The modern world is full of technology, and also with anxiety about technology. We worry about robot uprisings and artificial […]
Episode 40: Adrienne Mayor on Gods and Robots in Ancient Mythology Read More
Consciousness has many aspects, from experience to wakefulness to self-awareness. One aspect is imagination: our minds can conjure up multiple
Episode 39: Malcolm MacIver on Sensing, Consciousness, and Imagination Read More
Let’s say, for sake of argument, that you don’t believe in God or the supernatural. Is there still a place
Episode 38: Alan Lightman on Transcendence, Science, and a Naturalist’s Sense of Meaning Read More
When many of us think “Ancient Rome,” we think of the Empire and the Caesars. But the Empire was preceded
Episode 37: Edward Watts on the End of the Roman Republic and Lessons for Democracy Read More
Quantum mechanics is our best theory of how reality works at a fundamental level, yet physicists still can’t agree on
Episode 36: David Albert on Quantum Measurement and the Problems with Many-Worlds Read More
Everything we think about the world outside our immediate senses is shaped by information brought to us by other sources.
Episode 35: Jessica Yellin on The Changing Ways We Get Our News Read More
Within every person’s mind there is on ongoing battle between reason and emotion. It’s not always a battle, of course;
Episode 34: Paul Bloom on Empathy, Rationality, Morality, and Cruelty Read More
Reality is a tricky thing. Is love real? What about the number 5? This is clearly a job for a
Episode 33: James Ladyman on Reality, Metaphysics, and Complexity Read More
Our climate is in the midst of dramatic changes, driven largely by human activity, with potentially enormous consequences for humanity
Episode 32: Naomi Oreskes on Climate Change and the Distortion of Scientific Facts Read More
String theory was originally proposed as a relatively modest attempt to explain some features of strongly-interacting particles, but before too
Episode 31: Brian Greene on the Multiverse, Inflation, and the String Theory Landscape Read More