Twitter: @ockhamsbeard
Site: meaningoflife.libsyn.com
24 episodes
2017 to 2022
Average episode: 51 minutes
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Categories: Two Hosts
Podcaster's summary: The Meaning of Life explores how we find meaning in the modern world, hosted by anthropologist Dr Monty Badami and philosopher Dr Tim Dean.
| Episodes |
| 2022-Mar-01 • 66 minutes How We Became Human special part 1 Are our evolved minds are out of step with the modern world? |
| 2020-Jun-10 • 65 minutes Black Lives Matter What can we do to fight racism and racial violence? |
| 2020-May-03 • 72 minutes COVID-19 Special How can we make sense of the global COVID pandemic? |
| 2018-Oct-29 • 83 minutes Morality There are many moral views in the world, so how do we know ours is the right one? |
| 2018-Jul-08 • 62 minutes Play Play isn't just wasting time. It helps us explore ourselves and our world. |
| 2018-Jun-20 • 56 minutes Science fiction How can science fiction, space opera and even fantasy help us explore meaning? |
| 2018-Jun-07 • 62 minutes Death It awaits us all, but is it a bad thing? How should we think, and talk, about death? |
| 2018-May-28 • 67 minutes Human Nature Does nature or nurture guide our actions? Is there even such a thing as human nature? |
| 2018-May-21 • 60 minutes Gender Are sex and gender the same thing? Is gender grounded in biology or all in the mind? |
| 2018-May-14 • 56 minutes Violence Are we an inherently violent species? Are men more naturally violent than women? |
| 2018-May-06 • 58 minutes Sex Let's talk about sex, why we do it, how it evolved and how it affects us today. |
| 2018-Apr-29 • 65 minutes Freedom of Speech Can words harm? Are there limits to free speech? What can't we talk about? |
| 2018-Apr-22 • 42 minutes #metoo What does the #metoo movement mean for women and for men? |
| 2017-Nov-12 • 50 minutes The Meaning of... God Belief in the divine is pervasive throughout virtually human cultures. But why? |
| 2017-Nov-05 • 48 minutes The Meaning of... Cultural Appropriation When it is OK to appropriate aspects of another culture? |
| 2017-Oct-29 • 47 minutes The Meaning of... Race Race is a problematic concept, but it has very real effects. |
| 2017-Oct-22 • 44 minutes The Meaning of... Love Love is all you need. Or is it? |
| 2017-Oct-15 • 41 minutes The Meaning of... Time Why does it feel like there's never enough time in the day? |
| 2017-Oct-08 • 38 minutes The Meaning of... Music Where does music come from, and what is its purpose? |
| 2017-Oct-01 • 29 minutes The Meaning of... Trump How could Donald Trump be elected, and what does it mean for those who question his values? |
| 2017-Sep-25 • 27 minutes The Meaning of... Identity What makes you you? |
| 2017-Sep-18 • 62 minutes The Meaning of... Art Special live recording at Sydney Contemporary art expo on the meaning of art. |
| 2017-Sep-07 • 19 minutes The Meaning of... Life Is there any meaning to be found at all in a cold meaningless universe? |
| 2017-Sep-07 • 1 minutes What is The Meaning of...? Welcome to The Meaning of... |