24 April 2018
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What happened to the KKK?
Philip Menchaca and Kelly J. Baker discuss the decline of the Ku Klux Klan and the incorporation of its rhetoric into mainstream politics.
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In this video:
- The Ku Klux Klan’s appeal to Protestant America
- How the KKK rationalized a Jewish Jesus
- The Birth of a Nation and the symbology of the burning cross
- How to “love thy neighbor” as a Klansman (answer: very selectively)
- Kelly: The Klan declined, but its politics went mainstream
- Kelly’s search for apocalyptic rhetoric in Klan literature
“Secular” meditation as sacred
Jon Kabat-Zinn, creator of mindfulness-based stress reduction, discusses the practice’s deep Buddhist roots.
Where neuroscience falls short
Massimo Pigliucci, co-editor of the new book Science Unlimited?: The Challenges of Scientism, explains why science alone can never answer all questions about human consciousness. Plus: Why there is no empirically grounded “good”.
The perks of sanctimony
Robert Wright and neuroscientist Molly Crockett discuss the risks and rewards of being morally outraged online.
Feeling down, looking down
Fascial specialist David Lesondak describes the relationship between posture and mental health.
Yoga’s not just about stretching
Yoga teacher Josh Summers discusses the meditative and spiritual aspects of the practice.
Why the Mortara case is still provoking argument 150 years later
Pater Edmund Waldstein, a Cistercian monk, explains the historical incident that recently sparked a wide-ranging intellectual debate.
A morbid inspiration
Sister Theresa Aletheia Noble, author of the book The Prodigal You Love, explains the importance of “memento mori,” or remembering one’s own death, in her spiritual practice.
What brain imaging doesn’t tell us
Stephen Asma and Rami Gabriel discuss the limits of neuroscience in understanding human emotion and cognition.
Translating the nonverbal
