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Daniel Kaufman (Missouri State University, The Electric Agora) and David Ottlinger (The Electric Agora)

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How TV made film into art

Media theorist Eric McLuhan explains how every new technology starts by doing all the old jobs, and reshapes the world in the process. Plus: Parallels between rap and The Odyssey.

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What Peter Singer overlooks

Philosopher Stephen Asma, author of the new book The Evolution of Imagination, says that advocates of “effective altruism” should consider how imagination aids moral development. Plus: What came before consciousness?

Military monks

Scholar of religion Michael Jerryson, author of Buddhist Fury, on responses to Muslim-Buddhist violence in southern Thailand. Plus: The Buddhist apocalypse.

Are we doomed?

Futurist Phil Torres tries to convince Robert Wright that the side-effects of artificial intelligence may include our extinction. Plus: Can climate change help terrorists?

The meeting of musical minds

Jazz pianist Aaron Goldberg on the importance of human connection in both music performance and the industry itself.

Does death erase life’s meaning?

Philosopher Iddo Landau, author of the new book Finding Meaning in an Imperfect World, on why value doesn’t need to be eternal to have worth. Plus: Lower your standards!

Will meditation make you a better person?

Science journalist John Horgan argues that popular mindfulness meditation practice lacks a moral core. Plus: Life is suffering (and always was).

Could a god work in quantum ways?

Robert Wright asks Brian Greene whether the laws of physics leave room for outside intervention. Plus: The surprising appeal of “many worlds.”

Wrestling with determinism

Ted Chiang, the writer behind Arrival, argues you should try to make an effort even if your future is set. Plus: Meet the Predictor.

Get over it!

Robert Wright and Massimo Pigliucci on what Buddhism and Stoicism say about dealing with regret. Plus: Anxious? Embrace it.

19 September 2017

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How TV made film into art

Media theorist Eric McLuhan explains how every new technology starts by doing all the old jobs, and reshapes the world in the process. Plus: Parallels between rap and The Odyssey.

What Peter Singer overlooks

Philosopher Stephen Asma, author of the new book The Evolution of Imagination, says that advocates of “effective altruism” should consider how imagination aids moral development. Plus: What came before consciousness?

Military monks

Scholar of religion Michael Jerryson, author of Buddhist Fury, on responses to Muslim-Buddhist violence in southern Thailand. Plus: The Buddhist apocalypse.

Are we doomed?

Futurist Phil Torres tries to convince Robert Wright that the side-effects of artificial intelligence may include our extinction. Plus: Can climate change help terrorists?

The meeting of musical minds

Jazz pianist Aaron Goldberg on the importance of human connection in both music performance and the industry itself.

Does death erase life’s meaning?

Philosopher Iddo Landau, author of the new book Finding Meaning in an Imperfect World, on why value doesn’t need to be eternal to have worth. Plus: Lower your standards!

Will meditation make you a better person?

Science journalist John Horgan argues that popular mindfulness meditation practice lacks a moral core. Plus: Life is suffering (and always was).

Could a god work in quantum ways?

Robert Wright asks Brian Greene whether the laws of physics leave room for outside intervention. Plus: The surprising appeal of “many worlds.”

Wrestling with determinism

Ted Chiang, the writer behind Arrival, argues you should try to make an effort even if your future is set. Plus: Meet the Predictor.

Get over it!

Robert Wright and Massimo Pigliucci on what Buddhism and Stoicism say about dealing with regret. Plus: Anxious? Embrace it.

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Daniel Kaufman (Missouri State University, The Electric Agora) and David Ottlinger (The Electric Agora)

Media theorist Eric McLuhan explains how every new technology starts by doing all the old jobs, and reshapes the world in the process. Plus: Parallels between rap and The Odyssey.

Philosopher Stephen Asma, author of the new book The Evolution of Imagination, says that advocates of “effective altruism” should consider how imagination aids moral development. Plus: What came before consciousness?

Scholar of religion Michael Jerryson, author of Buddhist Fury, on responses to Muslim-Buddhist violence in southern Thailand. Plus: The Buddhist apocalypse.

Futurist Phil Torres tries to convince Robert Wright that the side-effects of artificial intelligence may include our extinction. Plus: Can climate change help terrorists?

Jazz pianist Aaron Goldberg on the importance of human connection in both music performance and the industry itself.

Philosopher Iddo Landau, author of the new book Finding Meaning in an Imperfect World, on why value doesn’t need to be eternal to have worth. Plus: Lower your standards!

Science journalist John Horgan argues that popular mindfulness meditation practice lacks a moral core. Plus: Life is suffering (and always was).

Robert Wright asks Brian Greene whether the laws of physics leave room for outside intervention. Plus: The surprising appeal of “many worlds.”

Ted Chiang, the writer behind Arrival, argues you should try to make an effort even if your future is set. Plus: Meet the Predictor.

Robert Wright and Massimo Pigliucci on what Buddhism and Stoicism say about dealing with regret. Plus: Anxious? Embrace it.

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