What makes you... you?
It's quite something to get your head around, what makes us who we are and do we have free will ? And what does it mean for us to be human? British philosopher Julian Baggini joins us to ruminate on… Video, Audio
Nights' Pundit - Philosophy
Philosopher at large Ann Kerwin often muses on the ways we can and could think... Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away by Rebecca Newberger Goldstein - Plato is at Olympia University… Audio
Nights' Pundit - Philosophy
Philosopher at large Ann Kerwin often muses on the ways we can and could think... Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away by Rebecca Newberger Goldstein - Plato is on his book tour and… Audio
Animal welfare
From the Saudi lamb deaths to beaten bobby calves and puppy mills, animal welfare has been in the news a lot. Dr Mike King from Otago University's Bioethics Centre, and Associate Professor in the… Audio
Philosophy with Ann Kerwin
Philosopher at large Ann Kerwin muses often on why we think what we do... what Plato is up to nowadays with the advice columnist Margo Howard in xxxPlato: PLATO AT THE GOOGLEPLEX: Why Philosophy Won't… Audio
Propaganda and Public Opinion
How propaganda insidiously works, even within liberal democracies, with Professor Jason Stanley, of the Philosophy Department at Yale University. Jason is the author of How Propaganda Works. Audio
Philosophy
Philosopher at large Ann Kerwin muses often on why we think what we do... Plato has made it to the 92nd Street Y (a cultural centre) on his whirlwind book tour of New York and he'd like to discuss… Audio
The value of boredom
Andreas Elpidorou is an assistant professor in philosophy at the University of Louisville and recently wrote an article about the value of boredom and what it’s trying to tell us. He explains why it’s… Audio
Playing Favourites with Mark Todd
Co-founder of Auckland urban development company Ockham Residential, and the Ockham Foundation, an education-based registered charity, and new sponsor of the New Zealand Book Awards. Audio
Philosophy
Philosopher at large, Ann Kerwin muses often on why we think what we do. Plato at the Googleplex, Why Philosophy Won't Go Away - Rebecca Goldstein's approach to philosophy. Audio
Pundit : Philosophy
Politics with Rupa Jha, and the French mystical christian socialism of the thinker Simone Weil with Ann Kerwin. Audio