Rationally Speaking #87 - Sean Carroll on Naturalism
Astrophysicist and author Sean Carroll joins this episode of Rationally Speaking, to talk about "naturalism" -- the philosophical viewpoint that there are no supernatural phenomena, and the universe r...
19 Touko 201349min
Rationally Speaking #86 - Live From NECSS With Jim Holt On Why Does the World Exist?
Why does the universe exist? And is that even a sensical question to ask? Philosopher Jim Holt has written extensively for publications such as the New Yorker, the New York Times and Harper's, and mos...
5 Touko 20131h 5min
Rationally Speaking #85 - Live From NECSS With Michael Shermer On the Role of Science in Morality
In a special live Rationally Speaking, taped at NECSS 2013, Julia Galef moderates a lively discussion between Massimo and Michael Shermer, head of the Skeptic Society and founding publisher of Skeptic...
21 Huhti 201336min
Rationally Speaking #84 - Stephen Asma On the Myth of Universal Love
Just like love, motherhood, and apple pie, no one could be against fairness. No one, that is, except philosopher Stephen Asma, the author of "Against Fairness." Massimo and Julia sit down with Stephen...
7 Huhti 201346min
Rationally Speaking #83 - Samuel Arbesman On The Half-Life of Facts
How long does it take for one-half of everything we know about a subject to be proven wrong? Depends on the subject. 45 years, for example, if that subject is cirrhosis or hepatitis. Samuel Arbesman, ...
25 Maalis 201345min
Rationally Speaking #82 - It's Not Easy Being Green
If you're an ethically minded consumer, you should buy organic because it's better for the environment, right? Actually, the case isn't so clear-cut. But you should certainly buy fair-trade because it...
10 Maalis 201352min
Rationally Speaking #81 - Live! Ben Goldacre on Bad Pharma
"Medicine is broken," warns Ben Goldacre, the British physician, academic, author of the Guardian's Bad Science column. In this live episode of Rationally Speaking, Massimo and Julia interview Ben abo...
24 Helmi 20131h 3min
Rationally Speaking #80 - Dear Abby
In honor of the passing of Dear Abby columnist Pauline Philips, Massimo and Julia talk about the history and philosophy of advice. How do you rationally evaluate advice, and how do you give rational a...
10 Helmi 201351min
