Ep 92: Merging Man and Machine: Transhumanism and Religion – with guest Seth Villegas
If you lost a limb, would you use technology to help you regain some of your ability? What if you were deaf? […]
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Ep 91: Seeing Patterns, Seeing God: The Neuroscience of Belief – with guest Dr. Adam Weinberger
Why do some people believe, and others do not? Does it come down to experiences, the way you were raised, your DNA? […]
Ep 90: How Can We Find Life Within the Solar System?: with guest Dr. Niels Ligterink
Last month, scientists published word that an incredible discovery was made on Venus. They found what is called a “biomarker” in the […]
Ep 86: The Science of Subjectivity: The World Your Brain Creates – with guest Dr. Jorge Morales
The world you see is not really the world that exists. Your eyes and your brain are working together to “lie” to […]
Ep 82 : The Origins of Language May Go Much Farther Back Than We Thought – with guests Dr. Chris Petkov and Dr. Ben Wilson
When did language originate? It’s a tricky question to answer. We can’t go back in time. We can’t even look at “fossilized […]
Ep 79: Evolution in the South – with guest Dr. Amanda Glaze-Crampes
When it comes to the teaching of science, one of the most controversial topics is evolution, and one of the most controversial […]
Ep 74: Is the Biodiversity of Earth Doomed? with guests Dr. Pamela McElwee, Dr. Kai Chan, and Dr. Alex Pfaff
The statistics are staggering. One million species are close to extinction. No ecosystem is left untouched. Corals in the sea, forests on […]
Ep 73: Mind Uploading: The Key to Eternal Life? with guest Dr. Michael Hauskeller
The newest seekers of immortality are on a radical quest: mind uploading. These people think that it may be possible to take […]
Ep 71: Epileptics with Mystical Experiences – with guest Dr. Joseph Tennant
Imagine that you have a mystical experience that changes your life. Perhaps you see the face of Jesus, Muhammad, or Buddha. Perhaps […]
Ep 70: Hack My Heart – with guest Dr. Marie Moe
Dr. Marie Moe is a cyborg. She has a pacemaker that controls the beating of her heart, and without it, she would […]