Religion as Make-Believe: A Theory of Belief, Imagination, and Group Identity
We often assume that religious beliefs are no different in kind from ordinary factual beliefs—that believing in the existence of God or of supernatural entities that hear our prayers is akin to believ...
11 Jun 20242h 3min
Vulnerable Minds: The Harm of Childhood Trauma and the Hope of Resilience
Each year at least a billion children around the world are victims of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) that range from physical abuse and racial discrimination to neglect and food deprivation. The...
8 Jun 20241h 47min
How to Achieve Peace in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Dr. Einat Wilf is a leading intellectual and original thinker on matters of foreign policy, economics, education, Israel, and the Jewish people. She was a member of the Israeli Parliament from 2010-20...
4 Jun 20241h 39min
How Likely Is War Over Taiwan?
So much of what we hear about China and Russia today likens the relationship between these two autocracies and the West to a "rivalry" or a "great-power competition." Some might consider it alarmist t...
1 Jun 20241h 26min
Neuroscientist Explains Selective Memory (Charan Ranganath)
A new understanding of memory is emerging from the latest scientific research. In Why We Remember, pioneering neuroscientist and psychologist Charan Ranganath radically reframes the way we think about...
28 Mai 20241h 38min
Metaracism: How Systemic Racism Devastates Black Lives
In recent years, condemnations of racism in America have echoed from the streets to corporate boardrooms. At the same time, politicians and commentators fiercely debate racism's very existence. And so...
25 Mai 20241h 31min
How to Think About Social Justice
Those who are pursuing social justice too often fail to incorporate the insights of sociology, and when they do make use of sociology, they often draw heavily from claims that are highly contested, un...
21 Mai 20241h 34min
Sean Carroll Explains Quantum Field Theory
Sean Carroll is creating a profoundly new approach to sharing physics with a broad audience, one that goes beyond analogies to show how physicists really think. He cuts to the bare mathematical essenc...
18 Mai 20241h 15min
