Episodes (Page 29)
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Daniel de Visé discusses Greg LeMond and cycling's doping era.
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David Barash challenges human self-importance through evolutionary psychology.
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Jonathan Haidt lectures on American political and cultural divisiveness.
Coming Apart
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Clay Routledge explores the meaning of life for atheists and believers.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah rethinks identity through 'The Lies That Bind'.
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Heather Mac Donald analyzes campus issues and identity politics.
The Diversity Delusion
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Yuval Noah Harari discusses '21 Lessons for the 21st Century'.
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Astrophysics and military formed alliances throughout history.
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College campuses foster fear and silence.
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Facts alone don't change minds.
The Influential Mind
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Philosophy grapples with paradoxes and unknowns.
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DNA analysis revolutionized evolutionary understanding.
The Tangled Tree
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Dietary cholesterol's link to heart disease is questioned.
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Amy Alkon offers science-based life advice.
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Finding meaning in a godless universe is possible.
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Philosopher Colin McGinn critiques Shermer's views.
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Dr. Shermer answers reader questions.
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Edward Larson and Michael Ruse discuss the historical conflict between science and religion.
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Charles Cockell argues physics constrains life's evolution, making outcomes predictable.
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Stephen Asma argues religion, like art, accesses our emotional lives differently than science.