Rationally Speaking #135 - Robin Hanson on: "Most human behavior is signaling"
In this episode, economist Robin Hanson explains the signaling theory of human behavior: That our motivations for our choices, about school, shopping, medical care, and so on, evolved primarily to sha...
31 Touko 201547min
Rationally Speaking #134 - Michael Shermer on: "Science drives moral progress"
Common wisdom holds that the world is getting more violent, but is that really true? Leading skeptic Michael Shermer, professor and author of many books on science, morality and skepticism, argues to ...
17 Touko 201546min
Rationally Speaking #133 - Sean Carroll on "The Many Worlds Interpretatioln Is Probably Correct"
In this episode of Rationally Speaking, Caltech physicist Sean Carroll describes an "embarrassing" state of affairs in modern physics: that we still don't know how to interpret quantum mechanics, almo...
3 Touko 201547min
Rationally Speaking #132 - Live From NECSS 2015
This live episode of Rationally Speaking, taped at the 2015 Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism, is a special one: it's Massimo's last episode as co-host! He and Julia look back over their ...
21 Huhti 201559min
Rationally Speaking #131 - James Randi on Being An Honest Liar
The Amazing Randi, famous magician and a pioneer of Skepticism, joins this episode of Rationally Speaking for a conversation about the past and future of the Skeptic movement. Massimo and Julia's ques...
5 Huhti 201548min
Rationally Speaking #130 - The Atheists Own 10 Commandments
Do atheists need their own 10 commandments? What would such a thing look like? In this episode, Julia and Massimo discuss a recent attempt to define some secular commandments. They debate the relevanc...
22 Maalis 201548min
Rationally Speaking #129 - Would the World Be a Better Place Without Religion?
Atheists often take it as a given that the world would be better off without religion. But what does the evidence so far really say? In this episode, Massimo and Julia discuss a recent article in the ...
8 Maalis 201551min
Rationally Speaking #128 - 5th Anniversary Live Show
This episode marks the fifth anniversary of the Rationally Speaking podcast! To commemorate the occasion, Massimo and Julia hold a live-streaming Q&A in which they respond to questions submitted via T...
26 Helmi 20151h 9min
