Free will seems obvious, simple, common; but it’s subtle, profound, maddening, Free will probes the deep nature of human existence. But big questions have big problems.
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Episode 09
Season 11
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Everyone has beliefs—some are simple and basic (e.g., my name, age), others complex and controversial (e.g., God? Soul? Politics? Morality?). But what is the concept of...
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If it seems obvious that you are perfectly free to choose and decide, then it seems perfectly clear that you underestimate the problem (and have never questioned a...
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Consciousness is what we can know best and explain least. It is the inner subjective experience of what it feels like to see red or smell garlic or hear Beethoven....
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Everyone knows it’s important to think ahead—but just how far do you need to go? Some say we should be looking up to 1,000 years into the next millennium, at what...
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Is the ‘real you’ a special substance that is nonphysical and immortal? Most regular people would agree, but most scientists would not. What are you? A body alone...
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Why Obsess about Free Will? [Consciousness] Free will probes consciousness, examines what it means to pick, choose, select, decide. But some say that ‘free will’...
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Why do people believe the things they do? We like to think that we are rational, that what we believe is true. But often we come to our beliefs, unknowingly, as a product of...
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Defining ‘truth’ is an ancient question that in the age of science should find resolution and agreement. But this is not so. Even today, truth remains elusive....
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Creativity forms something from nothing, but innovation shapes that something into practical products and services. Today’s panelists discuss the connection between...
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Sleep feels good but most think it a waste of time. Recent research shows quite the opposite: sleep is essential for bodily health and mental well-being, affecting the immune...
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