126 | David Stasavage on the Origin and History of Democracy
Those of us living in democracies tend to take the idea for granted. We forget what an audacious, radical idea […]
126 | David Stasavage on the Origin and History of Democracy Read More
Those of us living in democracies tend to take the idea for granted. We forget what an audacious, radical idea […]
126 | David Stasavage on the Origin and History of Democracy Read More
Aristotle conceived of the world in terms of teleological “final causes”; Darwin, or so the story goes, erased purpose and
125 | David Haig on the Evolution of Meaning from Darwin to Derrida Read More
Time! It doesn’t stop, psychological effects of being under lockdown notwithstanding. How we experience time depends on our situation, but
124 | Solo: How Time Travel Could and Should Work Read More
As you have likely heard me mention before, I have an account on Patreon, where people can sign up to donate
Emotions are at the same time utterly central to who we are — where would we be without them? —
123 | Lisa Feldman Barrett on Emotions, Actions, and the Brain Read More
Imagine you were locked in a sealed room, with no way to access the outside world but a few screens
122 | David Eagleman on Tapping Into the Livewired Brain Read More
This episode is published on November 2, 2020, the day before an historic election in the United States. An election
121 | Cornel West on What Democracy Is and Should Be Read More
Erwin Schrödinger’s famous book What Is Life? highlighted the connections between physics, and thermodynamics in particular, and the nature of
120 | Jeremy England on Biology, Thermodynamics, and the Bible Read More
In the service of seeking truth, there would seem to be value in intellectual diversity, both in keeping ourselves honest
119 | Musa al-Gharbi on the Value of Intellectual Diversity Read More
Astronomers rocked the cosmological world with the 1998 discovery that the universe is accelerating. Well-deserved Nobel Prizes were awarded to
118 | Adam Riess on the Expansion of the Universe and a Crisis in Cosmology Read More