The Wright Show
Robert Wright and David Ottlinger discuss Kant’s understanding of the relationship between the mind and the world.
The Wright Show
Robert Wright talks with Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek, author of the new book Fundamentals, about the axion, a hypothesized particle that could explain why much of the universe’s mass seems to be missing.
Psychopolitica
Nikita Petrov pitches a premise for a metaphysical system to John Horgan: ideas as living beings that enter this world through humans.
Sophia
Robert Gressis and Kevin Currie-Knight discuss the success of students who learn outside of a traditional school environment.
Sophia
Daniel Kaufman and David Ottlinger discuss how backlash against left-wing orthodoxies may have helped Trump get elected in 2016.
Mind-Body Problems
Science writer Adam Becker offers a possible explanation of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
The Wright Show
Robert Wright and Josh Summers discuss the evolutionary utility of cognitive biases.
Psychopolitica
Nikita Petrov talks to John Horgan about his new book, Pay Attention: Sex, Death, and Science, which contextualizes big philosophical questions within the everyday thoughts of a science writer.
Mind-Body Problems
Science writer George Musser explains one of physics’ strangest concepts to John Horgan.
Sophia
Daniel Kaufman and Kevin Currie-Knight air their worries about the young intellectual Coleman Hughes’ career path.