Improving Registries and Representation in Alzheimer’s Disease Research
Research participants are recruited through a variety of practices. One of the most popular tools are registries, but how can registries affect diversity and representation within research? Josh Grill joins the podcast to discuss his work studying research registries, their effects on representat...
Lesson 3: Mind and Body
Continuing from Plato's views on the mind and body from last episode, this week, we discuss dualism... and a bit of everything else. We expand on Plato a bit with his charioteer analogy and on Descartes' cogito ergo sum, sharing some of our own views on the eternity of the soul too. We also talk ...
What is Consciousness? with Dr. Amy Kind
In this episode of Chasing Leviathan, PJ and Dr. Amy Kind discuss her written debate with Daniel Stolijar on the nature of consciousness. Dr. Kind walks us through the secular dualist position that she defends and explains Dr. Stolijar's ignorance hypothesis. For those wondering if dualism is a p...
Imagining Things
Can we gain knowledge through the use of the imagination? Richard Feynman said that “the imagination of nature is far, far greater than the imagination of man”. So maybe our fancies only tell us about ourselves, and never about the external world. Amy Kind disagrees, and I outline her view here. ...
Imagination: Uses & Constraints w/ Dr. Amy Kind
As we continue our exploration, we spend some time this week thinking about how we use our imaginations and what limits we might place upon them. We also delve into whether we should think of our imagination as a skill. Our guest scholar in this episode is Dr. Amy Kind, Russell K. Pitzer Professo...
#9 Amy Kind: Biometrics and the Metaphysics of Personal Identity
Amy Kind is the Russell K. Pitzer Professor of Philosophy at Claremont McKenna College, as well as the Director of the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies. She is a leading philosopher in the philosophy of mind, with a focus on imagination and consciousness. Her books include Imagination and Crea...
The Imaginary 02: The Knowledge Argument
If a person spends their entire life seeing only in black and white, is it possible for them to truly know what it would be like to experience color? Philosophers have debated this for decades, but one thing they have often overlooked is the power of the imagination. It is a skill, and like any o...
Episode 1a. Negotiating with Dr. Donna Spruijt-Metz
What happens when spiritual wisdom, poetic insight, and systems thinking walk into a podcast studio?
This first negotiation episode features a rich, unscripted conversation me, Eric Hekler, and my long-time mentor and friend Dr. Donna Spruijt-Metz—a retired USC Professor/Psychologist, accomplis...
AI & Imagination - Professor Amy Kind
Natalie Chen ’26 sits with Professor Amy Kind to discuss the importance of maintaining and developing our imagination in everyday life. Professor Kind addresses imagination as a human necessity, the ability of AI to imagine, and imagination’s connection to our sense of meaning and purpose in life...
Will AI Ever Be Creative? (w/ Amy Kind)
00:00 What makes something creative00:42 Intros01:51 Can anything be truly novel? (psychological vs historical creativity)05:05 Influence vs originality, and music lawsuits09:34 Originality isn't enough11:01 Discovery vs creativity15:04 Combinatorial vs transformational creativity19:14 Can AI be ...
