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May 27, 2018 — Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Michael Benson
Michael’s new book
Space Odyssey
, about the film
2001
The quest to make the “first good science fiction film”
The remarkable development of the Dawn of Man sequence
The fiction and fact of HAL 9000
The trippy “Stargate” sequence
Why the movie’s premiere was an utter disaster
Is the film supposed to be boring?
2001
‘s legacy
May 25, 2018 — Robert Wright & Massimo Pigliucci
What is the Logos?
The practicality of metaphysics
Philo of Alexandria’s vision of global harmony
Plotinus and the connection between human and divine
The Logos and Christianity
The Logos as an algorithm
Why do the laws of physics infallibly work?
Carl Jung and the Logos (and Jordan Peterson’s Jungianism)
May 23, 2018 — Daniel Kaufman & Richard Thompson
Richard, a.k.a. miceelf88, joins Dan to talk gender politics
The difference between sex and gender identity
The ontological (and legal) issues with fluid gender identity
Dan: Social identities like gender aren’t “self-made”
What trans identity means for the civil rights coalition
Jordan Peterson and gender as the essence of self
Empathy vs. sympathy in coalition building
May 17, 2018 — William Black & ContraPoints
What is “autogynephilia”?
Are there identifiable “subtypes” of trans women?
Are trans individuals’ souls “trapped in the wrong body”?
Why ContraPoints ruffles feathers in the Twittersphere
New Atheism as an entry point to the alt-right
Assessing Sam Harris and Ezra Klein’s recent debate on race and IQ
May 15, 2018 — Stephen Asma & Rami Gabriel
Are emotions cultural or physiological?
Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett’s argument for emotion-via-culture
Why social construct theory is all the rage today
Rami’s thoughts on self-help psychology
Rami: Pets teach us that emotional connection predates language
What makes emotions adaptive to environment?
Stephen and Rami review the Jaak Panksepp Memorial Symposium
What neuroscientists say about the brain’s unpredictability
May 11, 2018 — Robert Wright & Tamler Sommers
Tamler’s new book,
Why Honor Matters
Why human dignity is not enough
Collective honor vs. individual honor
The difference between honor and courage
In defense of fighting in sports
Tamler explains the idea of restorative justice
Fighting Ted Cruz by calling him dishonorable
May 9, 2018 — Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Kathryn Gordon
Connections between science, religion, and mental health
How psychologists study and understand suicide
Putting Darth Vader on the couch
Diagnosing Michael Scott from
The Office
…
…and the Dude and Walter from
The Big Lebowski
May 4, 2018 — Robert Wright & Steven Pinker
Steve’s new book,
Enlightenment Now
, and Bob’s critique
Cognitive biases that undergird tribalism
Bob wants to crowdfund a meditation retreat for Steve, who is uncooperative
How Al Gore’s climate change activism may have hurt his own cause
Is it crazy to suspect that there’s a larger purpose unfolding through the workings of nature?
Has our growing grasp of computation and cognition made consciousness less mysterious or more so?
May 2, 2018 — Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Danielle Tcholakian
Danielle’s response to the controversial NYT piece on long-term antidepressant use
Why research on long-term antidepressant use is lacking
What depression and type I diabetes have in common
Danielle and Aryeh describe their experiences with depression
Should medication be a last resort?
May 1, 2018 — Scott Barry Kaufman & Ellen Hendriksen
What does it mean to “be yourself”?
Introversion vs. anxiety
Ellen’s advice for heading out into the world: Just do it
Men, women, and liquid courage
The building blocks of beautiful friendships
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