The Cosmic Skeptic Podcast
1) #119 Jim Al-Khalili - The Strange World of Quantum Physics
Jim Al-Khalili is an Iraqi-British theoretical physicist and science populariser. He is professor of theoretical physics and chair in the public engagement in science at the University of Surrey. Lear...Show More
2) #118 Joe Folley - Everything You Need to Know About Logic
Joe Folley runs the YouTube channel Unsolicited Advice. He graduated from Cambridge University in 202with an MPhil in Philosophy, specialising in logic. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - What is Logic?5:04 - Ari...Show More
3) #117 Dan McClellan - The Bible Has More Than One God
Dan McClellan is an American biblical scholar and author of The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture’s Most Controversial Issues. Timestamps: 0:00 Why Does God Say “We”?14:...Show More
4) #116 Peter Godfrey Smith - Animal Consciousness: What Can We Know?
Peter Godfrey-Smith is an Australian philosopher of science and writer, who is currently Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Sydney. Buy his books here. Timestamps: ...Show More
5) #115 Phil Halper & Niayesh Afshordi - What Came Before The Big Bang?
Niayesh Afshordi is a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo. Phil Halper is a science communicator and YouTuber. Together, they have authored a book called...Show More
6) #114 Simon Blackburn - What is Ethical Emotivism?
Simon Blackburn is well-known both as a writer of popular philosophy introductions (like Think), and also a significant figure in non-cognitivist meta-ethics, having invented the term “quasi-realism” ...Show More
7) #113 Sabine Hossenfelder - Superdeterminism: Why Are Physicists Scared of It?
Sabine Hossenfelder is a German theoretical physicist, author, science communicator, and YouTuber. She is the author of Existential Physics: A Scientist’s Guide to Life’s Biggest Questions. Learn mor...Show More
8) #112 Rick Alan Ross - Do Cult Leaders Believe Their Own Lies?
Rick Alan Ross is an American deprogrammer, cult specialist, and founder and executive director of the non-profit Cult Education Institute. Frequently appearing in the news and other media, discussing...Show More
9) #111 Helen Bond - The Forgotten Female Disciples of Jesus
Helen Bond is Professor of Christian Origins at the New College, University of Edinburgh, and former head of the School of Divinity there. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. In 2...Show More
10) #110 The Cultural Tutor - Why Modern Love Fails and How to Rescue It
Sheehan Quirke is The Cultural Tutor. A writer on history, art, and architecture with millions of followers, he is also the author of the forthcoming The Cultural Tutor: Forty-Nine Lessons You Wish Yo...Show More