Celia Deane-Drummond on the Evolution of Wisdom and the Nature of Evil
Celia Deane-Drummond talks the evolution of wisdom, COVID-19 and the boundary between natural and moral evil, Christian theology, and redeeming sin. She also discusses her book, Shadow Sophia, the sec...
5 Aug 1h 10min
What Would Multiple Universes Mean?
Is there more than one universe? According to current cosmology, our entire gigantic universe is only one of innumerable universes, each universe like one tiny bubble in a limitless ocean of universes...
29 Jul 27min
What is Nothing?
What is “nothing”? What does it mean for nothing to exist—or for nothing to have ever existed? In this episode, Robert Lawrence Kuhn explores one of philosophy’s deepest questions: Why is there someth...
22 Jul 27min
Saleem Ali on Natural Laws and Human Life
How do natural laws shape human societies? In this conversation, Saleem Ali discusses Earthly Order: How Natural Laws Define Human Life, exploring connections between natural systems, social organizat...
15 Jul 1h 21min
Mario Livio on Galileo, Science Denial, and the Future of the Universe
What can Galileo still teach us about science, truth, and discovery? In this conversation, Mario Livio discusses Galileo’s scientific legacy, the Hubble Space Telescope, science denial, exoplanets, co...
8 Jul 1h 6min
Gregg Caruso on Free Will: Philosophy and Moral Responsibility
Do we really have free will? In this conversation, Gregg Caruso explores the philosophy of free will, moral responsibility, determinism, compatibilism, libertarian free will, and free will skepticism....
1 Jul 1h 18min
Wendy Freedman on the Hubble Constant, Standard Candles, and Cosmology
How do we measure the expansion of the universe? In this conversation, Wendy Freedman discusses the Hubble constant, standard candles, redshift, and the ongoing effort to determine the age, size, and ...
24 Jun 49min
Michael Ruse on Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, and Philosophy of Biology
What does evolution imply about human nature and human value? In this conversation, Michael Ruse explores the philosophy of biology, the mechanistic view of life, human exceptionalism, and the relatio...
17 Jun 1h 10min
