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2024-04-28 Why Is the World So Weird?

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

No matter how you slice it, our universe is a strange place.

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2418: Why Is the World So Weird?, 4/30/2024

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly

No matter how you slice it, our universe is a strange place.

Is Religion a Force for Good?

From: Open to Debate

Religion has long shaped human civilization, and many have wondered whether it’s good for society. Those who argue “yes” say it offers a sense of i...

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2024-03-31 Mind Sharing

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

Do you exaggerate your gestures when other people are around?

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2414: Mind Sharing, 4/2/2024

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly

Do you exaggerate your gestures when other people are around?

2024-01-21 The Mysterious Timelessness of Math

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

Is math like an abstract painting—beautiful equations, with no connection to the world—or is it more like a blueprint for the universe?

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2024-01-14 Frege and the Language of Reason

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

What is—or should be—the relationship between logic and thought?

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2404: The Mysterious Timelessness of Math, 1/23/2024

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly

Is math like an abstract painting—beautiful equations, with no connection to the world—or is it more like a blueprint for the universe?

2403: Frege and the Language of Reason, 1/16/2024

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly

What is—or should be—the relationship between logic and thought?

2023-12-17 Impossible Worlds

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

What’s the difference between the merely surprising and the truly impossible?

Bought by KMUN, GCR (Global Community Radio), and KICI Iowa City

2351: Impossible Worlds, 12/19/2023

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly

What’s the difference between the merely surprising and the truly impossible?

2023-12-03 In Awe of Wonder

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

Is there a purpose to our sense of wonder, or is it gloriously useless?

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and KICI Iowa City

Do We Have Free Will?

From: Open to Debate

The idea of free will, or humans having the ability to make their own choices and determine the direction of their fates, is as old a question as h...

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2346: Your Brain on Literature, 11/14/2023

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly

How do writers and filmmakers exploit our cognitive biases to surprise and delight us?

2023-10-22 Elisabeth of Bohemia

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

How did a 17th-century princess challenge Descartes' mind-body dualism?

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2344: Referring to the World: Ken's Final Work, 10/31/2023

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly

The Philosophy Talk co-founder would have been 69 years old on November 4.

2342: The Lives and Ideas of the Vienna Circle, 10/17/2023

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly

Wouldn’t it be great if our society were based on sound logical principles instead of outdated superstition?

RESCUE, part 30: Fresh Water and World Ocean Health

From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio

We are nearing the end of the RESCUE series. This week, in its 30th edition, we're talking about water: the well-spring of world ocean health and t...

2023-08-20 Weird Wants

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

Is it weird to want to do things that are bad for us?

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Should We Erase Bad Memories?

From: Open to Debate

Similar to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, neurotechnology techniques like decoded neurofeedback open the possibility of modifying or erasin...

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