Episodes (Page 22)
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Addressing the spread of irrational ideas like COVID denial and conspiracy theories.
Mental Immunity
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Niall Ferguson on the unpredictability of disasters.
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Tracing the failed quest for a scientific foundation for morality.
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Highlighting 25 powerful literary inventions throughout history.
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Proposing a new social contract based on interdependency.
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Exploring cosmic inflation, the multiverse, and the universe's shape.
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Conversing with Jordan Peterson about his book 'Beyond Order'.
Beyond Order
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Historian Naomi Oreskes defends science, highlighting its social nature as a strength.
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Andrew Doyle critiques political correctness for stifling speech and debate.
Free Speech
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John Mueller argues US foreign policy since 1945 has been misguided.
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Michio Kaku discusses the quest for a 'Theory of Everything'.
The God Equation
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Jeff Hawkins presents a new theory of intelligence based on brain maps.
168. Daniel Dennett & Gregg Caruso — Just Deserts: Debating Free Will (moderated by Michael Shermer)
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Daniel Dennett and Gregg Caruso debate free will and moral responsibility.
Just Deserts
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Gary Taubes discusses the science and practice of ketogenic diets.
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Michael Heller and James Salzman explore the hidden rules of ownership.
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John McWhorter critiques the antiracism movement's threat to progressive America.
The Elect
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Neil deGrasse Tyson addresses profound questions about life and the universe.
Cosmic Queries
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Helen Pluckrose discusses "Cynical Theories" and activist scholarship.
Cynical Theories
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Benjamin Friedman explores religion's influence on capitalism's rise.
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Roy Richard Grinker discusses the cultural creation of mental illness stigma.
Nobody's Normal