The Jack Lawrence Podcast

In this episode I chat with philosopher Steve Fuller - the founder of a field called Social Epistemology.  He - among other things - thinks that the Post-Truth era we're in has a lot of advantages. He thinks it's the natural progression of the democratisation of knowledge, and that the game has permanently changed. This episode challenged a lot of my views on epistemology, and I think if...

Hello! In this episode the wonderful Godesulloh and I sit down and have a long chat about the Manosphere. We talk about our experiences being exposed to it, the rise and fall of Jordan Peterson, agency and morality under oppression and more!  TIMESTAMPS: 1:03 We are outflanked in what we're up again 1:42 Jack nearly got sucked down the alt right pickup pipeline 8:42 Godesulloh's experien...

In this episodeI interview Avisha Nessaiver aka Distilled Science following our back and forth over tiktok/Instagram on gen AI video. I start out by interviewing him in general, then about an hour in we get into the AI stuff. Timestamps below: 01:55 – The Science of Touch and Oxytocin 05:15 – Understanding Pain and Pleasure in Touch 08:09 – From Academia to Science Communication 11:08 – Innovation...

This essay starts with a simple question: how do we know what is true? In answering this I examine the collapse of trust in society alongside the rise of ideology as a substitute for rationalism. I argue that rationalism only works if we have the time and resources to enable it, and that these criteria are no longer being met. I posit that much as the Enlightenment killed God, we are watching it h...

You only have feelings. This is the paradigm argued for by Nick Shackleton Jones. Nick is the author of the book How People Learn, which offers an entirely new model for learning and cognition which he thinks can massively improve performance, learning, and education.   Nick is many things - he is an author, a speaker, a philosopher, a psychology lecturer, and has worked in both the academic and c...

In today's episode I interview Femi Oluwole! Femi is a British political activist and one of the most prominent voices in the anti-Brexit movement. He co-founded the group Our Future Our Choice (OFOC) , which aimed to mobilize young people against Brexit, advocating for a second referendum on the UK's membership in the European Union. He's also a unique individual in that he straddl...

Godesulloh is a philosopher, teacher, podcaster, musician and lover of bubble tea. In this interview we discuss African Philosophy, Kierkegaard, Stoicism vs Broicism, Effective Altruism and much more Timestamps: 01:15 Who is Godesulloh and why is he in my flat 02:38 Challenges making educational philosophy content on Tiktok 05:00 How would Godesulloh explain African Philosophy 09:40 Where African...

Hello! WE'RE BACK   In this episode the wonderful Godesulloh J. Bawa (philosopher, podcaster, teacher, musician and all round cool guy) and I sit down and try and answer the top questions of all time from the subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/askphilosophy/  We get side-tracked a bit talking about relationships and end it with a discussion on the morality of killing baby Hitler - good times!...

"I always wanted to have this big impact, and to work on something that's changing the world" My guest today is Adam Boro. Adam is a magnificent filmmaker, who currently has over half a million followers on TikTok. You may have seen some of his mega viral videos, which include taking a girl to the north pole for a first date, randomly travelling to a desert oasis or his adventures i...

"Time is the dimension by which consciousness experiences change" My guest today is Ben Johnston Handy,  You probably know Ben as the prolific TikTok creator @Benjhandy, who has over 1.1 million followers. He makes videos on futurism, science, and most recently, what to do in a dangerous/embarrassing situation.  But Ben has done and does many other things, including writing, screenwritin...

"I was always motivated by the idea of - what if there was a way to break the system? If you know the system you can break the system. And if you can break the system, then you can do cool stuff" Today's guest is Kilian Lohmann - he's an Oxford Physicist, who has recently submitted his PhD Researching Solar Cells. He's also an improvised comedian, and, I'm lucky enoug...

"The fact that Science can call itself out when there are gaps in its knowledge - and it can update and make revisions overtime - people see that as being inconsistent, but it's actually more about being  being more and more confident over time as we update our understanding. People think that Science contradicts itself, but that's the best part." My guest today is Alice O&apos...

In this highly requested solo episode I present an introduction to the Philosophy of Science. I’ve explored some of these ideas in some tiktok videos, and have mentioned them in other episodes tangentially, giving brief explanations. In this episode, I offer a short crash-course into some of those key ideas.  We will ask ourselves what Science fundamentally is? What separates it from other kinds o...

"Find something you like doing, and go for it" - Dr Charlotte Waterfall Dr Charlotte Waterfall is an astrophysicist specialising in Heliophysics and Space Weather. She is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher following the completion of her PhD work on flaring young stars. She is better known as Space_Waterfall on TikTok where she makes educational content around her career, the...

"Don't answer the poll yet, it's time for another moral dilemma..." My guest today is Ethan Milne, better known as TallPsychology on TikTok. Ethan is a doctoral student at the Ivey business school at western university, where he researchers the role of aggression in consumer behavior. Ethan has had his research published in top medical journals, holds two patents, and makes Tik...

"I think there are two types of people that do science. People that like the process and people that just want to know more, and I am very much one of the people that just wants to know more. " - Dr Helena Bates Dr Helena Bates is a Planetary Scientist, currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Natural History Museum. She has a PhD in physics on the formation and evol...

In this intro episode I talk about what shaped my thinking from a young age, focusing primarily on David Deutsch's book The Fabric of Reality. I also give an overview of my background, my intentions for the podcast, and some anecdotes from how I ended up here recording this.  Books mentioned: The Fabric of Reality by David Deutsch A New History of Western Philosophy by Anthony Kenny Book list...