Free Speech, Civil War, & the Public Square - Dr. M.S Delay & Dr. A.V. Bendebury, DSPod #244

The DemystifySci Podcast

It's our final solo conversation from the tour and we're breaking down an issue that we have held different perspectives on for quite some time: the limits & importance of free speech. In part, we are responding the documentary "This Place Rules" by Channel 5 creator, Andrew Callaghan, which tracks the absurdity, hipocracy, and more than anything, the profiteering surrounding the buildup to the 2021 invasion of the Capitol in Washington D.C. Shilo argues that it could have been avoided if dissidents hadn't had their voices removed from the internet. Nastia isn't convinced, on account of the power of the incentives backing the revolt. In the end, we circle around the need for a de-algorithmatized public forum, which might provide the basis for an actual democratic republic. Tell us your thoughts in the comments!!! Sign up for our Patreon and get episodes early + join our weekly Patron Chat https://bit.ly/3lcAasB (00:00) Go! (00:04:30) The case for free speech absolutism (00:15:04) The days of rage and sanctioned protest (00:24:19) Handling a neighbor that's killing your chickens (00:34:33) Is an appreciation for dialogue on the rise? (00:43:59) Is the getting banned from internet to blame for the power of fringe movements? (00:50:07) The raw wound of forbidden speech (00:56:30) The central importance of (01:04:05) The need for a true public square (01:13:50) Closing thoughts #sciencepodcast, #FreeSpeech, #Democracy, #PoliticalPhilosophy, #InformationRegulation, #Populism, #FreedomOfExpression, #CivilRights, #PublicDiscourse, #IntellectualDialogue, #Liberty, #CensorshipDebate, #CriticalThinking, #DigitalEthics, #OnlineDebate, #PoliticalTheory, #EthicalCommunication, #MediaFreedom, #OpenSociety, #TruthSeeking, #DemocraticValues Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/DemystifyingScience AND our material science investigations of atomics, @MaterialAtomics https://www.youtube.com/@MaterialAtomics Join our mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. - Blog: http://DemystifySci.com/blog - RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss - Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD - Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671