Ranked #1
Do We Live in a Simulation? (Robert Wright & Preston Greene)
Do We Live in a Simulation? (Robert Wright & Preston Greene)
Why many intelligent people think we're living in a simulation ... The philosophical argument that you're probably not ... Read more
1 Nov 2019
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #2
Does Moral Truth Exist? (Robert Wright & Gideon Rosen)
Does Moral Truth Exist? (Robert Wright & Gideon Rosen)
Defining "moral realism" ... Cognitivists vs. noncognitivists ... Are moral beliefs just expressions of human desires... Read more
6 Jan 2020
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1hr 13mins
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Ranked #3
Buddhist Ethics (Robert Wright & Bhikkhu Bodhi)
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What is the foundation of Buddhist ethics? ... Experiencing not-self ... Buddhism is a synthesis of consequentialism a... Read more
4 Oct 2019
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1hr 20mins
Ranked #4
Enlightenment by Trial and Error (Robert Wright & Jay Michaelson)
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Jay's new book, Enlightenment by Trial and Error ... Why Jay embarked on a path of mysticism ... Ayahuasca, unitive ex... Read more
3 Dec 2019
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1hr 24mins
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Grace-Filled Naturalism (Robert Wright & Roger Haight)
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Why Pope John Paul II did not like Roger's book Jesus Symbol of God ... Roger's new book, Faith and Evolution: Grace-Fi... Read more
8 Nov 2019
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1hr 21mins
Ranked #6
Meditation Retreats (Robert Wright & Josh Summers)
Meditation Retreats (Robert Wright & Josh Summers)
Common misconceptions about meditation retreats ... Hitting the bliss button ... Scheduled vs. unscheduled retreats ... Read more
16 Jul 2019
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1hr 47mins
Ranked #7
Psychopolitics: Empathy's Downsides (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
Psychopolitics: Empathy's Downsides (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
A new study says empathy can increase political polarization ... How empathy operates in today’s political environment ... Read more
26 Nov 2019
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #8
How to Be an Epicurean (Robert Wright & Catherine Wilson)
How to Be an Epicurean (Robert Wright & Catherine Wilson)
Catherine's new book, How to Be an Epicurean ... How Epicureanism is like and unlike utilitarianism ... How the anci... Read more
8 Dec 2019
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1hr
Ranked #9
Why I Am Not a Buddhist (Robert Wright & Evan Thompson)
Why I Am Not a Buddhist (Robert Wright & Evan Thompson)
Evan's new book, Why I Am Not a Buddhist ... Evan's critique of "Buddhist modernism" and "Buddhist exceptionalism" ..... Read more
29 Apr 2020
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2hr 20mins
Ranked #10
Quantum Physics and Social Science (Robert Wright & Alexander Wendt)
Quantum Physics and Social Science (Robert Wright & Alexander Wendt)
Why Alex shifted from international relations to quantum physics ... Alex: "We are walking wave functions" ... Do the ... Read more
1 Sep 2019
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #11
Science and Scientism (Robert Wright & John Horgan)
Science and Scientism (Robert Wright & John Horgan)
What is scientism, and who is doing it? ... Postmodernism and whether science just tells "stories" ... John criticizes... Read more
18 Oct 2019
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #12
How to Live a Good Life (Robert Wright, Massimo Pigliucci, and Skye Cleary)
How to Live a Good Life (Robert Wright, Massimo Pigliucci, and Skye Cleary)
Skye and Massimo's new co-edited book, with Daniel Kaufman, How to Live a Good Life ... Existentialism's intersections ... Read more
6 Feb 2020
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1hr 22mins
Ranked #13
McMindfulness (Robert Wright & Ronald Purser)
McMindfulness (Robert Wright & Ronald Purser)
Ron's new book, McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality ... A brief history of mindfulnes... Read more
8 Aug 2019
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1hr 1min
Ranked #14
Defending Science from Denial, Fraud, and Pseudoscience (Robert Wright & Lee McIntyre)
Defending Science from Denial, Fraud, and Pseudoscience (Robert Wright & Lee McIntyre)
Lee’s new book The Scientific Attitude: Defending Science from Denial, Fraud, and Pseudoscience ... Why scientific the... Read more
4 Jul 2019
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #15
Mindfulness and Racial Justice (Robert Wright & Rhonda Magee)
Mindfulness and Racial Justice (Robert Wright & Rhonda Magee)
Rhonda's path to meditation and Buddhism ... Rhonda's new book, The Inner Work of Racial Justice ... Is equanimity the... Read more
24 Dec 2019
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48mins
Ranked #16
Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation (Robert Wright & David Bentley Hart)
Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation (Robert Wright & David Bentley Hart)
David's new book, That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation ... What does the New Testament actual... Read more
26 Feb 2020
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1hr 20mins
