Our universe has been developing for about 14 billion years, but human-level intelligence, at least on Earth, has emerged in a remarkably short period of time, measured in...
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We like to think that we are rational, that what we believe is what is true. But we often believe because of our “belief systems”-“how we believe” may...
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Episode 10
Season 10
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Creativity is exciting, but also demanding, consuming, frustrating, and addicting. It’s inspiring, but also fickle, erratic, tricky, and risky. Experts gather to...
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The Copernican Principle asserts that humans are not special, that we should expect to find ourselves in an ordinary place or position. But if humanity continues for billions...
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Humans are obviously far more capable than other animals. There’s no comparison in personal capacities and social achievement. But what physically distinguishes humans?...
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Personal identity seems so strong. We have the same sense of ourselves throughout our lives, even though everything about our physical bodies and brains is changing...
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Normally, if we have a belief system, such as a particular religion, some kind of morality follows. Can the direction of causation go in reverse? If we commit to a particular...
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The word “community” may sound archaic, a social remnant of the idyllic 1950s. But paradoxically, in our high-tech age of instant information,...
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Our universe has existed for about 14 billion years. Looking backwards, that’s about 1 followed by 10 zeros. Looking forwards, into the far far future, cosmologists can...
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What makes a human being a “person?” What provides our sense of unity and continuity? While most people assume that to be a person is to have a soul, most...
Episode 04
Season 04
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What does it mean to be a ‘person’? How do persons differ from other living things? Must all human beings be persons? Always? When does personhood start—during...
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Close you eyes. Now fast-forward 25 years. Open your eyes. What do you see? Humanity has moved through the agrarian age to the industrial age and now, the information age....
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