American Futures (Ken Taylor Memorial Episode)
November 3, 2024
When Ken Taylor passed away, he was working on a manuscript titled Farewell to the…
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…
What Can Virtual Reality (Actually) Do?
March 17, 2024
VR transports users into all kinds of different realities, some modeled on the real world,…
Nonduality and the Oneness of Being
December 10, 2023
Some branches of Hindu philosophy propose that reality is nondual in nature. Such schools of thought—called advaita schools, from…
Radical Markets: Solutions for a Gilded Age?
May 2, 2021
Many people think that growing inequality, the rise of populism and nativism, and the decay…
Habermas and Democracy
December 1, 2019
Jürgen Habermas is regarded as one of the last great public intellectuals of Europe and…
Edward Snowden and the Ethics of Whistleblowing
April 1, 2018
You might think we each have a moral duty to expose any serious misconduct, dishonesty,…
When Democracies Torture
November 26, 2017
Torture is prohibited under international law and is widely considered a human rights violation. But…
Democracy in Crisis
November 12, 2017
Democratic systems of government are supposed to reflect the interests of ordinary citizens, and not…
Remixing Reality – Art and Literature for the 21st Century
April 16, 2017
For decades, literary critics have been questioning the relevance of the novel as a literary…
The Reality of Time
January 1, 2017
St. Augustine suggested that when we try to grasp the idea of time, it seems…
Election Special
November 6, 2016
In this re-broadcast of our special episode from the lead-up to the 2016 election, John…
Time, Space, and Quantum Mechanics
November 17, 2013
Quantum physics is regarded by many as the most powerful predictive theory science has produced. …
The Power of Thought
September 23, 2012
Human thought is an amazing thing. It has given us not only science, literature, and…
Self-Deception
August 5, 2012
Self-deception sounds like a contradiction: intentionally convincing yourself of something you know to be untrue. …
Social Reality
May 20, 2012
Few things affect our lives as much as the fact that we are citizens of…
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