Does the Cosmos Provide Meaning?

Philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein introduces the idea of the “mattering instinct”—the deep human drive to see our lives as significant. In this conversation, she explores how our longing to matt...

29 Apr 34min

What might intelligence become—not just in centuries, but across millions or even billions of years? Robert explores the deepest questions about the far future of intelligence in the universe. While w...

22 Apr 27min

We may be creating something a million times smarter than all of humanity combined — and we have no plan for what happens next. AI safety pioneer Roman Yampolskiy lays out the risks, the arguments, an...

15 Apr 47min

Is the world we experience truly real, or is it more like a dream we haven't yet woken up from? Michael James, a leading scholar and translator of the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi, explores how Ra...

8 Apr 34min

Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls. I like arguments about God, whether based on science, philosophy or person...

1 Apr 27min

Support the show with a tax-deductible donation of any amount so we can continue exploring the world's biggest questions without the need for paywalls.   Can physical facts about the brain account for...

25 Mar 27min

Contribute what you can to help Closer To Truth continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls.   We like pushing boundaries, trying to discern existence, searching the...

18 Mar 27min

Contribute what you can to help Closer To Truth continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls. Explore diverse theories of consciousness, like materialism, dualism, pa...

11 Mar 26min