Changing Minds on Climate Change
April 20, 2025
There is consensus among scientists that global warming is real and that it’s caused by…
John Dewey and the Ideal of Democracy
October 20, 2024
John Dewey is regarded by some as the American philosopher. In the first half of…
The Mysterious Timelessness of Math
January 21, 2024
Math is a really useful subject—at least, that’s what your parents and teachers told you.…
The Lives and Ideas of the Vienna Circle
October 15, 2023
The Vienna Circle was a group of early twentieth-century philosophers, mathematicians, logicians, and scientists, best…
Can Reason Save Us?
June 13, 2021
To an optimist, things are constantly getting better: disease and extreme poverty are down; life…
Does Science Over-reach?
April 4, 2021
We’ve all heard the phrase, “You can’t argue with science.” Appealing to scientific fact as…
Monstrous Technologies?
November 1, 2020
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein raises powerful questions about the responsibilities of scientists to consider the impact…
Time for Summer Reading
August 23, 2020
When John and Ken began shopping around their idea for a philosophy-on-the-radio show nearly 20…
Could the Laws of Physics Ever Change?
December 22, 2019
From airplanes flying overhead to the cellular activity inside us, all events that take place…
The Space-Time Continuum
October 13, 2019
Strange things are said about time: that it’s illusory, that it has no direction. But…
The Science of Happiness
November 18, 2018
Positive psychology is an emerging science that investigates the qualities, attitudes, and practices that enable people…
Will Innovation Kill Us?
August 5, 2018
Innovation, be it social, economic, or technological, is often hailed as the panacea for all…
Science and Politics – Friends or Foes?
March 4, 2018
The ideal of science is objectivity in the service of advancing knowledge. We tend to…
The Examined Year – 2015
January 3, 2016
A new year offers an opportunity to reflect on the significant events of the previous…
Economics – Science or Cult?
April 19, 2015
With the recent global economic crisis, many people wonder if our economic policies are built…
Philosophy Talk Highlights
September 20, 2009
It’s a Philosophy Talk highlight reel for the membership drive. In this special episode, John…
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