Ep. 16: Strategic Reflectivism
In late 2025, artificial intelligence companies like OpenAI automated the process of determining which model is best for a task. This allowe...
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Upon Reflection
A podcast about what we think as well as how and why we think it.
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17 episodesEp. 15 - A Two-Factor Explication Of ‘Reflection’
You may have heard me drone on and on about this thing called "reflective thinking". We philosophers and cognitive scientists are preoccupie...
Ep. 14 - Analytic Atheism & Analytic Apostasy Across Cultures
You may have heard that atheists tend to score better on reflection tests than theists? But why do scientists find this "analytic atheism" c...
Ep. 13 - Reflection-Philosophy Order Effects and Correlations Across Samples
Suppose you glance at a clock that, unbeknownst to you, is broken, showing the same time all day. Nonetheless, you happened to look at the c...
Ep. 12 - Tell Us What You Really Think (with B. Joseph, G. Gongora, and M. Sirota)
I have a question for you: "If a bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total and the bat costs $1.00 more than the ball, how much does the ball cost?...
Ep. 11 - Testing Implicit Bias (with Morgan Thompson)
In this episode, I read my short paper with Morgan Thompson in WIRES Cognitive Science titled, "Testing for Implicit Bias: Values, Psychomet...
Ep. 10 - Great Minds Do Not Think Alike
This time I read my 2022 paper in Review of Philosophy and Psychology titled, "Great Minds Do Not Think Alike: Philosophers' Views Predicted...
Ep. 9 - Bounded Reflectivism & Epistemic Identity
In this episode, I read one of my 2022 articles in Metaphilosophy titled, "Bounded Reflectivism & Epistemic Identity". Does reflective reaso...
Ep. 8 - Reflective Reasoning & Philosophy
On this episode, I read one of my articles from 2021 titled, "Reflective Reasoning and Philosophy" in Philosophy Compass. Both philosophers...
Ep. 7 - Do Unreflective Intentions Undermine Free Will?
On this episode of Upon Reflection, I read my 2021 paper in Logoi titled, "On Second Thought, Libet-style Unreflective Intentions May Be Com...
Ep. 6 - Your Health vs. My Liberty (Pandemic Psychology Research)
Welcome to the latest episode of Upon Reflection. This time, I read my paper with Michał Białek, "Your health vs. my liberty: Philosophical...
Ep. 5 - Reflective Reasoning For Real People (Dissertation Defense Overview)
Welcome to Upon Reflection. In this episode, I review the major take-aways and findings from my dissertation titled, "Reflective Reasoning F...
Ep. 4 - Online Conferences: Some History, Methods, and Benefits
In this episode of Upon Reflection, I explain how academics should conference better. More accurately, I read my chapter, "Online Conference...
Ep. 3 - Causal Network Accounts of Ill-being
In this podcast, I read my chapter, "Causal Network Accounts of Ill-being: Depression & Digital Well-being". The paper reviews how well-bein...
Ep. 2 - Not All Who Ponder Count Costs (with Paul Conway)
In this podcast episode , I'll be reading Paul Conway's and my recent paper about moral dilemmas entitled, "Not all who ponder count costs:...
Ep. 1 - What We Can Infer About Implicit Bias
Welcome to the first episode of Upon Reflection, a podcast about what we think as well as how and why we think it. Byrd, N. (2019). What we...
Episode 0 - Welcome to Upon Reflection with Nick Byrd
Welcome to the first, introductory episode of Upon Reflection, a podcast about the philosophy of cognitive science and the cognitive science...