Society In Question
We use nuance to explore the social and cultural forces shaping the human condition.
Through freethought, philosophical inquiry, and intellectual rigor, we seek to improve ourselves, our society, and our sanity.
Recent Episodes
A Short Introduction to Society in Question
Welcome to Society In Question (SiQ). In this episode, I provide a brief (5min) overview of the motivation behind SiQ, the topics we’ll commonly be discussing, and why such conversations are crucial to our well-being as individuals and as a society.
Show Host
Since studying artificial intelligence, psychology, and computer programming at university, Steven Parton has been obsessed with understanding the human condition and society as a whole.
This has resulted in over a decade of experience as an independent psychology and neuroscience researcher, the lessons of which he’s channeled through numerous articles, podcasts, on-stage plays, science fiction novels, presentations, and many other forms of media and education.
Much of his work is now focused on removing the evolutionary, social, and psychological pressures that undermine our health, our freedom, and our ability to engage in the kind of civil discourse necessary to improve our society.
#6 – Justin Murphy: The Intellectual Who Left Academia for the Internet
(Originally recorded in the Spring of 2020) In this episode we sit down with social scientist and political theorist, Justin Murphy, who spent five years as a lecturer at the University of Southampton before realizing that academia was ironically stifling his ability to be...