Knowing What We Know (And What We Don't)
More at https://philosophytalk.org/shows/knowing-what-we-know. It seems like we know many facts about ourselves and the world around us, even if there vastly many others we know that we don’t know. B...
7 Maalis 201751min
The Space-Time Continuum
More at https://philosophytalk.org/shows/space-time-continuum. Strange things are said about time: that it's illusory, that it has no direction. But what about space, or the space-time continuum? Wha...
21 Helmi 201751min
The Mystery of the Multiverse
More at http://philosophytalk.org/shows/mystery-multiverse. At the foundation of modern theoretical physics lie the equations that define our universe, telling us of its beginnings, evolution, and fu...
29 Syys 201651min
Matter and Energy: The Dark Side
More at http://philosophytalk.org/shows/dark-matter. All the matter we have ever observed accounts for less than 5% of the universe. The rest? Dark energy and dark matter: mysterious entities that we...
27 Syys 201650min
The Big Bang: Before and After
More at http://philosophytalk.org/shows/big-bang-before-and-after. The Big Bang theory is the prevailing theory about the “birth” of the universe. It posits a singularity, or super high density stat...
26 Heinä 201652min
Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?
More at http://philosophytalk.org/shows/why-something. The old metaphysical question – why anything exists at all – has perplexed and intrigued humankind for ages. It has long been a question reserve...
21 Maalis 201651min
The Ancient Cosmos: When the Earth Stood Still
More at http://philosophytalk.org/shows/ancient-cosmos. Even in ancient Greek society, philosopher-scientists engaged in heated debate about the origin, composition, and structure of our universe. Tr...
4 Maalis 201651min
Living On Through Others
More at http://philosophytalk.org/shows/living-through-others Imagine that the world will end in thirty days. Would your life have meaning anymore? Would anyone’s? It seems that there would no longer...
28 Loka 201550min
