The Dissenter

My name is Ricardo Lopes, and I’m from Portugal. Thank you for visiting my podcast. Over the past few years, I have conducted and released more than 900 interviews and talks with experts and academics from a variety of areas and disciplines, ranging from the Arts and Philosophy to the Social Sciences and Biology. You will certainly find a subject of your interest covered here. New interviews are released on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

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Every guest on The Dissenter

1079 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Russell Warne

   #385 Russell Warne - In the Know: Debunking 35 Myths about Human Intelligence · 2 episodes

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   Rutger Vos

   #230 Rutger Vos: Natural Selection, Human Behavior, Race, And Adaptations · Sep 2019

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   Ruth Feldman

   #244 Ruth Feldman: The Neurobiology Of Attachment, Oxytocin, And Synchrony · Oct 2019

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   Ryutaro Uchiyama

   #696 Ryutaro Uchiyama: Cultural Evolution of Genetic Heritability · Oct 2022

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   Réka Blazsek

   #1019 Réka Blazsek: Social Norms, Institutions, Ownership, and the Mental Health of PhD Students · Nov 2024

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   Sabina Leonelli

   #218 Sabina Leonelli: Science In The World of Big Data · Aug 2019

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   Sabine Nöbel

   #836 Sabine Nöbel: Social Learning, Mate Copying, and Culture from a Biological Perspective · Sep 2023

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   Sacha Altay

   #515 Sacha Altay: Social Media, Fake News, Science Communication, and the COVID-19 Pandemic · Aug 2021

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   Sam Carr

   #1130 Sam Carr: How People Deal With Loneliness · Jul 2025

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    Samantha Waite

    #1315 Samantha Waite: Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Death · Oct 2026

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    Sander van der Linden

    #744 Sander van der Linden - Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity · 2 episodes

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    Sara Hobolt
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    Sarah Dierna

    #1204 Sarah Dierna: The History and Theory of Antinatalism · Jan 2026

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    Sarah Garfinkel

    #327 Sarah Garfinkel: Interoception, Emotion, And Mental Health · Apr 2020

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    Sarah Mathew

    #725 Sarah Mathew: Human Sociality, Cooperation, Reciprocity, and Warfare · Jan 2023

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    Sarah Stein Lubrano

    #1259 Sarah Stein Lubrano: Why Political Debate Does Not Work · May 2026

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    Saul Smilansky

    #481 Saul Smilansky: 10 Moral Paradoxes · Jun 2021

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    Scott Claessens

    #791 Scott Claessens: Human Cooperation, Religiosity, and Cross-National Analyses · Jun 2023

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    Scott Grafton

    #665 Scott Grafton - Physical Intelligence; The Relationship Between the Body and the Mind · Aug 2022

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    Scott Small

    #508 Scott Small - Forgetting: The Benefits of Not Remembering · Aug 2021

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    Serene Khader

    #1242 Serene Khader - Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop · Apr 2026

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    Sergio Almécija

    #1028 Sergio Almécija - Humans: Perspectives on Our Evolution from World Experts · Dec 2024

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    Seth Robertson

    #969 Seth Robertson: Moral Realism and Anti-Realism, Confucian Ethics, and Epistemic Injustice · Jul 2024

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    Shaun Gallagher

    #951 Shaun Gallagher: The Self and its Disorders · Jun 2024

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    Sheri Berman

    #997 Sheri Berman: The History of the Left, Social Democracy, and Right-Wing Populism · Sep 2024

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    Shinobu Kitayama

    #1181 Shinobu Kitayama - Cultural Differences in Psychological Traits: The Self, Emotions, and More · Nov 2025

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    Simon Garnier

    #634 Simon Garnier: Swarm Intelligence, Collective Decision-Making, and Human Societies · Jun 2022

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    Sofia Forss

    #986 Sofia Forss: Neophobia, Curiosity, Intelligence, and Creativity in Apes and Humans · Aug 2024

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    Sophie Scott-Brown

    #1239 Sophie Scott-Brown - The Radical Fifties: Activist Politics in Cold War Britain · 2 episodes

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    Stanley Fish

    #428 Stanley Fish - There's No Such Thing as Free Speech · Feb 2021

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    Stefaan Blancke

    #424 Stefaan Blancke: Science, Pseudoscience, Rationality, and Cultural Evolution · Jan 2021

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    Stephanie Hare

    #924 Stephanie Hare - Technology Is Not Neutral: A Short Guide to Technology Ethics · Apr 2024

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    Stephen Gaukroger

    #538 Stephen Gaukroger - The Failures of Philosophy: A Historical Essay · Oct 2021

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    Stephen Sanderson

    #268 Stephen Sanderson: Gender Roles, Marriage, And Parenthood Across Societies · 2 episodes

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    Stephen Shennan

    #178 Stephen Shennan: Darwinian Archaeology, Culture, And The Origins of Agriculture · May 2019

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    Stephen Stearns

    #420 Stephen Stearns: Life History Theory, and Evolutionary Medicine · Jan 2021

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    Stephen Vaisey

    #1308 Stephen Vaisey: The Sociology of Morality and Political Beliefs · Sep 2026

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    Steve Hamm

    #670 Steve Hamm - The Pivot: Addressing Global Problems Through Local Action · Aug 2022

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    Steven Churchill

    #645 Steven Churchill: Homo naledi, Australopithecus sediba, and Human Evolution · Jun 2022

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    Steven Frank

    #652 Steven Frank - Microbial Life History: The Fundamental Forces of Biological Design · Jul 2022

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