Academia Has Fallen - Dr Paul A. Taylor

Published: Feb. 20, 2023, 1 a.m.

SPONSORED BY: ExpressVPN. Go to https://www.expressvpn.com/trigger and get an extra 3 months free on a one-year package!\nSPONSORED BY: easyDNS - domain name registrar provider and web host. Use special code: TRIGGERED for 50% off when you visit https://easydns.com/triggered/\n\nDr Paul A. Taylor is a critical theorist who read economics and politics at Edinburgh University before conducting his PhD thesis on the early history of computer hackers. Paul has appeared on a number of Radio 4 and Radio 3 programmes including Woman\u2019s Hour, The Verb, Thinking Allowed, and You and Yours. He is critical of the largely unchallenged rise of the bureaucratic mind-set and its deleterious effects on public discourse and professional standards.\n\nJoin our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Locals! https://triggernometry.locals.com/\n\nOR Support TRIGGERnometry Here:\n\nhttps://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry\nhttps://www.patreon.com/triggerpod\nBitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5\n\nMusic by: Music by: Xentric | info@xentricapc.com | https://www.xentricapc.com/ YouTube:\xa0 @xentricapc \xa0\n\nBuy Merch Here:\n\nhttps://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/\n\nAdvertise on TRIGGERnometry:\n\nmarketing@triggerpod.co.uk\n\nJoin the Mailing List:\n\nhttps://www.triggerpod.co.uk/sign-up/\n\nFind TRIGGERnometry on Social Media:\xa0\n\nhttps://twitter.com/triggerpod\nhttps://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/\nhttps://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/\n\nAbout TRIGGERnometry:\xa0\n\nStand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians.\n\n00:00 Intro\n02:03 Why Dr Taylor is Here Today\n08:03 First Educational Experiences\n24:22 Dr Taylor\u2019s Academic Career\n31:12 Sponsor Message: ExpressVPN\n33:03 What is Postmodernism and How Does it Impact Us?\n41:29 Our Need to Think More\n51:19 What is Happening in Modern Academia?\n1:00:24 How Herd Mentality Stops People from Speaking Out\n1:15:42 Similarities of Postmodernism & Marxism to Religious Belief\n1:19:45 Sponsor Message: EasyDNS\n1:25:48 Ideology is Destroying Meritocracy\n1:32:49 Consequences of Universities Being Driven by Data\n1:45:51 What\u2019s the One Thing We\u2019re Not Talking About?\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices