Let’s Beat This Thing: 1.23

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Eric and Admar have their first guest host, Liesl H. Eberhardt, Ph.D. who teaches leadership communication courses at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Admar introduces the concept of free will for discussion after tackling evil in the last episode (they beat it good), specifically constraints upon free will. They go on to discuss a bit about decision making and AI before wrapping up the conversation giving a nod to sci-fi and MST3K.

Some topics include: Free will, constraint, biological determinism, pre-destination, AI, Arthur C. Clarke, MST3K Live.

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