Tom and Peter discuss the possibility and necessity of comparing our experiences with others.
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.
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."
Why do we think we should improve ourselves? This is the pilot episode of The Nature of Things!