Daniel Dennett Retrospective
April 19, 2026
In April 2024, we lost one of the greatest American philosophers of our time—Daniel Dennett.…
Evolution Tagged Episodes
The Philosophical Legacy of Darwin
February 12, 2023
More than a century and a half after On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin’s…
Trolling, Bullying, and Flame Wars: Humility and Online Discourse
January 24, 2021
Open up any online comments section and you’ll find them: internet trolls, from the mildly…
Memes: Viruses of the Mind?
April 24, 2016
Gangnam style, Lolcats, and Chuck Norris’ superhuman feats are all memes – units of cultural…
Is Nothing Sacred Anymore?
March 23, 2014
Tribal societies lived in a world of the sacred and profane, ritual and taboo. Is…
The Evolution of Storytelling
February 8, 2014
Humans are unique as the only creatures on this planet who tell stories. Whether it…
Philosophy and Neuroscience
September 21, 2008
Philosophers have always been concerned with the mind. What is consciousness? Representation? Emotion? Now that…
Marriage and Monogamy
September 2, 2007
Monogamy is traditional in most cultures, and it is the law throughout America since Utah…
Intelligent Design
June 17, 2007
Is there any reason to think the cause or causes of order in the universe…
Evolution of the Human Mind
July 11, 2006
Is the human mind a relatively inflexible program bequeathed to us by evolution, and culture…
Has Science Replaced Religion?
August 10, 2004
Has science replaced religion? Can one be religious and maintain a scientific viewpoint? Does belief…
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