The legendary Peter Singer joins us to talk about effective altruism, AI, animal welfare, esoteric morality, future Tuesday indifference, and more. I mean, it’s Peter freakin’ Singer - what more do we need to say? Plus, the explosive ‘one or two spaces after a period' debate: has science resolved it?

Special Guest: Peter Singer.

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Links:

Are two spaces better than one? | Butterick’s Practical Typography
Rappers, sorted by the size of their vocabulary [thanks to listener Kevin Litman-Navarro]
Peter Singer - Wikipedia
de Lazari-Radek, K., & Singer, P. (2017). Utilitarianism: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press.
Singer, P. (2010). The life you can save: How to do your part to end world poverty. Random House Incorporated.
"A Gadfly for the Greater Good" (Tamler's interview of Singer in his "A Very Bad Wizard" book)
"A Very Bad Wizard" by Tamler Sommers [amazon affiliate link]

Episode 186: The One with Peter Singer

Very Bad Wizards

Episode 186: The One with Peter Singer