Cosmos: How vast? Fine-tuned? Fake? Consciousness: Mystery? Brain structure? Souls? ESP? Meaning: God make sense? Arguing God’s existence? playlist Season 01 Season 13 videos 5:47:51 Watch
Cosmos: Many universes? Time Travel? Consciousness: Life after death? Mind? Free will? Meaning: Evil disprove God? Time? Arguing Atheism? playlist Season 02 Season 13 videos 5:47:58 Watch
Cosmos: Something/Nothing? Final Theory? Consciousness: Fundamental? Aliens? Meaning: God knows future? Eternal life? Science-religion? playlist Season 03 Season 13 videos 5:47:57 Watch
Cosmos: Expanding universe? Extra dimensions? Laws? Consciousness: All material? Angels/demons? Meaning: God’s judgment? God create evil? playlist Season 04 13 videos 5:47:55 Watch
Cosmos: Far future? Ultimate Questions? Consciousness: Human brains? Mind? Personal identity? Meaning: God a Person? Religion without God? playlist Season 05 Season 13 videos 5:47:56 Watch
Cosmos: Cosmic structure? Quantum strange? Consciousness: ESP spirit? Brain free will? Meaning: God all knowing? Necessary? Agnosticism? playlist Season 06 Season 13 videos 5:47:54 Watch
Cosmos: SpaceTime? Science limits? Consciousness: How brains conscious? Survive death? Meaning: God vs science? Miracles? God & free will? playlist Season 07 Season 13 videos 5:47:55 Watch
Cosmos: Beyond physics? Cosmic purpose? Consciousness: ESP clues? Keep identity? Souls? Meaning: God’s nature? Evil necessary? Immortality? playlist Season 08 Season 13 videos 5:47:51 Watch
Cosmos: Life inevitable? Inflation? Complexity? Consciousness: Alien intelligence? Meaning: Creator God? God all powerful? God fallacies? playlist Season 09 Season 13 videos 5:47:56 Watch
Cosmos: Religiously ambiguous? General principles? Consciousness: Illusion? Dreams? Belief systems? Meaning: What is God? Arguing God? playlist Season 10 Season 13 videos 5:47:56 Watch
Cosmos: What is time? Infinite cosmos? Consciousness: How brains work? Free will illusion? Meaning: Alternative Gods? Resurrection? Hell? playlist Season 11 Season 13 videos 5:47:52 Watch
Cosmos: Beginning? What is Nothing? Why anything? Consciousness: Personal identity persist? Sleep? Human uniqueness? Meaning: New atheism? playlist Season 12 Season 13 videos 5:47:50 Watch
Cosmos: Ever end? Ultimate reality? Consciousness: Death final? Free will for moral responsibility? Meaning: What causes religious belief? playlist Season 13 Season 13 videos 5:48:03 Watch
Cosmos: Information? Truth? Multiverse? Consciousness: Science of consciousness? Mind heal body? Meaning: Blame God for evil? God not free? playlist Season 14 Season 13 videos 5:48:07 Watch
Cosmos: Reason? Implications? Consciousness: ESP mean? ESP work? Dualism? Ultimate reality? Meaning: Speculating about God? God intervenes? playlist Season 15 Season 13 videos 5:48:13 Watch
Cosmos: Doomsday argument? Philosophy & science? Consciousness: Brain alone? Brains go bad? Language? Meaning: How miracles? God fallacies? playlist Season 16 Season 13 videos 5:48:24 Watch
How did the universe begin? What exists? What are the risks of scientific knowledge? Can metaphysics discern God, and what or who is God? playlist Season 17 Season 13 videos 5:48:24 Watch
Are there multiple universes? What is extended mind? What causes consciousness? Challenges of analytic theology? If God, what’s evolution? playlist Season 18 Season 13 videos 5:48:20 Watch
Philosophical inquiries including the anthropic principle; fine-tuning in physics and cosmology; and atonement, salvation, and incarnation. playlist Season 19 Season 13 videos 5:48:24 Watch
Art Seeking Understanding: Art delights us, but how and why? Explore art and cognitive science, philosophy, history, theology, and more. playlist Season 20 Season 10 videos 4:27:50 Watch
Art delights us, but how so, and why? Can art be modes of discovery and creation that enhance understanding? Explore art’s relationship with cognitive science,... video Art Seeking Understanding I: Foundations Episode 01 Season 20 26:47 Watch
What is the nature of art? What makes something “art”, and why should we value it? What are aesthetics and art theory? Can philosophy of art enhance appreciation... video What is Philosophy of Art? Episode 02 Season 20 26:47 Watch
What is happening in our brains when we perceive and appreciate the arts? What are the neural substrates of artistic sensations, feelings and emotions? How do diverse arts... video Can the Brain Explain Art? Episode 03 Season 20 26:47 Watch
What’s the relationship between the mental activity of our minds and the physical actions of our brain? It’s called The Mind-Body Problem. To many, it’s a perennial... video Can Art Clarify The Mind-Body Problem? Episode 04 Season 20 26:47 Watch
Can art inform topics in philosophy of religion? Can the existence and varieties of art address or affect theological questions about God, faith, belief, worship? video Can Art Engage Philosophy of Religion? Episode 05 Season 20 26:47 Watch
If God is the creator of human beings and art reflects human sentience, then can examining the arts discern reflections of God? Can one infer from various aspects of art... video Can Art Reveal God’s Traits? Episode 06 Season 20 26:47 Watch
Can art go beyond the pleasures of experience to convey knowledge or even understanding? If so, what could be the kinds of knowledge or understanding made manifest by art?... video Can Art and Knowledge Enhance Each Other? Episode 07 Season 20 26:47 Watch
Did art and religion co-evolve in parallel as archaeology and anthropology suggest, and if so, what would be the significance? What do art and religion have in common that... video Did Art and Religion Co-Evolve? Episode 08 Season 20 26:47 Watch
Creativity generates art. How to discern the creative process in order to inform the nature of art? Conversely, how to discern art in order to inform the nature of the... video Can Art Probe Creativity? Episode 09 Season 20 26:47 Watch
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While evolution is how life on earth came to be, where does the evolution occur? At what level of the hierarchy of life—from genes to individuals to groups to... playlist Philosophy of Units / Levels of Natural Selection (Part II) Topic Series 5 videos 40:19 Watch
What is “human” nature? While human beings are animals, we believe we are special, radically different from other animals. Why? What traits are unique to humans? Are we... playlist Philosophy of Human Nature & Uniqueness (Part II) Topic Series 6 videos 55:38 Watch
What is the extended evolutionary synthesis (EES) and why better? Includes multilevel selection, transgenerational epigenetic inheritance, niche construction, evolvability,... playlist Philosophy of Extended Evolutionary Synthesis (Part II) Topic Series 6 videos 47:48 Watch
Can an evolutionary perspective help explain culture and various social behaviors? Is it proper to use “culture” for non-human animals? If so, what is “animal... playlist Philosophy of Evolutionary Culture & Social Behavior (Part II) Topic Series 6 videos 52:25 Watch
Can biology be explained entirely in terms of chemistry and then physics? If so, that’s “reductionism.” Or are there “emergent” properties at higher levels of the... playlist Philosophy of Reductionism & Emergence (Part III) Topic Series 34:28 Watch
Can biology be explained entirely in terms of chemistry and then physics? If so, that’s “reductionism.” Or are there “emergent” properties at higher levels of the... playlist Philosophy of Reductionism & Emergence (Part II) Topic Series 42:09 Watch
Closer To Truth is excited to partner with HowtheLightGetsIn for another year of their annual Hay festival. This playlist features speakers who will appear at Hay between May... playlist HowtheLightGetsIn Hay 2024: Featured Speakers Curated 11 videos 3:04:13 Watch
The new Barbie movie explores the difficulties and terrors of being human, parallel universes, and questions of life after death. Here, we examine the same big questions of... playlist The Philosophy of the Barbie Universe Curated 9 videos 1:14:52 Watch
In anticipation of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer movie premiere, Closer To Truth has curated this video playlist featuring discussions related to the life and work of... playlist Contemplating Oppenheimer Curated 9 videos 1:34:09 Watch
Explore our vast universe: its size, scope, beginning, expansion, ending. How did it all happen? How does it all work? Where is it all going? We target the mysteries. playlist Best of Cosmology Curated 10 videos 4:27:45 Watch
Our partners at The Institute of Art and Ideas (IAI) aim to rescue philosophy from technical debates about the meaning of words and return it to big ideas and putting them at... playlist Featured Videos from IAI.tv Curated 4:04:51 Watch
Closer To Truth is proud to be a partner of this year's HowtheLightGetsIn Festival, the world's largest philosophy and music festival, May 26-29. This playlist, featuring... playlist Featured Speakers: HowtheLightGetsIn Festival 2023 Curated 17 videos 4:43:45 Watch
Closer To Truth is highlighting remarkable women in philosophy of religion. playlist Women in Philosophy of Religion Curated, Topic Series 12 videos 1:39:30 Watch
Closer To Truth is highlighting remarkable women advancing philosophy and neuro/cognitive science. playlist Women in Philosophy and Neuro/Cognitive Science Curated, Topic Series 12 videos 1:48:35 Watch
Explore more philosophical questions that seek insights into the fundamental features of existence including the limits of science, the existence of God, discerning the deep... playlist Philosophical Questions II Curated 13 videos 5:48:10 Watch
Explore philosophical questions that address fundamental issues and beliefs including the meaning of truth; the philosophy of science, cosmology, and biology; metaphysics... playlist Philosophical Questions I Curated 5:48:17 Watch
There is a vast diversity of human religions whose core beliefs present incompatibilities with each other. Can all religions be true? How do we reconcile faith with reason?... playlist Religion and Its Ideas Curated 13 videos 5:47:59 Watch
In many religions, God is supposed to be the morally good creator of the universe, but there is much that theologians and philosophers don’t know. Endless questions about... playlist What is God Like? Curated 13 videos 5:47:56 Watch
Creative thinker and media visionary Robert Wright discusses a fascinating variety of topics including social media’s effect on society, sexual psychology and monogamy,... video Robert Wright on Evolution and the Future of Humanity Classic Chats, CTT Chat 57:34 Watch
Philosopher Nick Bostrom discusses his new book, Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World, where he asks: In the face of incredible technological advances, what is the... video Nick Bostrom on Superintelligence and the Future of AI Authors Series, CTT Chat 1:11:26 Watch
How do animals and smart machines measure up to human intelligence? Can fish feel pain and do dogs get jealous? Paul Thagard—a philosopher and cognitive... video Paul Thagard on AI, Animal Consciousness, and Human Intelligence Authors Series, CTT Chat 1:08:58 Watch
Philosopher Helen De Cruz discusses her new book, Wonderstruck: How Wonder and Awe Shape the Way We Think. De Cruz explores the transformative role of wonder and awe in an... video Helen De Cruz on What Makes Life Worth Living Authors Series, CTT Chat 57:31 Watch
Theoretical physicist and astronomer Marcelo Glesier offers compelling argument for including the human perspective within science, and for how human experience makes science... video Marcelo Gleiser on Why Science Cannot Ignore Human Experience Authors Series, CTT Chat 1:13:03 Watch
Innovative theologian and neuroscientist Ilia Delio discusses Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, technology and AI, the pursuit of extraterrestrial life, and the roles of evolution,... video Ilia Delio on Evolution, Quantum Physics, and Neuroscience in Theology Classic Chats, CTT Chat 47:05 Watch
Cosmologist Martin Rees discusses the latest advances in cosmology like the breathtaking images and data from the James Webb Space Telescope—galaxies formed soon after the... video Martin Rees on Cosmology and Existential Risk Classic Chats, CTT Chat 42:19 Watch
Neuroanthropologist and co-chair of the N2 Conference Terrence Deacon discusses the noosphere, biological evolution, and the upcoming N2 conference hosted by scientific... video Terrence Deacon on the Noosphere Classic Chats, CTT Chat 50:55 Watch
Why are we here? What’s the point of existence? Philosopher and consciousness researcher Philip Goff tackles these questions and more in this discussion of his new... video Philip Goff on the Purpose of the Universe Authors Series, CTT Chat 1:15:43 Watch
Cosmologist and physics professor Will Kinney discusses his book, An Infinity of Worlds: Cosmic Inflation and the Beginning of the Universe. Kinney considers what happened... video Will Kinney on Cosmic Inflation and the Beginning of the Universe Authors Series, CTT Chat 1:09:11 Watch
Philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett discusses his new memoir, I’ve Been Thinking, about the dominant themes of twentieth-century philosophy and cognitive... video Daniel Dennett on the Mysteries of the Mind Authors Series, CTT Chat 1:21:35 Watch
The Global Philosophy of Religion Project, in partnership with the University of Birmingham, aims to make the philosophy of religion a truly global field by promoting the... playlist The Global Philosophy of Religion Project Project 24 videos 22:46:58 Watch
Grand questions of science? Consciousness? What’s creativity? Universe begin? Extend life? Physics of mind? ESP? Soul? Future of sex? playlist Roundtables – Series 01 Roundtable 14 videos 6:21:35 Watch
Far future 3000? Breakthroughs? Brains make minds? Learn creativity? Parapsychology? Sex therapy? Quantum physics beautiful? Universe end? playlist Roundtables – Series 02 Roundtable 14 videos 6:22:20 Watch
Science fiction? Science-religion? Austistic brain? Weird cosmos? Order? Music? Alternative medicine? Quantum computers. Psychiatry split? playlist Roundtables – Series 03 Roundtable 15 videos 6:33:03 Watch
