Philosophically Speaking

Philosophically Speaking

UCL’s Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy

5 episodes

Episodes

“Ineffective Altruism” with Leif Wenar
Feb 25, 2026
Hosts Geoff Howard and Emily McTernan interview Stanford philosopher Leif Wenar, who critiques effective altruism’s reliance on expected value calculations and its “hero” narrative.
"Predictive Policing in the Age of AI" with Renée Jørgensen
Feb 18, 2026
Hosts Geoff Howard and Emily McTernan interview Professor Renee Jorgensen on the ethics of predictive policing.
“Discrimination and Privilege” with Cécile Laborde
Feb 11, 2026
Hosts Emily McTernan and Geoff Howard interview Professor Cecile Laborde about whether white men can be discriminated against.
“Don’t Ask That!” with Sam Berstler
Feb 4, 2026
Philosophers Geoff Howard and Emily McTernan interview MIT’s Sam Bursler about her paper "Bad Question," which argues that certain inquiries morally wrong their addressees by violating privacy rights.
"Trump’s Lies” with Jeremy Waldron
Feb 4, 2026
Hosts Geoff Howard and Emily McTernan interview NYU Law Professor Jeremy Waldron about his article "Damned Lies.
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