90. Melvin Konner — Believers: Faith in Human Nature
World renowned biological anthropologist Mel Konner examines the nature of human nature, including and especially in his new book the nature of religiosity. In Believers, Konner, who was raised in an ...
5 Nov 20191h 39min
89. Richard Dawkins — Outgrowing God: A Beginner's Guide
In 12 fiercely funny, mind-expanding chapters, Richard Dawkins explains how the natural world arose without a designer — the improbability and beauty of the "bottom-up programming" that engineers an e...
29 Okt 201940min
88. Daniel Oberhaus — Extraterrestrial Languages
The endlessly fascinating question of whether we are alone in the universe has always been accompanied by another, more complicated one: if there is extraterrestrial life, how would we communicate wit...
22 Okt 20191h 21min
87. Douglas Murray — The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race, and Identity
In his devastating new book The Madness of Crowds, Douglas Murray examines the 21st century's most divisive issues: sexuality, gender, technology and race. He reveals the astonishing new culture wars ...
15 Okt 20191h 10min
86. Neil deGrasse Tyson — Letters from an Astrophysicist
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has attracted one of the world's largest online followings with his fascinating, widely accessible insights into science and our universe. Now, Tyson invites us to g...
8 Okt 20191h 8min
85. Deepak Chopra — Metahuman: Unleashing Your Infinite Potential
In this conversation long-time adversaries and now friends Michael Shermer and Deepak Chopra make an attempt at mutual understanding through the careful unpacking of what Deepak means when he talks ab...
1 Okt 201955min
84. Christof Koch — The Feeling of Life Itself: Why Consciousness is Widespread but Can't Be Computed
In this fascinating discussion of one of the hardest problems in all of science — the hard problem of consciousness, that is, explaining how the feeling or experience of something can arise from neura...
24 Sep 20191h 33min
83. Peter Boghossian — How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide
In our current political climate, it seems impossible to have a reasonable conversation with anyone who has a different opinion. Whether you're online, in a classroom, an office, a town hall — or just...
17 Sep 20191h 15min
