Knowledge in Crisis: The Podcast
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E7 — Pseudoscience (with Gregor Greslehner)
Pseudoscience is everywhere: from astrology, to flat earth theory and homeopathy. But what about the murkier cases? Psychoanalysis (at least, according to Karl Popper!) and anti-aging claims appear…
E6 — Explanation (with Benjamin Schnieder)
Every parent knows the moment. You give an explanation, and back comes the follow-up: but why? It turns out, that relentless childhood question contains more value than we know.Explanations are how…
E5 — The AGI Question (with Tim Crane and Simon Rippon)
What does it really mean to create a machine that thinks? Postdoctoral Researcher Audrey Powers (University of Vienna) speaks with philosophers Tim Crane and Simon Rippon (Central European…
E4 — Objectivity (with Sophie Veigl)
In this episode, we ask whether academic philosophy is facing a crisis of knowledge — and what that might mean for science. What does objectivity really mean today? Is it a timeless ideal, or a set…
E3 — Emotions (with Juliette Vazard)
What do our emotions actually tell us about the world?In this episode, we explore emotions from a philosophical perspective—and why they matter for knowledge. Emotions are rapid evaluations of events…
E2 — Attention (with Cathy Mason and Paulina Sliwa)
What do we give our attention to—and why does it matter? Our second episode explores attention from moral, political, philosophical and personal dimensions. Elusive and ever-shifting, attention…
E1 — Conspiracy Theories (with Keith Harris)
From JFK to 9/11 and QAnon, we all recognize the stories — but why do they come about in the first place? Are conspiracy theories simply attempts to make sense of big, chaotic events? Or do they…
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Knowledge in Crisis: The Podcast has published 7 episodes since November 2025, covering topics in Education, Philosophy.
Knowledge in Crisis: The Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 25m.
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