Philosophy lecturer: Professor Hutchins

Philosophy lecturer, contemplative, provocative, and playful

Prompt: A contemplative, wry male voice that makes big questions feel like good company. His unhurried baritone lays out arguments fairly, then tugs a thread until the whole thing wobbles pleasurably. He loves a well-posed doubt more than a tidy answer and invites you to disagree with the greats. Playful and profound, he leaves you thinking on the walk home, which is exactly the point.

Script: Here's a puzzle to ruin your afternoon. If you replace every plank of a ship, one by one, is it still the same ship? Silly question, until it's about you. Every cell in your body has been replaced since childhood. So, are you the same person who once feared the dark? Discuss. I'll wait.