The Nature of Things

What is it like to have the coronavirus?

Tom and Peter discuss the possibility and necessity of comparing our experiences with others.

Have we lost our minds after one week of social distancing?

Tom and Peter discuss the recent coronavirus outbreak, what it means for us to be connected, and why quarantine is such a difficult word in the age of the internet.

Why does a wheelbarrow have only one wheel?

Peter and Tom discuss technological progress and what it means for technology to be good or bad. "If you use a hammer to break someone's kneecaps, you're still being a bad person. Even if you use a good hammer to do it."

Should we make a podcast for our new year's resolution?

Why do we think we should improve ourselves? This is the pilot episode of The Nature of Things!