Curiosity Porn

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This podcast engages listeners with intellectually stimulating and entertaining conversations with recognized thought leaders and important ideas that are shaping our world.

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20 - Benny Goldman's Surprising Findings on Economic Mobility

In this episode, Guy and James visit with Dr. Benjamin Goldman, assistant professor of economics at Cornell University, regarding his research into economic mobility. In addition to his position at Cornell, Dr. Goldman is a research affiliate with Opportunity Insights, the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities and EdRedesign. Their conversation focuses on research Dr. Goldman conducted with several other researchers at Opportunity Insights on the changing nature of economic mobility in the U.S. Along the way, they also discuss Dr. Goldman's research into changing marriage rates for both college- and non-college educated individuals, and what those rates have meant for family formation and economic prospects. To learn more about Dr. Benjamin Goldman, click here: https://www.benjamindgoldman.com/ To review the research he and his research partners at Opportunity Insights conducted on economic mobility, click here: https://opportunityinsights.org/paper/changingopportunity/ To review Dr. Goldman's paper on the changes in married rates among the college-educated and non-college educated, click here: https://benjamindgoldman.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/papers/education_marriage/education_marriage.pdf To learn more about Dr. Guy Crain, click here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/humanities-department/crain-guy/ To learn more about Professor James Davenport, click here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/social-sciences-department/davenport-james/ Contact us at curprn@gmail.com with suggestions for guests, comments on this episode, or questions you'd like us to ask or answer. You can follow Curiosity Porn on X (Twitter) at @curprn_podcast and on Facebook. Although Guy and James are both professors at Rose State College, the views expressed on this podcast are solely the views of Guy & James and their guests, and do not represent the views of Rose State College, its administration, faculty or students.

58 min
FEB 21

19 - How's Curiosity Porn Going?

James and Guy look back on the episodes they've done so far--the good, the bad, and the ugly. Find out who their dream guests would be, what they're still curious about, and their favorite guest answer to their special question.

1 hr
JAN 22

18 - Bryan Caplan Makes a Case Against Education

In this episode, Dr. Bryan Caplan, economist at George Mason University, discusses his book, The Case Against Education, with Guy & James. Caplan explains why he thinks most of the gains from education are from signaling rather than human capital development, and how this distorts the education process. Along the way, we also discuss Caplan's views on immigration and why he has developed a preference for graphic novels as a means of communicating his ideas. To learn more about Dr. Bryan Caplan, go here: https://economics.gmu.edu/people/bcaplan; and here: http://www.bcaplan.com/ To check out his book, The Case Against Education, go here: https://www.amazon.com/Case-against-Education-System-Waste/dp/0691174652/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=bryacaplwebp-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=2a0c58e873ed68d8abd86c1449dd0968&creativeASIN=0691174652 To follow his blog, "Bet on It," go here: https://www.betonit.ai/ To learn more about Dr. Guy Crain, go here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/humanities-department/crain-guy/ To learn more about Professor James Davenport: go here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/social-sciences-department/davenport-james/ Contact us at curprn@gmail.com with suggestions for guests, comments on this episode, or questions you'd like us to ask or answer. You can follow Curiosity Porn on X (Twitter) at curprn_podcast and on Facebook. Although Guy and James are both professors at Rose State College, the views expressed on this podcast are solely the views of Guy & James and their guests, and do not represent the views of Rose State College, its administration, faculty, or students.

1h 2m
12/20/2024

17 - What is Testimonial Withdrawal? w/Dr. Emily McWilliams

Have you ever hesitated to share something because you were afraid people wouldn't understand? Or, worse, that they would understand but would punish you for it? This is episode is for you! Philosopher Emily McWilliams from the University of Dayton joins James and Guy to discuss a variety of ways that people can suffer communicative injustices.

52 min
12/04/2024

16 - Robert Litan Discusses Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism, and Better Capitalism

In this episode, Dr. Robert Litan, co-Author of "Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism" and "Better Capitalism," discusses why economic growth remains an important priority, why not all forms of capitalism are created equal, and why we need a continuous entrepreneurial revolution. Along the way, Dr. Litan shares his thoughts on the role immigration plays in spurring innovation and economic growth, the importance of AI, and the ability of entrepreneurship to help overcome the challenges of climate change. Since Guy was away at a conference, James was joined by Dr. Sue Lynn Sasser, professor of economics (Emeritus) at the University of Central Oklahoma for this conversation. To learn more about Dr. Robert Litan, go here: https://www.brookings.edu/people/robert-e-litan/ To know more about Professor James Davenport, click here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/social-sciences-department/davenport-james/ To learn more about Dr. Guy Crain, click here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/humanities-department/crain-guy/ Contact us at curprn@gmail.com with suggestions for guests, comments on this episode, or questions you'd like us to ask or answer. You can follow curiosity porn on X (Twitter) at @curprn_podcast and on Facebook. Although Guy and James are both professors at Rose State College, the views expressed on this podcast are solely the views of Guy and James and their guests and do not represent the views of Rose State College, its administration, faculty, or students.

1h 1m
10/18/2024

15 - What is a Conspiracy Theory? - with Dr. Jerry Green

Philosopher Jerry Green joins us to talk about how hard it is to define conspiracy theories, what attracts people to conspiracy theories, and whether James and Guy should start producing children's programming.

1h 14m
10/08/2024

14 - Dylan Pahman Discusses the Intersection of Religion and Liberty

Dylan Pahman is the Executive Editor of the Journal of Markets & Morality and a research fellow at the Acton Institute. He joins us to discuss the the work of the Acton Institute in exploring and promoting the relationship between religion and liberty. Along the way we learn why he thinks St. John of Damascus is the greatest theologian and why Adam Smith gets misunderstood. He and Guy also have a discussion about what ethical lessons we can learn from the television series Parks & Recreation. To learn more about Dylan Pahman, go here: https://www.acton.org/about/staff/dylan-pahman To learn more about the Acton Institute, go here: https://www.acton.org/about/mission To review the Journal of Markets & Morality, go here: https://www.marketsandmorality.com/index.php/mandm To learn more about Dr. Guy Crain, go here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/humanities-department/crain-guy/ To learn more about Prof. James Davenport, go here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/social-sciences-department/davenport-james/ Contact us at curprn@gmail.com with suggestions for guests, comments on this episode, or questions you'd like us to ask. You can follow Curiosity Porn on X (Twitter) at @curprn_podcast and on Facebook. Although Guy and James are both professors at Rose State College, the views expressed on this podcast are the views of Guy and James and their guests and do not reflect the views of Rose State College, its administration, faculty, or students.

1h 4m
08/30/2024

13 - The Tyranny of Metrics with Dr. Jerry Muller

Part 2 of our discussion with Jerry Muller. Dr. Muller tells us a variety of ways that obsessing over measuring things leads to very bad outcomes - for schools, for healthcare, for policing, and more! Dr. Muller also tells us how metrics ruined Jordan Peterson (kind of).

35 min

This podcast engages listeners with intellectually stimulating and entertaining conversations with recognized thought leaders and important ideas that are shaping our world.

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2024 - 2025
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