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The Eminem and Dr. Dre of ToK podcasting return with an examination of another Theory of Knowledge essay question.  Some areas we cover you may like to know more about: Banana on a wall: https://www.gq.com/story/suddenly-the-koons-is-this-100k-banana 1619 Project https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html  Herodotus, the 'father of history' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A542ixwyBhc&ab_channel=TED-Ed  Enjoy

After two years, the ToK dynamic duo are back, baby!  Do we need custodians of knowledge?  We have a wide ranging general discussion of the question, focusing on a few AoKs that may connect to it. We get into a few examples that caught our eye.  Some links you might find useful: Benedict Anderson's Imagined Communities https://www.britannica.com/topic/Imagined-Communities-Reflections-on-the-Origins-and-Spread-of-Nationalism Duchamp's Fountain: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/duchamp-fountain-t07573 Public Broadcasting: Its past and its future https://knightfoundation.org/public-media-white-paper-2017-gardner/ Enjoy - and as always, reach out to us: [email protected] 

Can there be knowledge that is independent of culture? Good question - We have a go at answering it. We get stuck in to the Voyager spacecraft, music and octaves across cultures, Denis Dutton's The Art Instinct. Get in touch: Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @tbdpod1  Some links you might find useful: Denis Dutton's The Art Instinct: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5788390-the-art-instinct The Voyager Golden Record https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/golden-record/ Music Across Cultures https://www.oh-i-see.com/blog/2013/11/24/culture-smart-the-musical-scale-across-cultures/ https://news.mit.edu/2019/perception-musical-pitch-cultures-0919

The r/ToK subreddit voted for our topic, and this was the result. We tackle this question: How can we distinguish between good and bad interpretations? Discuss with reference to the arts and one other area of knowledge. Some very fun chat with some great real world examples. Get in touch: Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @tbdpod1  Some links you might find useful: Misinterpreting The Scream: https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/munch-scream-british-museum-gbr-scli-intl/index.html Malcolm Gladwell: The Bomber Mafia https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/books/review/the-bomber-mafia-malcolm-gladwell.html  Robert McNamara "the hyper-rational executive led astray by numbers" https://www.technologyreview.com/2013/05/31/178263/the-dictatorship-of-data/

We have a good time debating the Paradox of Tolerance.   Source: Karl Popper: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/26/100-best-nonfiction-books-karl-popper-open-society-its-enemies

If something demands action, would you help? Or does it depend how many people are there...? We have fun talking about this controversial phenomenon.  Widely accepted to be true, contemporary research brings it into dispute.  Sources: Bystander effect in street disputes questioned: https://nscr.nl/en/bystander-blijkt-wel-degelijk-in-actie-te-komen-bij-ruzie-op-straat/ Death of Raymond Zack: https://www.firehouse.com/home/news/10722848/family-of-raymond-zack-sues-alameda-city-and-county-in-death Kitty Genovese: https://www.simplypsychology.org/Kitty-Genovese.html#:~:text=This%20term%20was%20coined%20after,intervene%20or%20call%20the%20police.

We have a go at unpacking this classic philosophical paradox, riffing on all the ramifications that flow out of it. As always, an enjoyable conversation about this head scratcher. 

Our second 'mini-sode' -  The focus this time: 'What is Knowledge? Is it simply justified, true belief?

Our first 'mini-sode' -  in which we take a quick, casual approach to answering the question: 'What is Philosophy? A good introduction to students wondering that very thing...

On this episode: “There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact” (Arthur Conan Doyle).  Diversions/Explorations include: The snake ripping your throat out is the one to worry aboutSome great discussion defining ‘obvious facts’The King of Red We are not chemists Barry Schwartz’s Paradox of Choice  Francis Fukuyama and ‘The End of History’Get in touch: Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @tbdpod1    Sources you might like: Canadian Snow Plow Names https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/plowy-mcplowface-austin-plowers-among-winning-names-chosen-for-barrie-s-snowplow-fleet-1.5306888   Sir Ernest Rutherford https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1908/rutherford/biographical/  Atomic Structure https://www.arpansa.gov.au/understanding-radiation/what-is-radiation/ionising-radiation/atomic-structure  How Scientists View Quantum Physics https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/how-scientists-view-quantum-physics/   Paradox of Choice https://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_the_paradox_of_choice?language=en  The End of History - Francis Fukuyama  https://www.embl.de/aboutus/science_society/discussion/discussion_2006/ref1-22june06.pdf   But What If We're Wrong?  https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/533521/but-what-if-were-wrong-by-chuck-klosterman/ 

Is there anything more deceptive than an obvious fact? Catch the fever! @tbpod1 [email protected]

On this episode: Why is it so difficult to identify a clear line between accepted and disputed knowledge within a discipline?  Diversions/Explorations include: A Guest! The fantastic robot legged, Irish Khaleesi Aoife AbushaqraSome feedback from a loyal listenerArt world controversyAvril Lavigne conspiracy theories Cognitive dissonance  Power and knowledgeGet in touch: Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @tbdpod1  Aoife’s podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-the-tok/id1537824943  Sources you might like: McCafe statistics:https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/food-warnings/maccas-crushes-coffee-snobs-in-reply-to-advertising-complaint/news-story/8de5da54428e08ae13a7660ad4158b85  https://qsrmedia.com.au/research/news/mcdonalds-mccafe-most-visited-coffee-shop-report-says  Marcel Duchamp’s urinal:https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/duchamp-fountain-t07573  Was math invented or discovered?https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/was-maths-invented-or-discovered/#:~:text=This%20is%20true%20for%20all,is%20both%20invented%20and%20discovered.  Banana Art https://www.sbs.com.au/news/man-eats-120-000-piece-of-art-a-banana-taped-to-wall  Avril Lavigne clonehttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2017/may/15/avril-lavigne-melissa-cloning-conspiracy-theories   Cognitive Dissonance Theoryhttps://www.apa.org/pubs/books/Cognitive-Dissonance-Intro-Sample.pdf