The Dissenter

A podcast by Ricardo Lopes

975 Episodes

  1. #749 Francesca Righetti: The Psychology of Close Relationships

    Published: 2/27/2023
  2. #748 Tereza Capelos: Ressentiment, Populism, Brexit, and the Role of Trust in Politics

    Published: 2/24/2023
  3. #747 David Geary - Male, Female: The Evolution of Human Sex Differences (Pt. 2)

    Published: 2/23/2023
  4. #746 Simon Baron-Cohen: Autism, Systemizing, Empathy, and Sex Differences

    Published: 2/20/2023
  5. #745 Christopher Ferguson - Catastrophe!; Why Good People Make Bad Situations Worse

    Published: 2/17/2023
  6. #744 Sander van der Linden - Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity

    Published: 2/16/2023
  7. #743 Vibeke Ottesen: The Evolution of Violence, and the Consequences of Banning Abortion

    Published: 2/13/2023
  8. #742 Zoe Liberman: Infant Social Cognition, Social Categorization, Gossip, and Ritual

    Published: 2/10/2023
  9. #741 Marya Schechtman: The Philosophy of the Self and Personal Identity

    Published: 2/9/2023
  10. #740 Tibor Rutar - Capitalism for Realists: Virtues and Vices of the Modern Economy

    Published: 2/6/2023
  11. 5 Years + Support (I Still Need Your Help)

    Published: 2/4/2023
  12. #739 Aaron Sell: The Evolution of Anger and Hatred, and Justice-Making Institutions

    Published: 2/3/2023
  13. #738 Antoine Marie: Moral Convictions, Politics, Misinformation, and Conspiracy Theories

    Published: 2/2/2023
  14. #737 Christopher Burris - Evil in Mind: The Psychology of Harming Others

    Published: 1/30/2023
  15. #736 Todd Kashdan: The Psychology of Well-Being

    Published: 1/27/2023
  16. #735 Daniel Blumstein: Predator-Prey Research, Antipredator Behavior, and Conservationism

    Published: 1/26/2023
  17. #734 Helena Miton: Cognitive Science, Cultural Transmission, and Tacit Knowledge

    Published: 1/23/2023
  18. #733 Andrew Knoll - A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters

    Published: 1/20/2023
  19. #732 Jonas Olson: Ethics, Moral Error Theory, Abolitionism, Moral Nihilism, and Practical Philosophy

    Published: 1/19/2023
  20. #731 Clara Mattei - The Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism

    Published: 1/16/2023

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My name is Ricardo Lopes, and I’m from Portugal. Thank you for visiting my podcast. Over the past few years, I have conducted and released more than 900 interviews and talks with experts and academics from a variety of areas and disciplines, ranging from the Arts and Philosophy to the Social Sciences and Biology. You will certainly find a subject of your interest covered here. New interviews are released on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays.