Closer To Truth Podcast
1) Can Philosophy Discern Sex and Gender?
Make a donation of any amount to help Closer To Truth continue exploring the world's deepest questions. Sexual questions abound. What is “normal” sexual behavior in light of diverse sexual variation...Show More
2) Can Near-Death Experiences Affect Consciousness Theories?
Contribute what you can to support Closer To Truth and keep our content free without the need for paywalls. Many people believe that out-of-the-body experiences (OBEs) and near-death experiences (ND...Show More
3) Evolution vs. Religion: Anything New?
Contribute what you can to help Closer To Truth continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls. Two kinds of questions probe evolution vs. religion. The first explore...Show More
4) Clément Vidal on Life's Biggest Questions
Contribute what you can to help Closer To Truth continue exploring the world's deepest questions. Clement Vidal, philosopher of science and astrobiologist, discusses the idea of something rather tha...Show More
5) How did Cognition and Emotion Evolve?
Contribute what you can to help Closer To Truth continue exploring the world's deepest questions. What can evolution reveal about the developmental history of thinking and feeling? How did cognition...Show More
6) Mark Bailey on AI: Consciousness, Dangers, and Morality
Make a contribution of any amount to help Closer To Truth continue exploring life's deepest questions. Dr. Mark Bailey writes about the intersection between artificial intelligence, complexity, and ...Show More
7) What is Human Nature?
What is “human” nature? While human beings are animals, we believe we are special, radically different from other animals. Why? What traits are unique to humans? Are we sure? How to explore human natu...Show More
8) Julia Mossbridge on AI: Is There a Soul in the Machine?
Donate any amount to help Closer To Truth continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls. How do we define a soul? Can AI become consciousness? Julia Mossbridge discu...Show More
9) How do Reductionism and Emergence Dance?
Contribute what you can to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls. Two big ideas in biology: the evolution of species via mutation, fitness and natura...Show More
10) James Hughes on AI Consciousness: Buddhism & Posthuman Futures
James Hughes Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, and a bioethicist and sociologist who serves as the Associate Provost for Institutional Research, As...Show More