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Facial Distortions and Prosopometamorphopsia | Brad Duchaine (Rebroadcast)

11/9/2025 • 61 min

In this special episode of Brain in a Vat, Brad Duchaine from the Psychological and Brain Sciences Department at Dartmouth discusses prosopometamorphopsia (PMO) – a condition where individuals see distorted faces. The episode explores various manifestations of PMO, including seeing demonic features, dragons, or entirely different faces, and distinguishes it fro… Play episode

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Procreative Ethics | Rivka Weinberg (Rebroadcast)
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Disgust | Martha Nussbaum (Rebroadcast)
Patriotism Unpacked | Spencer Case (Rebroadcast)
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Living The Philosophical Life | Agnes Callard
The Israel Palestine Conflict | David Benatar
The Ideal State: An AI Debate - Plato vs Nozick
Organ Markets | James Stacey Taylor (Rebroadcast)
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Children's Rights and Parenting | Connor Kianpour and Ella Coleman
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Animal Liberation Now | Peter Singer (Rebroadcast)
End Taxes? | Jessica Flanigan
The Problem with Democracy | Jason Brennan (Rebroadcast)
Mass Shootings | Kurt Blankschaen
The Problems with Virtue Ethics | Travis Timmerman
The End Goal of Wokeness | Nathan Cofnas
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Ultimate Meaning | Rivka Weinberg (Rebroadcast)
Affirmative Action and Medical School | Stephen Kershnar
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