Episodes (Page 30)
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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.
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Richard Rhodes discusses energy's role in human history and nuclear weapons.
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Alan Stern and David Grinspoon recount the Pluto mission's epic journey.
Chasing New Horizons
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Kenneth Miller discusses human evolution towards reason, consciousness, and free will.
The Human Instinct
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Gregory Berns uses fMRI to study canine cognition in awake dogs.
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Leonard Mlodinow introduces 'elastic thinking' as a cognitive style for prosperity.
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Michael Shermer scientifically explores humanity's obsession with the afterlife and immortality.
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Bill Nye discusses his Netflix series 'Bill Nye Saves the World'.
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Dr. Bart Ehrman discusses Christianity's rise from a forbidden religion.