Science explores how the world works. Breakthroughs drive science, challenging conventional wisdom, changing ways of thinking. What are Breakthroughs in science? playlist Season 21 Season 10 videos 4:27:50 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
Philosophical inquiries including the anthropic principle; fine-tuning in physics and cosmology; and atonement, salvation, and incarnation. playlist Season 19 Season 13 videos 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 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 Watch
Cosmos: Doomsday argument? Philosophy & science? Consciousness: Brain alone? Brains go bad? Language? Meaning: How miracles? God fallacies? playlist Season 16 Season 13 videos Watch
Cosmos: Reason? Implications? Consciousness: ESP mean? ESP work? Dualism? Ultimate reality? Meaning: Speculating about God? God intervenes? playlist Season 15 Season 13 videos 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 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 Watch
Cosmos: Beginning? What is Nothing? Why anything? Consciousness: Personal identity persist? Sleep? Human uniqueness? Meaning: New atheism? playlist Season 12 Season 13 videos 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 Watch
Cosmos: Religiously ambiguous? General principles? Consciousness: Illusion? Dreams? Belief systems? Meaning: What is God? Arguing God? playlist Season 10 Season 13 videos Watch
Cosmos: Life inevitable? Inflation? Complexity? Consciousness: Alien intelligence? Meaning: Creator God? God all powerful? God fallacies? playlist Season 09 Season 13 videos 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 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 Watch
Cosmos: Cosmic structure? Quantum strange? Consciousness: ESP spirit? Brain free will? Meaning: God all knowing? Necessary? Agnosticism? playlist Season 06 Season 13 videos 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 Watch
Cosmos: Expanding universe? Extra dimensions? Laws? Consciousness: All material? Angels/demons? Meaning: God’s judgment? God create evil? playlist Season 04 13 videos Watch
Cosmos: Something/Nothing? Final Theory? Consciousness: Fundamental? Aliens? Meaning: God knows future? Eternal life? Science-religion? playlist Season 03 Season 13 videos 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 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
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What is it about the brain that enables many scientists to claim brain can fully explain mind? And what is it about such neuroscientific explanations of mental experience... playlist Can Brain Explain Mind? Topic Series 8 videos 1:13:18 Watch
What can philosophy bring to religion? Philosophy is a systematic way of thinking about ideas and concepts, often fundamental features of the world. The philosophy of... playlist Does Philosophy Inform Religion? Topic Series 11 videos 1:49:47 Watch
Push boundaries. Discern the deep essence of existence. Search the foundations of reality. Imagine all that may exist in physical realms beyond current understanding. Seek to... playlist Asking Ultimate Questions Topic Series 12 videos 1:29:44 Watch
Brains are the fleshy masses of nerve cells and supporting systems in our skulls. All animals have brains of one kind or another. So what are brains? How do they function?... playlist What are Brains? Topic Series 7 videos 1:08:39 Watch
How can the three pounds of wet tissue inside our skulls create and appreciate the grandeur and psychic power of music? Musical feel, beauty and emotion seem so radically... playlist How Do Brains Make Music? (Part 1) Topic Series 6 videos 50:59 Watch
How can the three pounds of wet tissue inside our skulls create and appreciate the grandeur and psychic power of music? Musical feel, beauty and emotion seem so radically... playlist How Do Brains Make Music? (Part 2) Topic Series 5 videos 39:32 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 13 videos 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
The existence of God is hotly debated in philosophical and theological circles with passionate arguments on all sides. What are all the ways we can think about God? Can we... playlist Does God Exist? Curated 13 videos 5:47:58 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
What are the fundamental dispositions and traits of all humans? What sets us apart from animals? Do we really have free will or is it all an illusion? What happens when we... playlist Exploring Human Nature: Free Will, Personal Identity, Life after Death Curated 13 videos 5:54:03 Watch
Everything we know comes from the brain. Are brains our window to reality, showing us what truly exists? How can we know? Can consciousness derive from something beyond the... playlist Secrets of Brain and Mind Curated 13 videos 5:48:02 Watch
How can we understand consciousness? Is our consciousness an illusion? Can it be measured scientifically or tied to the brain? Why is consciousness so difficult to explain? playlist The Mystery of Consciousness Curated 13 videos 5:48:03 Watch
What is real? What is nothing? Why is there “something” rather than “nothing”? Does the nonphysical world exist? These are the ultimate questions of reality, the... playlist Ultimate Questions of Existence Curated 12 videos 5:21:15 Watch
The relationship between science and theology is fraught with conflict. Are science and religion at war? Does God exist or not, and can science offer any insight? Should... playlist Science vs. Religion? Curated 12 videos 5:21:21 Watch
Explore the beauty and mystery of the cosmos. Investigate the nature of reality and information. Delve into multiple universes, extra dimensions, and time travel. Contemplate... playlist Astonishing Cosmos Curated 12 videos 5:21:09 Watch
Did the universe have a beginning? What was it like? Will our universe end? How? How big is the cosmos? Does it go on forever, and what would that mean? How many universes... playlist Universe: Beginning, Vast Size, End Curated 5:48:03 Watch
Closer To Truth is proud to present this four-part miniseries with distinguished theoretical linguist, analytic philosopher, and cognitive scientist Noam Chomsky. In Part 2,... video Noam Chomsky on Theories of Linguistics (Part 2) CTT Chat 42:32 Watch
Closer To Truth is proud to present this four-part miniseries with distinguished theoretical linguist, analytic philosopher, and cognitive scientist Noam Chomsky. In Part 1,... video Noam Chomsky’s Reflections on Philosophy and Linguistics (Part 1) CTT Chat 27:17 Watch
Sir Roger Penrose shares his thoughts on mathematics and world reflections. He discusses his “three worlds and three deep mysteries” theory, pure mathematics, the... video Roger Penrose on Mathematics, Physics, and the World CTT Chat 32:01 Watch
Saleem Ali discusses his sweeping, globally integrative new book, Earthly Order: How Natural Laws Define Human Life. Earthly Order explores patterns of deep structural... video Saleem Ali on Natural Laws and Human Life Authors Series, CTT Chat 1:20:42 Watch
Tim Palmer discusses his new book, The Primacy of Doubt: From Quantum Physics to Climate Change, How the Science of Uncertainty Can Help Us Understand Our Chaotic World. In... video Tim Palmer on Doubt: From Quantum Physics to Climate Change Authors Series, CTT Chat 1:26:00 Watch
Mathematician Manil Suri talks about about his insightful new book, The Big Bang of Numbers: How to Build the Universe Using Only Math. He explores if math describes the... video Manil Suri on How to Build the Universe with Math Authors Series, CTT Chat 1:53 Watch
Sean Carroll talks about about his terrific new book, The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion. He also dives into the importance of equations in popular... video Sean Carroll on the Biggest Ideas in the Universe Authors Series, CTT Chat 1:12:58 Watch
Sabine Hossenfelder talks about if the past exists, how the universe began and how it will end, information, math as reality, time, and consciousness. She also discusses her... video Sabine Hossenfelder on Physics and the Big Questions CTT Chat 1:04:26 Watch
Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam, neuroscientists and authors of Journey of the Mind: How Thinking Emerged from Chaos, discuss why consciousness exists, how consciousness works, and... video Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam on How Thinking Emerged from Chaos CTT Chat 1:17:29 Watch
Closer To Truth is pleased to present this Retrospective Series with William Lane Craig, an overview and summary of his primary research, theories and arguments in... video William Lane Craig Retrospective CTT Chat 2:08:49 Watch
Analytic philosopher and Christian apologist William Lane Craig discusses his recent book, In Quest of the Historical Adam. Was Adam a real historical person? And if so, who... video William Lane Craig: In Quest of the Historical Adam CTT Chat 49:49 Watch
Theoretical physicist and mathematician Frank Wilczek discusses his way of thinking about fundamental science, his writing and philosophy, humanity’s place and purpose,... video Frank Wilczek on Thinking, Writing, and Science CTT Chat 1:09:05 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