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03/22/23 • 60 min
What does it mean to be intellectually humble? How might such humility be cultivated? What are its benefits — both to ourselves and to those around us?
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05/10/23 • 53 min
We live in an era dominated by vast digital platforms, what David Auerbach calls “meganets” – the sheer volume of data they trade in and numbers they produce seem to render them unassailable, irresistable.
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06/12/24 • 54 min
The results of the recent European Parliament elections have only fuelled the growing concern across the member nations of the European Union that far-right, radical right, Eurosceptic and otherwise anti-immigrant parties are, once again, on the rise.
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If chatbots are polluting the commons of human communication, what are the moral consequences?
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05/22/24 • 53 min
It’s 18 months since the technology company OpenAI made its wildly popular interface with an advanced large language model — GPT-4 — available to the public. What has ChatGPT done to the habits of thought and consideration that produce distinctly human expression?
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04/12/23 • 53 min
In the fourth instalment of our Ramadan series, we discuss whether “knowledge” which is wielded in a way that demeans others, or which is accumulated as a form of vanity, can really be considered beneficial?
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06/19/24 • 53 min
On 30 May 2024, after two days of deliberation following a five-week trial and hearing the testimony of 22 witnesses, a jury of 12 New Yorkers found former President Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony charges. But do the facts of the case brought against him, and the overriding fact it was brought in an election year, present insurmountable political risks?
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04/26/23 • 53 min
Can soldiers be trained to kill their fellow human beings without that training doing irreparable damage to the moral lives of the soldiers themselves?
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03/29/23 • 53 min
Ego-centrism is a form of inattentiveness, a failure to be responsive to the moral reality of another person. In this second instalment in our Ramadan series, we explore how such inattentiveness can corrupt our words and actions.
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03/28/18 • 39 min
04/11/18 • 49 min
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Minefield have?
The Minefield currently has 399 episodes available.
What topics does The Minefield cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, Podcasts and Philosophy.
What is the most popular episode on The Minefield?
The episode title 'If chatbots are polluting the commons of human communication, what are the moral consequences?' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Minefield?
The average episode length on The Minefield is 50 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Minefield released?
Episodes of The Minefield are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of The Minefield?
The first episode of The Minefield was released on Sep 6, 2017.
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