Chasing Reality Podcast
1) Sahanika Ratnayake - The Problem of Mindfulness
Sahanika Ratnayake's Aeon article on the problem of mindfulness struck me as a fascinating read. Join us as we chat about mindfulness, psychotherapy, the self, Buddhism, and all sorts!
2) David Egan - Suffering & Flourishing
Professor David Egan studied both analytic and continental philosophy, Â with interests in aesthetics, ethics, the history of philosophy, and, increasingly, Buddhist philosophy. This diverse range of i...Show More
3) Michael Ruse - A Meaning to Life
Professor Michael Ruse is a British-born philosopher of science who specialises in the philosophy of biology and works on the relationship between science and religion, the creation–evolution controve...Show More
4) David Quammen - The Tangled Tree of Life
In this episode, renowned science writer David Quammen will be taking us on a whistle-stop tour of the history of molecular biology, some of the key players, as well as three very central questions: 1...Show More
5) Brenda Dunne - Consciousness!
Have you ever wondered, 'what is the empirical evidence for non-brain based consciousness, and its effects on the world?' If so, you are in for a treat, as I chat with Brenda Dunne about her elaborate...Show More
6) Sharon Hewitt Rawlette - Coincidences!
I have been waiting for a long time to come across a book like this - The Source & Significance of Coincidences. As you read it, you'll notice that Sharon Rawlette Hewitt has left no stone uncovered i...Show More
7) Perry Marshall & Denis Noble - Evolution 2.0
I was recently counting my blessings when Denis Noble, author of 'Dance to the Tune of Life: Biological Relativity,' agreed for me to interview him, because I am very interested in his perspective on ...Show More
8) Garland Allen - Mechanistic & Holistic Biology
Professor Garland (Gar) Allen is a highly distinguished historian of biology; indeed he was there for the inception of the very field itself within the mid-20th Century! I'm particularly interested in...Show More
9) Michael Ruse - Biology, Buddhism & Beyond
Professor Michael Ruse is a British-born philosopher of science who specialises in the philosophy of biology and works on the relationship between science and religion, the creation–evolution controve...Show More
10) Denis Noble - The Third Way of Evolution
To a biologist, Professor Denis Noble will need no introduction. His books - The Music of Life: Biology beyond the Genome (2006) and Dance to the Tune of Life: Biological Relativity (2016) - affected ...Show More