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Episode 30: Robots (with David Gunkel)

October 8, 2021 HBS Hosts Ethics, Guest Episodes, HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 2), Politics, Pop Culture, Technology 0 Comments

The HBS hosts discuss how robots and intelligent machines are upending our social, moral, legal, and philosophical categories.

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Episode 29: Defending the Humanities

October 1, 2021 HBS Hosts Ethics, HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 2), Politics, Professional Philosophy / Higher Ed 0 Comments

The HBS hosts present their best defense of humanities-based education and, in doing so, try to justify their existences.

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Episode 28: Generations

September 24, 2021 HBS Hosts HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 2) 0 Comments

The HBS hosts discuss whether or not generational tags– “Boomer,” “GenX,” “Millennial,” and “Gen Z”– are useful descriptions or just gerrymandered groups.

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Episode 27: The Hustle

September 17, 2021 HBS Hosts HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 2) 0 Comments

The HBS hosts discuss scams, cons, gig work, and what drives us to live and work at full speed.

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Episode 26: Music

September 10, 2021 HBS Hosts HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 2), Pop Culture 0 Comments

The HBS hosts talk about music, mathematics, groove, and “altar calls.”

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Episode 25: Guns

September 3, 2021 HBS Hosts HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 2) 0 Comments

The HBS hosts try to figure out why there are 150 guns for every 100 Americans.

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Episode 24: Specialization

August 27, 2021 HBS Hosts HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 2), Professional Philosophy / Higher Ed 0 Comments

The HBS hosts discuss academic specializations and how to make the humanities more inclusive.

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Episode 23: Superheroes

August 20, 2021 HBS Hosts Ethics, HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 2), Politics, Pop Culture 0 Comments

The HBS hosts discuss the role of superheroes in culture and popular media.

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Episode 22: White Working Class

August 13, 2021 HBS Hosts Ethics, Gender/Sex/LGBTQI Concerns, HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 2), Politics, Race and Racism 0 Comments

The HBS hosts take a critical look at the white working class and their grievances.

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Episode 21: Conspiracy Theories

August 6, 2021 HBS Hosts Deep Dives, Ethics, HOTEL BAR SESSIONS, Hotel Bar Sessions (Season 2), Politics, Pop Culture, Race and Racism, Technology 0 Comments

The HBS hosts discuss conspiracy theories and what motivates people to believe in them.

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