Episodes 54
Avg. Duration 44m
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Since Nov 2023
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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Dr. Walter Veit is a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Reading. This podcast features conversations, interviews, talks, and lectures about philosophy, science, as well as his own research. PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://walterveit.com/podcast/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/24OwJWeaWyJqqdfxirnlUU Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/walter-veit-podcast/id1716794567 RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/4364098/s/226484.rss YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV0j8uiNxfku6--y2dho5VPUX3gpyqdnD&si=osLPm4EHx9BLiURN YouTube Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@DrWalterVeit/shorts SUPPORT & CONNECT: Substack: https://walterveit.substack.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrwveit Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/walterveit/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-walter-veit-745a1a117/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WalterVeitOfficialPage/ Medium: https://walterveit.medium.com/

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Recent Episodes

What to do with a meaningless life?

Feb 19, 2026 6m

Since I’ll soon be a guest on Joseph Folley’s Unsolicited Advice podcast and he is organizing a reading group on Albert Camus’ The Myth of Sisyphus this month, I figured it would be a great idea to…

A Flaw of Analytic Philosophy

Feb 13, 2026 12m

Click on the video above if you want to listen to this essay in my German accent or simply scroll below to read it.A few weeks ago, I published an essay on Substack titled The End of Analytic…

Why Effective Altruists (And Everyone Else) Should Become Nihilists

Feb 03, 2026 11m

This is a recording of my essay (of the same name) for my podcast/youtube channel. If you prefer to read it, please visit the original essay here: Get full access to Walter Veit at…

What’s it like being a raven or a crow?

Feb 02, 2026 7m

This recording is based on an article Heather and I published in The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. I’ve copied the text here for convenience:Many of…

Panpsychism is a New Form of Creationism

Jan 26, 2026 9m

In a recent post, I criticized panpsychism for following the same mantra as creationists. Just as creationists could not believe in Darwinian evolution because it challenged their cherished beliefs…

What is consciousness?

Jan 12, 2026 8m

You can read the essay here: https://walterveit.substack.com/p/what-is-consciousness Get full access to Walter Veit at walterveit.substack.com/subscribe

Possums and the Evolution of Consciousness

Dec 31, 2025 8m

For the written up essay, please visit: Get full access to Walter Veit at walterveit.substack.com/subscribe

Why Consciousness Science Needs Darwin

Dec 30, 2025 8m

This is the podcast version of my essay:https://walterveit.substack.com/p/why-consciousness-science-needs-darwin Get full access to Walter Veit at walterveit.substack.com/subscribe

#46 - Scaffolding Natural Selection (Part 2)

Jun 19, 2025 1h 4m

This episode is on the following article, which you can access below:Veit, W. (2021). Scaffolding Natural Selection. Biological Theory. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13752-021-00387-6…

#45 - Scaffolding Natural Selection (Part 1)

Jun 10, 2025 21m

This episode is on the following article, which you can access below:Veit, W. (2021). Scaffolding Natural Selection. Biological Theory. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13752-021-00387-6 [Download]PODCAST…

#44 - Feminism and Enhancement

May 22, 2025 40m

This episode is on the following article, which you can access below:Veit, W. and Browning, H. (2024). Feminism and Enhancement. Routledge Handbook of Feminism and Technology. London: Routledge, pp.…

#43 - Recognizing the Diversity of Cognitive Enhancements

May 21, 2025 18m

I’ve moved the hosting platform from spotify to substack.Veit, W., Earp, B.D., Faber, N., Bostrom, N., Caouette, J., Mannino, A., Caviola, L., Sandberg, A. & Savulescu, J. (2020). Recognizing the…

#42 - ESEB Talk: Evolution of Multicellularity

Nov 20, 2024 13m

Here a talk I gave in 2019 at the European Society for Evolutionary Biology on the evolution of multicellularity.PODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://walterveit.com/podcast/Spotify:…

#41 - Eric Schliesser: On Synthetic Philosophy

Nov 19, 2024 1h 8m

Today's episode gave me a chance to talk to Eric Schliesser on his work and especially his article on what he described as synthetic philosophy. His website can be found here:…

#40 - Cory Clark: Is there Political Bias and Censorship in Science?

Nov 18, 2024 1h 25m

Today I'm talking to Cory Clark - a behavioral scientist interested in how social motivations influence human judgment and empirical beliefs. Check her website and research out here:…

#39 - Why is Health?

Nov 17, 2024 15m

Today's episode features a talk I gave in Sydney in 2023.PODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://walterveit.com/podcast/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/24OwJWeaWyJqqdfxirnlUUApple Podcasts:…

#38 - Elizabeth Paul: Animal Consciousness and Welfare

Nov 16, 2024 1h 34m

In today's episode I talk to Liz Paul, who is a leading researcher in animal emotions and welfare. https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Liz-Paul-a2f9a5b6-a5bf-4ea3-a8a2-9ff2ea09bf19/PODCAST…

#37 - Carolyn A Ristau: A Biography of Donald Griffin - Discoverer of Bat Echolocation

Nov 15, 2024 1h 28m

Today, I talk to Dr. Carolyn A. Ristau is a Cognitive Ethologist who had the privilege of working in Donald R. Griffin’s Rockefeller University lab. Those were the times when he was ardently working…

#36 - Toward an Ethological Science of Animal Consciousness

Nov 14, 2024 19m

Today's episode features a talk I gave in 2012 at the Joint Brazilian Annual Ethological/Latin American Ethological Conference.PODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://walterveit.com/podcast/Spotify:…

#35 - Guest Podcast Sentientist Conversations "Animal Consciousness"

Nov 13, 2024 1h 48m

This podcast episode originally aired on the Sentientism Podcast on 16 Jun 2023. Link to original video: https://youtu.be/aEDtTl8sPPQ?si=lQfGN5biB2lgtz6ARepublished with permission.PODCAST…

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