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Closer To Truth

Closer To Truth

Closer To Truth presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions in Cosmos, Life, Consciousness, and Meaning. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Seek your own answers.

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27:18

Can We Survive Death?

Closer To Truth ·

2023/10/25

Do I disappear at death? My body? Sure, it's gone. But my awareness? Does my consciousness end forever? What could be more frightening! Is there any hope here? Featuring interviews with Charles Tart, Richard Swinburne, Robert Park, James Tabor, and Keith Ward. Register for a free membership today at closertotruth.com.

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26:33

Can Art Probe Creativity?

Closer To Truth ·

2023/10/18

Creativity generates art. How to discern the creative process in order to inform the nature of art? Conversely, how to discern art in order to inform the nature of the creative process? Featuring interviews with Aaron Rosen, Antonius Roberts, Alfonse Borysewicz, Murray Watts, and Carl Plantinga. Register for a free-membership at closertotruth.com to receive subscriber-only exclusives today.

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26:33

What Makes Brains Conscious?

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2023/10/11

Everything I know -- everything! -- comes from my brain. Consciousness, our private sense of inner awareness, is the one big question to which we might find answers. Featuring interviews with Arnold Scheibel, John Mazziotta, Christof Koch, Joseph LeDoux, and Stephen Chorover. Register today for free for subscriber-only exclusives: www.closertotruth.com.

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01:21:35

Dan Dennett on the Mysteries of the Mind

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2023/10/04

Philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett discusses his new memoir, I've Been Thinking, about the dominant themes of twentieth-century philosophy and cognitive science—including language, evolution, logic, religion, free will, consciousness, and AI. Dennett's book, I've Been Thinking, is available for purchase now. For subscriber-only exclusives, register for free at closertotruth.com today.

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01:09:26

Will Kinney on Cosmic Inflation and the Beginning of...

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2023/09/27

Cosmologist and physics professor Will Kinney discusses his latest book, An Infinity of Worlds: Cosmic Inflation and the Beginning of the Universe. Kinney considers what happened before the primordial fire of the Big Bang. What is the origin of structure in the cosmos? Can we come to terms with the possibility that our entire observable universe is one of infinitely many, forever hidden from our view? Will Kinney is a professor in the department of physics at the University at Buffalo, the State

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27:18

The Marvels of Space-Time

Closer To Truth ·

2023/09/20

Einstein showed that space and time are essentially the same thing-a single entity, space-time. But space and time seem so radically different. How could space and time be literally the same thing? Featuring interviews with Max Tegmark, J. Gott, Juan Maldacena, Fotini Markopoulou, and John Leslie. For subscriber-only exclusives, register for a free membership at closertotruth.com.

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01:02:32

Samuel Lebens on Jewish Philosophy

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2023/09/13

In honor of Rosh Hashanah, this week's podcast presents the arguments for, and against, the existence of God in Judaic history. From pogroms to the Holocaust, how to deal with the Problem of Evil — with respect to the existence of God and attributes of God? From a Jewish Orthodox perspective, do all religions worship the same God? Samuel Lebens is an academic philosopher and an ordained Orthodox rabbi, having studied at various Israeli Rabbinical schools. He is an associate Professor in the

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26:34

What Exists?

Closer To Truth ·

2023/09/06

What exists? Lots of things exist. But what’s truly fundamental? The challenge is to discern the minimum number of basic categories that explains the entirety of existence. Featuring interviews with Sean Carroll, David Wallace, David Chalmers, and Don Page. For subscriber-only exclusives, register for free at closertotruth.com.

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26:33

What Are Dreams About?

Closer To Truth ·

2023/08/30

Throughout history, dreams have fascinated and mystified. Messages from God? Images of the subconscious? Much about dreams is myth. What's real? Featuring interviews with Robert Stickgold, Deirdre Barrett, Christopher Isham, and Patrick McNamara. For subscriber-only exclusives, register for free at closertotruth.com.

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27:17

What is Time?

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2023/08/23

To appreciate Time is to touch the texture of reality. Does Time differ from our common perceptions of it? Is Time fixed or flexible? What is time, really? Featuring interviews with Huw Price, Julian Barbour, David Albert, Jeff Tollaksen, and John Polkinghorne. For subscriber-only exclusives, register for a free membership at www.closertotruth.com.

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26:33

Do Angels and Demons Exist?

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2023/08/16

Many theologians take angels and demons seriously. Why? Do most human beings believe in angels and demons? Certainly, such nonphysical beings, in one form or another, populate most of the world's religions. Featuring interviews with J.P. Moreland, Thomas Flint, Dean Radin, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, and James Tabor. For subscriber-only exclusives, register for a free membership at www.closertotruth.com.

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01:06:04

Dr. Aomawa Shields on Life on Other Planets

Closer To Truth ·

2023/08/09

Astrobiologist Dr. Aomawa Shields discusses her latest book, Life on Other Planets: A Memoir of Finding My Place in the Universe. The book charts her life as an astronomer, classically-trained actor, mother, and Black woman in STEM, searching for life in the universe while building a meaningful life here on Earth. Dr. Shields studies the universe outside our Solar System, researching and uncovering the planets circling distant stars with just the right conditions that could support life. Shields'

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27:19

How to Decipher Deception in Evolution?

Closer To Truth ·

2023/08/02

Deception pervades all life, up and down the phylogenetic tree. Deceptions have a "purpose" - the well-being, often the survival, of the deceiver. But deceptions need not be done "on purpose". In the tool-kit of evolution, what is the workload of deception? Featuring interviews with Robert Trivers, Jennifer Mather, Daniel Chamovitz, and Max Tegmark. For subscriber-only exclusives, register for free at www.closertotruth.com today.

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01:18:15

Paul Davies on What’s Eating the Universe (Part 2)

Closer To Truth ·

2023/07/26

Astrophysicist Paul Davies continues the conversation on his new book, What’s Eating the Universe? And Other Cosmic Questions. From Consciousness, the Cosmic Horizon, and the fate of our universe to if there's meaning to existence, the Doomsday Argument, and if aliens exist. Davies' book, What’s Eating the Universe?, is available for purchase now. For subscriber-only exclusives, register for free at www.closertotruth.com. Paul Davies is Director of BEYOND: Center for Fundamental Concepts in

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Paul Davies on What’s Eating the Universe (Part 1)

Closer To Truth ·

2023/07/26

Astrophysicist Paul Davies talks his new book, What’s Eating the Universe? And Other Cosmic Questions. In it, he covers teleology in the cosmos, the fine-tuning of our universe, multiple universes, how to understand reality, dark energy, dark matter, time travel, and much more. Davies' book, What’s Eating the Universe?, is available for purchase now. For subscriber-only exclusives, register for free at www.closertotruth.com.

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26:33

How Do Humans Differ from Other Animals?

Closer To Truth ·

2023/07/19

How are humans and animals different? Physically, humans and animals seem similar. Mentally, humans seem so superior. What's so special about human nature? Featuring interviews with Colin Blakemore, Barry Smith, Nicholas Humphrey, Jared Diamond, and Julian Barbour. For subscriber-only exclusives, register for free at closertotruth.com.

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01:09:17

Frank Wilczek on the Future of Science (Part 2)

Closer To Truth ·

2023/07/12

Theoretical physicist and mathematician Frank Wilczek discusses his way of thinking about fundamental science, his writing and philosophy, humanity's place and purpose, what is and what could be in science, and the laws of physics. Wilczek's latest book, Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality, is available for purchase now. Frank Wilczek is a theoretical physicist, author, and intellectual adventurer. He has received many prizes for his work, including a Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004 and the

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Frank Wilczek on the Future of Science (Part 1)

Closer To Truth ·

2023/07/12

Theoretical physicist and mathematician Frank Wilczek discusses humankind's place and purpose, what is and what could be in science, and the laws of physics. Wilczek's latest book, Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality, is available for purchase now. Frank Wilczek is a theoretical physicist, author, and intellectual adventurer. He has received many prizes for his work, including a Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004 and the Templeton Prize in 2022. Wilczek has made seminal contributions to fundamental

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26:33

Can Art Clarify The Mind-Body Problem?

Closer To Truth ·

2023/07/05

What’s the relationship between the mental activity of our minds and the physical actions of our brain? It’s called The Mind-Body Problem. To many, it’s a perennial problem in philosophy of mind. Can art provide fresh insight? Featuring interviews with Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, Chris Stewart, Gordon Graham, Nathan A. Jacobs, Anjan Chatterjee, and Raymond C. Tallis. For subscriber-only exclusives, register for a free account on closertotruth.com.

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01:10:17

Sara Manning Peskin on the Deepest Mysteries of our...

Closer To Truth ·

2023/06/28

Neurologist Sara Manning Peskin discusses her book, A Molecule Away From Madness: Tales of the Hijacked Brain, about how the very molecules that allow us to exist can also sabotage our minds. Dr. Peskin recounts gripping tales of unruly molecules and the diseases that form in their wake. A college student cannot remember if she has eaten breakfast; by dinner, she is strapped to a hospital bed, convinced she is battling zombies. A man planning to propose marriage instead becomes violently enraged,

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