Know Thyself 17: 10th Worst Human Ever: Eyewitness Account of Jim Jones from Jonestown Survivor Laura Johnston Kohl
In this shocking, baffling, and powerful episode, Laura Johnston Kohl gives us an insider's look into Jonestown. She shares her interactions with Jim Jones -- his sick manipulations, twisted ambitions...
28 Aug 20181h 50min
Know Thyself 16: Dr. Robert Price, The Bible Geek, on Biblical Conceptions of Evil
In this inaugural episode in the series on the worst people in history, we begin by discussing the most influential source of information about moral evil in the Western World: The Bible. Dr. Robert ...
21 Aug 20181h 21min
Know Thyself 15: Adapt or Die Edition
The ones who got left behind. Making us the victors (?). This is the last essay episode in the Origins series, and covers the time frame from our last common ancestor with chimps up until the extincti...
6 Aug 201847min
Know Thyself 14: Aliens, Complexity, and Ethics with Philosopher Kelly Smith, PhD
NASA philosophical advisor Kelly Smith, PhD and I discuss: Does the universe move inexorably towards complexity? If so, what ethical implications does that have? If AI becomes more rational than human...
30 Jul 20181h 12min
Know Thyself 13: Rise of the Night Vermin
How did our skulking, digging, night sneak ancestors come to rule the world? With upgrades to their brains, fancy glands that drip liquid nutrition, and three bones in their middle ears. This episode ...
23 Jul 201844min
Know Thyself 12: Dr. Thomas Carr, Paleontologist, on the Half-Billion Year Experiment
How much force would it take to pull the horned head right off the neck of a triceratops? Crocodiles have the highest bite force ever measured in nature, how do they compare to T. rex. Today we speak ...
16 Jul 20181h 1min
Know Thyself 11: Life on the Installment Plan
A biggest-picture history tour, from the Big Bang to the KT extinction event that starved, suffocated, froze, and basically snuffed every four-legged animal heavier than 25 kilos (55 pounds) out of ex...
9 Jul 201858min
Know Thyself 10: Paul M. Sutter, Astrophysicist
Paul M. Sutter offers a mind-blowing rundown of our current understanding of the Big Bang, dark matter and energy, cosmic voids, singularities, etc. Paul is a brilliant astrophysicist with a gift for ...
25 Jun 201844min
