Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Deep philosophical questions • Consciousness and mind • Cosmology and universe • Science and philosophy • Existence of God • Artificial intelligence • Evolution and biology • Meaning and existence
"Closer To Truth" is a podcast that delves into some of the most profound and complex questions concerning existence, consciousness, and the universe. The show features discussions with leading scientists, philosophers, and thinkers to explore a range of topics, from the nature of consciousness and the mind-body problem to the intricacies of cosmology and quantum mechanics. The podcast frequently addresses the intersection of science, philosophy, and theology, examining subjects like free will, the possibility of life after death, and the implications of a fine-tuned universe.
Themes of the podcast include philosophical inquiries into the existence and nature of God, examinations of human consciousness, considerations of scientific realism, and explorations of the deep structures of reality through physics and biology. Discussions often touch upon the potential relationships between artificial intelligence and consciousness, as well as the ethical and existential implications of technological advancements.
Listeners can expect to encounter a variety of perspectives on fundamental questions, such as the origin and nature of life, the potential for human immortality, and the meaning derived from the cosmos itself. The podcast aims to provide insights into whether science can address all truths or if there are boundaries to what can be known through scientific investigation.
Overall, the podcast offers a broad platform for debating and pondering the grand themes and mysteries that occupy human thought, seeking to engage and challenge listeners intellectually. Through its episodes, "Closer To Truth" encourages an appreciation for diverse ways of thinking and intense debates concerning life's deepest questions.
Episodes:
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Zorana Pringle on the Science of Creativity & Decision-Making
2025-May-07
65 minutes
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Can Dualism Explain Consciousness?
2025-Apr-30
27 minutes
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Robin Hanson on the Age of AI and Large Language Models
2025-Apr-25
46 minutes
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Terry Sejnowski on ChatGPT and the Future of AI
2025-Apr-22
81 minutes
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What is the Philosophy of Scientific Breakthroughs?
2025-Apr-15
27 minutes
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Aspects of Consciousness
2025-Apr-09
37 minutes
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What is Extended Mind?
2025-Apr-02
27 minutes
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Does a Fine-Tuned Universe Lead to God?
2025-Mar-26
27 minutes
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Annaka Harria on Consciousness and the Cosmos
2025-Mar-19
93 minutes
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Do Human Brains Have Free Will?
2025-Mar-12
27 minutes
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Janna Levin on Cosmology: Black Holes, the Big Bang, and More
2025-Mar-05
73 minutes
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Implications of Cosmology?
2025-Feb-26
27 minutes
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Philip Goff and Helen De Cruz on Finding (and Losing) Their Religion
2025-Feb-19
74 minutes
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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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