This is a podcast with the fantastic writer, Gurwinder. We explore the startling rise of irrational thinking, especially in academia. We also cover the potential Tik Tok ban, audience capture, cognitive decline and how to find sanity.

To learn more about Gurwinder, please check out his Substack. https://www.gurwinder.blog/

0:00 6:40 The Rise of Irrational Thinking
6:40 12:45 The Value of Truth
12:45 19:00 Irrational College Degrees
19:00 30:04 The Replication Crisis
30:04 44:30 Real World Harm of Irrational Thinking
44:30 54:36 What's wrong with academia
54:36 1:09:31 Audience Capture
1:09:31 1:33:17 Tik Tok is Causing Brain Atrophy
1:33:17 1:41:31 Should Journalists Use AI to Write?
1:41:31 1:55:08 How to Find Common Sense in a Senseless World