Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Existence & consciousness exploration • Scientific breakthroughs • Philosophy & theology • Quantum theory & cosmology • AI & evolution • Deep questions on life, cosmos, and meaning
"Closer To Truth" is a podcast that delves into profound questions surrounding existence, consciousness, and the universe. By engaging with some of the world's leading thinkers, the show explores intricate themes encompassing the cosmos, life, consciousness, and meaning. The content regularly features philosophical and scientific inquiries, often challenging traditional boundaries. Episodes vary widely in topics, such as the enigma of quantum mechanics, the large-scale structure of the universe, the essence and emergence of life, cognition, and the mind-body problem. The nature of consciousness is a particular focus, with discussions addressing its potential as a fundamental reality and its relationship to physical matter.
Diverse viewpoints are presented, ranging from metaphysical speculations about the existence of God and the implications of finding intelligent extraterrestrial life, to scientific breakthroughs in fields like physics, biology, and neuroscience. This podcast frequently considers whether science has boundaries and entertains philosophical and theological perspectives on such fundamental issues. The nature of time, the role of mathematics in explaining reality, evolutionary biology, and the astonishing nature of black holes are other areas of exploration.
Interviews with notable figures from a wide array of disciplines—physicists, philosophers, theologians, biologists, and more—provide a rich tapestry of insights. Often, these discussions include reflections on personal and cultural relevance. Through intense debates and a variety of perspectives, "Closer To Truth" encourages listeners to engage deeply with humanity’s most pressing questions and seek their own answers.
Episodes:
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Why Explore Consciousness and Cosmos?
2025-Feb-12
27 minutes
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Nathan Lents on The Sexual Evolution
2025-Feb-05
89 minutes
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The Ultimate Questions of Existence
2025-Jan-29
27 minutes
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Why is the Quantum So Strange?
2025-Jan-22
27 minutes
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Richard Swinburne on Evil, Atonement, and Evidence Against God
2025-Jan-15
89 minutes
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Robert Lawrence Kuhn on "A Landscape of Consciousness"
2025-Jan-08
54 minutes
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How is God the Creator?
2024-Dec-25
27 minutes
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What's Real About Time?
2024-Dec-18
27 minutes
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Arguments Against God?
2024-Dec-11
27 minutes
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What is the Large-Scale Structure of the Universe?
2024-Dec-04
27 minutes
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Solutions to the Mind-Body Problem?
2024-Nov-27
27 minutes
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Sara Imari Walker on Physics, Emergence, and Life on Other Planets
2024-Nov-20
83 minutes
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Richard Dawkins on Evolution, Atheism, and Aliens
2024-Nov-13
67 minutes
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Would Intelligent Aliens Undermine God?
2024-Nov-06
27 minutes
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Greg Epstein on Technology, Morality, and Religion
2024-Oct-30
65 minutes
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How do Breakthroughs Happen in Physics?
2024-Oct-23
27 minutes
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What's Beyond Physics?
2024-Oct-16
27 minutes
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Is Race Real?
2024-Oct-09
26 minutes
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What are the Limits of Science?
2024-Oct-02
26 minutes
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What is the Far Future of the Universe?
2024-Sep-25
27 minutes
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David Papineau on Consciousness, Physics, & the Mind-Body Problem
2024-Sep-18
74 minutes
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How Do Human Brains Think and Feel?
2024-Sep-11
27 minutes
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Is Consciousness Ultimate Reality?
2024-Aug-28
26 minutes
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Does the Cosmos Provide Meaning?
2024-Aug-21
27 minutes
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What is God?
2024-Aug-14
27 minutes
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Or Graur on the Big Bang and the Physics of Galaxies
2024-Aug-07
63 minutes
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Can We Survive Death?
2024-Jul-31
26 minutes
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Does Philosophy Help Science?
2024-Jul-24
27 minutes
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Is Human Consciousness Special?
2024-Jul-17
27 minutes
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Ned Block on Perception, Cognition, and Consciousness
2024-Jul-10
78 minutes
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Are Plants Sentient?
2024-Jul-03
47 minutes
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Are Suffering and Ritual Vital?
2024-Jun-26
27 minutes
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Why is There Anything at All?
2024-Jun-19
27 minutes
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Brian Swimme on Consciousness, Cultural Evolution, and the Noosphere
2024-Jun-12
42 minutes
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What is Evolutionary Developmental Biology?
2024-Jun-05
27 minutes
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Eastern Traditions: What is the Human Person?
2024-May-29
26 minutes
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Sean Carroll on Physics, the Multiverse, and Quantum Mechanics
2024-May-24
58 minutes
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What are Scientific Breakthroughs in Biology?
2024-May-15
27 minutes
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Why are Black Holes so Astonishing?
2024-May-08
26 minutes
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Anna Abraham on the Neuroscience of the Creative Brain
2024-May-01
71 minutes
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Robert Wright on Evolution and the Future of Humanity
2024-Apr-24
57 minutes
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Eastern Traditions: What is World? What is Reality?
2024-Apr-17
27 minutes
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Nick Bostrom on Superintelligence and the Future of AI
2024-Apr-10
71 minutes
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Paul Thagard on AI, Animal Consciousness, and Human Intelligence
2024-Apr-03
72 minutes
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Helen De Cruz on What Makes Life Worth Living
2024-Mar-27
57 minutes
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Why Philosophy of Biology?
2024-Mar-20
27 minutes
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Marcelo Gleiser on Why Science Cannot Ignore Human Experience
2024-Mar-13
73 minutes
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Does Consciousness Require a Radical Explanation?
2024-Mar-06
26 minutes
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What Does the “Unreasonable Effectiveness” of Mathematics Mean?
2024-Feb-28
27 minutes
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Carlo Rovelli on White Holes
2024-Feb-21
77 minutes
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Ilia Delio on Evolution, Quantum Physics, and Neuroscience in Theology
2024-Feb-14
47 minutes
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Can Mathematics Explain Biology?
2024-Feb-07
26 minutes
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Roger Penrose: Mathematics & What Exists
2024-Jan-24
27 minutes
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Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered?
2024-Jan-16
26 minutes
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What is the Deep Meaning of Probability?
2024-Jan-10
26 minutes
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Martin Rees on Cosmology and Existential Risk
2024-Jan-03
43 minutes
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When Brains Go Bad
2023-Dec-27
26 minutes
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Jesus as God: A Philosophical Inquiry
2023-Dec-20
26 minutes
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Freeman Dyson: From Physics to the Far Future
2023-Dec-13
27 minutes
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How Does the Subconscious Affect Us?
2023-Dec-06
26 minutes
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What Are Breakthroughs in Mathematics?
2023-Nov-29
27 minutes
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Terrence Deacon on the Noosphere
2023-Nov-22
51 minutes
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Philip Goff on the Purpose of the Universe
2023-Nov-08
75 minutes
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Why is Mathematics True and Beautiful?
2023-Nov-01
26 minutes
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Can We Survive Death?
2023-Oct-25
27 minutes
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Can Art Probe Creativity?
2023-Oct-18
26 minutes
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What Makes Brains Conscious?
2023-Oct-11
26 minutes
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Dan Dennett on the Mysteries of the Mind
2023-Oct-04
81 minutes
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Will Kinney on Cosmic Inflation and the Beginning of the Universe
2023-Sep-27
69 minutes
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The Marvels of Space-Time
2023-Sep-20
27 minutes
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Samuel Lebens on Jewish Philosophy
2023-Sep-13
62 minutes
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What Exists?
2023-Sep-06
26 minutes
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What Are Dreams About?
2023-Aug-30
26 minutes
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What is Time?
2023-Aug-23
27 minutes
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Do Angels and Demons Exist?
2023-Aug-16
26 minutes
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Dr. Aomawa Shields on Life on Other Planets
2023-Aug-09
66 minutes
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How to Decipher Deception in Evolution?
2023-Aug-02
27 minutes
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Paul Davies on What’s Eating the Universe (Part 2)
2023-Jul-26
78 minutes
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Paul Davies on What’s Eating the Universe (Part 1)
2023-Jul-26
30 minutes
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How Do Humans Differ from Other Animals?
2023-Jul-19
26 minutes
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Frank Wilczek on the Future of Science (Part 2)
2023-Jul-12
69 minutes
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Frank Wilczek on the Future of Science (Part 1)
2023-Jul-12
44 minutes
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Can Art Clarify The Mind-Body Problem?
2023-Jul-05
26 minutes
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Sara Manning Peskin on the Deepest Mysteries of our Brains
2023-Jun-28
70 minutes
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What are Scientific Breakthroughs in Physics?
2023-Jun-21
27 minutes
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Did the Universe Have a Beginning?
2023-Jun-14
26 minutes
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How Does Deception Affect Human Behavior?
2023-Jun-07
26 minutes
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Tim Palmer on Doubt: From Quantum Physics to Climate Change
2023-May-31
85 minutes
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Where Are They, All Those Aliens?
2023-May-24
26 minutes
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Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam on How Thinking Emerged from Chaos
2023-May-18
77 minutes
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The Multiverse: What’s Real?
2023-May-10
26 minutes
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Michio Kaku on Quantum Supremacy
2023-May-03
74 minutes
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Hilary Lawson on Closure
2023-Apr-26
75 minutes
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Are There Extra Dimensions?
2023-Apr-19
26 minutes
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Manil Suri on How to Build the Universe with Math
2023-Apr-12
61 minutes
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Why is Consciousness Baffling?
2023-Apr-05
26 minutes
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What is Philosophy of the Breakthrough Process?
2023-Mar-29
26 minutes
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Nicholas Humphrey on Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness
2023-Mar-22
75 minutes
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Is Time Travel Possible?
2023-Mar-15
26 minutes
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Jill Tarter on Alien Intelligences, Extraterrestrial Technology, and SETI
2023-Mar-08
37 minutes
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