About this episode
Joey and Jess discuss the nature of instincts and various philosophical concepts related to decision making.
How do you identify with your instincts? This week, Joey and Jess talk about storking, gut instincts, the Ship of Theseus, entity, background signal processing, and birds. They don’t talk about Uptown Girls . references The Origin Of Consciousness In The Breakdown Of The Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes Six Thinking Hats Ship of Theseus Haggis
People in this episode
Hosts: Joey, Jess
Topics covered
- instincts
- philosophy
- consciousness
- decision making
- cultural references
Keywords
- instincts
- Ship of Theseus
- consciousness
- gut feelings
- philosophy
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Origin Of Consciousness In The Breakdown Of The Bicameral Mind, Six Thinking Hats, Ship of Theseus, Haggis
More episodes of Critical Nonsense
- 350! Summer of Sillies · May 20, 2026 · 28 min
- 349! What's So Important? · May 7, 2026 · 22 min
- 348! Zombies · April 28, 2026 · 33 min
- 347! Making People Laugh · April 20, 2026 · 27 min
- 346! Hating the Player · April 13, 2026 · 40 min
- 345! How We Learn · March 31, 2026 · 25 min
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Critical Nonsense podcast page.