Closer To Truth Podcast
1) Toward a Cognitive Science of Transcendence
Understanding the nature of transcendence requires careful experimentation and innovative ways to reveal essence and tease out aspects of aesthetics. What are key characteristics of transcendence? Tra...Show More
2) Dean Radin on The Science of Magic and The Fabric of Reality
There is an idea that shakes the core of our scientific principles: That our consciousness participates in creating our physical reality. It’s an idea that runs counter to the materialist worldview we...Show More
3) Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered?
Mathematics describes the real world of atoms and acorns, stars and stairs, with remarkable precision. So is mathematics invented by humans—like chisels and hammers and pieces of music? Or is mathemat...Show More
4) Global Philosophy: Why Inner Life Practices?
Compare inner-life practices among diverse religions/traditions. Islamic prayer as the core of Muslim belief. Buddhist meditation calms the mind. Hindu meditation can be theistic-devotional or non-dua...Show More
5) Blaise Agüera y Arcas: What is Intelligence in an AI Future?
This holiday season, support Closer To Truth with a tax-deductible donation of any amount. What is intelligence, and how is AI emergence a natural consequence of evolution? In his book "What Is Inte...Show More
6) Global Philosophy: What is the Person?
Giving Tuesday is around the corner! Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls. How do diverse religions/traditions...Show More
7) Stephen Wolfram on The Concept of the Ruliad
Make a donation to help Closer To Truth continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls. The Ruliad is a term that Stephen Wolfram developed, which he describes as the...Show More
8) Global Philosophy: Is God Ultimate?
This giving season, contribute what you can to help Closer To Truth continue exploring the world's deepest questions. Concepts of God/deities/ultimates in diverse, non-Western religions/traditions...Show More
9) Daniel Whiteson on Aliens, Physics, and the Nature of Reaity
Support the show with a tax-deductible donation of any amount so we can continue exploring the world's biggest questions without the need for paywalls. When the long-awaited day dawns and the aliens...Show More
10) Death, Life After Death, & Reincarnation
Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls. What happens after we die? Is there life after death? If so, what kind o...Show More