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A curated collection of podcasts that sometimes venture into science or philosophy, among many other topics. Also see the Science Podcast Collection and the Philosophy Podcast Collection.

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Updated: 2025-Jun-22 17:09 UTC. Podcasts listed: 36. Ordered by date of most recent episode (newest to oldest). AI-generated content is based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions.


Collection summary covering past 30 days of combined episodes (AI-generated):

These podcasts cover a diverse range of intellectual and cultural topics, reflecting a rich tapestry of discussion and analysis across various fields. They often delve into complex themes such as the nature of reality, consciousness, and the philosophical implications of science and technology. Discussions frequently center on the interplay between traditional views and cutting-edge theories in fields such as mathematics, neuroscience, and quantum physics. Episodes explore language and cultural narratives, examining how they shape and are shaped by historical and contemporary contexts.

Political and economic issues feature prominently, with episodes examining the global implications of US hegemony, Middle Eastern geopolitical tensions, and China’s economic strategies. There is a focus on the intricacies of national and global politics, including topics like populism, nationalism, and the role of digital media in modern political discourse. Political history is also a recurrent theme, with analyses of significant historical events and figures.

Social issues, including race, identity, and environmental concerns, are frequently discussed, with episodes exploring the nuances of modern societal challenges. These discussions often intersect with themes of ethics and morality, questioning how societies should navigate contemporary challenges. There are also explorations of personal development, mental health, and the human condition, with discussions on the psychology of self-awareness and the power of narrative in shaping individual and collective identities.

Overall, these podcasts aim to illuminate the complexities of human thought and experience, offering listeners insights into a wide array of disciplines and fostering a deeper understanding of the multifaceted world we live in.


Podcasts:
Past Present Future Image Past Present Future
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210 episodes
2023 to 2025
Median: 57 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Bi-weekly history podcast • Host David Runciman • Political trials • Revolutionary ideas • Globalisation • Great political films • Bonus episodes on PPF+ • Insights into historical and contemporary politics

Description (podcaster-provided): Past Present Future is a bi-weekly History of Ideas podcast with David Runciman, host and creator of Talking Politics, exploring the history of ideas from politics to philosophy, culture to technology. David talks to historians, novelists, scientists and many others about where the most interesting ideas come from, what they mean, and why they matter.
Ideas from the past, questions about the present, shaping the future.
New episodes every Thursday and Sunday.

Latest episode (2025-Jun-22 05:00 UTC): The History of Bad Ideas: The Decisive Battle

Intelligence Squared Image Intelligence Squared
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1372 episodes
2013 to 2025
Median: 52 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Debates • Thought-provoking discussions • Politics • Philosophy • Misinformation • Technology • History • Culture • Economics

Description (podcaster-provided): Intelligence Squared is the home of lively debate and deep-dive discussion. Follow Intelligence Squared wherever you get your podcasts and enjoy four regular episodes per week taking you to the heart of the issues that matter in the company of the world’s great minds. We’d love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be. Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to [email protected] or Tweet us @intelligence2.
And if you’d like to support our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations, as well as ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content, early access and much more, become a supporter of Intelligence Squared today. Just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more.

Latest episode (2025-Jun-21 23:10 UTC): An Evening with Deborah Frances-White and David Tennant (Part Two)

Bridging the Gaps: A Portal for Curious Minds Image Bridging the Gaps: A Portal for Curious Minds
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86 episodes
2014 to 2025
Median: 56 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Science communication • Artificial intelligence • Future technologies • Philosophy and ethics • Neuroscience • Evolution and consciousness • Space exploration • Information theory • Learning techniques • Human behavior

Description (podcaster-provided): In-depth conversations with researchers, explorers and thought leaders from around the world, on cutting edge research and original ideas.

Latest episode (2025-Jun-21 18:22 UTC): “The Human Journey From Ape to Agriculture” with Professor Peter Bellwood

Robert Wright's Nonzero Image Robert Wright's Nonzero
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467 episodes
2019 to 2025
Median: 60 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Trump administration policies • AI safety and impacts • Middle East conflicts • US foreign policy • Tariffs and trade issues • Israel relations • Authoritarianism and governance

Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations with a series of people who have nothing in common except that program host Robert Wright is curious about what they’re thinking.
www.nonzero.org

Latest episode (2025-Jun-21 14:58 UTC): Is Israel dragging the US to disaster in Iran? | NonZero World feat. Robert Wright

To The Best Of Our Knowledge Image To The Best Of Our Knowledge
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50 episodes
2024 to 2025
Median: 51 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy • Science • Nature • Human experience • Psychology • Social issues • Creativity • Spirituality • Culture • Art

Description (podcaster-provided): ”To the Best of Our Knowledge” is a Peabody award-winning national public radio show that explores big ideas and beautiful questions. Deep interviews with philosophers, writers, artists, scientists, historians, and others help listeners find new sources of meaning, purpose, and wonder in daily life. Whether it’s about bees, poetry, skin, or psychedelics, every episode is an intimate, sound-rich journey into open-minded, open-hearted conversations. Warm and engaging, TTBOOK helps listeners feel less alone and more connected – to our common humanity and to the world we share.
For more from the TTBOOK team, visit us at ttbook.org.

Latest episode (2025-Jun-21 11:00 UTC): How Should We Tell Our History?

Know Time Image Know Time
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129 episodes
2020 to 2025
Median: 75 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Politics • Science • Economics • Philosophy • Quantum Physics • History • Technology • Culture • Music • Comedy • Sports • Biography • Discussions with Experts

Description (podcaster-provided): For the ones curious about the world and everything in it, but have know time.
Join me on my quest to share stories from people of all fields, and hopefully learn a bit more about space, science, technology, philosophy, culture, history, movies, music or sport.

Latest episode (2025-Jun-21 06:00 UTC): #119: Quantum Computing, Complexity Theory, P vs. NP, AI & Consciousness ft. Scott Aaronson

Arts & Ideas Image Arts & Ideas
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2000 episodes
2012 to 2025
Median: 44 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Philosophical discussions • Cultural analysis • Politics and society • Historical context • Art and literature • Science and technology • Interviews with thinkers • Contemporary issues • Interdisciplinary insights

Description (podcaster-provided): Leading thinkers discuss the ideas shaping our lives – looking back at the news and making links between past and present. Broadcast as Free Thinking, Fridays at 9pm on BBC Radio 4. Presented by Matthew Sweet, Shahidha Bari and Anne McElvoy.

Latest episode (2025-Jun-20 21:34 UTC): Language

Ideas Image Ideas
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237 episodes
2024 to 2025
Median: 54 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Diverse thought-provoking topics • Historical narratives • Cultural and societal analysis • Philosophy and politics • Science and innovation • Human rights issues • Music and arts insights • Environmental and democracy challenges

Description (podcaster-provided): IDEAS is a place for people who like to think. If you value deep conversation and unexpected reveals, this show is for you. From the roots and rise of authoritarianism to near-death experiences to the history of toilets, no topic is off-limits. Hosted by Nahlah Ayed, we’re home to immersive documentaries and fascinating interviews with some of the most consequential thinkers of our time.
With an award-winning team, our podcast has proud roots in its 60-year history with CBC Radio, exploring the IDEAS that make us who we are. 
New episodes drop Monday through Friday at 5pm ET.

Latest episode (2025-Jun-20 21:10 UTC): Journalist Connie Walker on uncovering her family's dark history

Making Sense with Sam Harris Image Making Sense with Sam Harris
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448 episodes
2013 to 2025
Median: 44 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy • Political commentary • Science • Religion • Free speech • Current events • Technology • Meditation • Morality • Mindfulness

Description (podcaster-provided): Join neuroscientist, philosopher, and five-time New York Times best-selling author Sam Harris as he explores important and controversial questions about the mind, society, current events, moral philosophy, religion, and rationality—with an overarching focus on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live.
Sam is also the creator of the Waking Up app. Combining Sam’s decades of mindfulness practice, profound wisdom from varied philosophical and contemplative traditions, and a commitment to a secular, scientific worldview, Waking Up is a resource for anyone interested in living a more examined, fulfilling life—and a new operating system for the mind.
Waking Up offers free subscriptions to anyone who can’t afford one, and donates a minimum of 10% of profits to the most effective charities around the world. To learn more, please go to WakingUp.com.
Sam Harris received a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA.

Latest episode (2025-Jun-19 18:42 UTC): #422 — Zionism & Jihadism

Dwarkesh Podcast Image Dwarkesh Podcast
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96 episodes
2020 to 2025
Median: 91 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): AI • politics • economics • technology • interviews • China • history • intelligence • alignment • global impact • governance • innovation

Description (podcaster-provided): Deeply researched interviews
www.dwarkesh.com

Latest episode (2025-Jun-19 16:03 UTC): China’s Manufacturing Dominance: State Directives & Ruthless Competition — Arthur Kroeber

Moral Maze Image Moral Maze
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247 episodes
2015 to 2025
Median: 42 minutes
Collections: PhilosophySciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Ethical debates • Moral issues in news • Philosophy of justice • Societal dilemmas • Political discourse • Cultural values • Free speech challenges • Responsibility in science • Environmental concerns

Description (podcaster-provided): Combative, provocative and engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze

Latest episode (2025-Jun-19 14:20 UTC): Was Israel right to launch strikes on Iran?

Context with Brad Harris Image Context with Brad Harris
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37 episodes
2018 to 2025
Median: 32 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Historical forces • Key figures • Societal trends • Science and technology developments • Political analysis • Cultural critique • Philosophical insights • Economic phenomena • Influence of books and ideas

Description (podcaster-provided): Context is a podcast that explores the historical forces shaping our modern world. Hosted by Brad Harris, who earned his PhD from Stanford in the History of Science & Technology, each episode delves into pivotal ideas, events, and figures that have influenced civilization’s trajectory. From the rise of scientific thought to the challenges of globalization, Brad provides insightful analysis that connects the past to our present. Whether you’re a history enthusiast or seeking deeper understanding of contemporary issues, Context with Brad Harris offers a thoughtful journey through the narratives that define us.

Latest episode (2025-Jun-19 11:20 UTC): The Decline of the West: Oswald Spengler’s Prophetic Vision

Lives Well Lived Image Lives Well Lived
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46 episodes
2024 to 2025
Median: 64 minutes
Collections: PhilosophySciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Ethics • Wellbeing • Fulfillment • Philosophy • Happiness • Neuroscience • Altruism • Climate justice • Creativity • Activism • Social impact • Mindfulness

Description (podcaster-provided): Lives Well Lived is hosted by Peter Singer & Kasia de Lazari Radek. Episodes consist of interviews with remarkable guests who have lived well, both in the sense of living an ethical life, but also in that they are fulfilled and happy with what they have achieved in their lives. Some of these guests will be well-known figures, but others who are doing extraordinary things will be unfamiliar to almost all of our listeners. The conversations will often cover ground that involves ethics, how to live well, and how to make a positive difference in the world. It will inspire and empower its audience to change their own lives for the better.
Executive Producer - Rachel Barrett
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episode (2025-Jun-19 06:44 UTC): JOSHUA GREENE: uniting moral tribes

Conversations with Tyler Image Conversations with Tyler
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257 episodes
2015 to 2025
Median: 58 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Intellectual conversations • Economics • AI and technology • History • Culture • Literature • Neuroscience • Philosophy • Politics • Social issues

Description (podcaster-provided): Tyler Cowen engages today’s deepest thinkers in wide-ranging explorations of their work, the world, and everything in between. New conversations every other Wednesday. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Latest episode (2025-Jun-18 11:30 UTC): Chris Arnade on Walking Cities

Good Is In The Details Image Good Is In The Details
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170 episodes
2019 to 2025
Median: 46 minutes
Collections: PhilosophySciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy discussions • Moral and ethical topics • Interviews with experts • Self-improvement • Law and justice • Cultural issues • Society and psychology • Creativity and work • True crime analysis

Description (podcaster-provided): Good Is In The Details is hosted by Gwendolyn Dolske, Ph.D and Rudy Salo. We believe that being curious and satisfying your curiosity is the key to happiness. Every episode is a discussion with an expert where we are learning what we didn't know we didn't know. Join us in gaining a bit of wisdom, health tips, lessons on self-improvement, and some laughter in between.

Latest episode (2025-Jun-16 22:18 UTC): Fatherhood, Masculinity, Generational Shifts

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal Image Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
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310 episodes
2020 to 2025
Median: 114 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Theoretical physics • Quantum mechanics • Consciousness research • Artificial intelligence • Philosophy of science • Intersection of science and spirituality • Unifying theories • Cosmology and time

Description (podcaster-provided): Exploring theoretical physics, consciousness, Ai, and God in a technically rigorous manner. If you'd like to support this endeavor, then please visit the Patreon ( https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal ). Thank you for your charitable and kindhearted support. My name's Curt Jaimungal, a Torontonian with a degree in mathematical physics from the University of Toronto and I analyze various Theories of Everything from this analytic perspective, though more and more opening up to alternative approaches. The separating factor of TOE from other podcasts is its focus on depth even at the risk of limiting the audience due to how much detail we delve into subjects. Paralleling the intensity found in academic discourse, we're increasingly embracing a spectrum of unconventional ideas to conduct research during this podcast, rather than merely conveying existing information. Contact toe [at] indiefilmTO [dot] com for business inquiries / sponsorship.

Latest episode (2025-Jun-16 22:03 UTC): The God Crutch: Do The Laws of Physics Exist?

Within Reason Image Within Reason
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104 episodes
2019 to 2025
Median: 80 minutes
Collections: PhilosophySciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy discussions • Religious debates • Science and ethics • Historical analysis • Consciousness and mind • Political commentary • Cultural insights • Linguistics topics

Description (podcaster-provided): For the curious.
A philosophy podcast that sometimes flirts with other disciplines, Within Reason has featured guests including Richard Dawkins, Douglas Murray, William Lane Craig, Peter Singer, Konstantin Kisin, and Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Latest episode (2025-Jun-16 15:32 UTC): #108 Marcus du Sautoy - Do Numbers Exist?

The Gray Area with Sean Illing Image The Gray Area with Sean Illing
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715 episodes
2016 to 2025
Median: 65 minutes
Collections: PhilosophySciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Discussions on democracy, liberalism, and politics • Philosophy and ideas • AI and technology concerns • Discussions of personal growth and happiness • Reflections on culture and society

Description (podcaster-provided): The Gray Area with Sean Illing takes a philosophy-minded look at culture, technology, politics, and the world of ideas. Each week, we invite a guest to explore a question or topic that matters. From the the state of democracy, to the struggle with depression and anxiety, to the nature of identity in the digital age, each episode looks for nuance and honesty in the most important conversations of our time. New episodes drop every Monday.

Latest episode (2025-Jun-16 08:00 UTC): Is Trump winning?

Conversations With Coleman Image Conversations With Coleman
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185 episodes
2019 to 2025
Median: 67 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Political analysis • Philosophy discussions • Race and identity • Cultural commentary • Science and ethics • Technology and future trends • Interviews with authors, scientists, and commentators

Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations with Coleman is where deep thinkers and curious minds meet for sharp, surprising, and unfiltered chats. Hosted by Coleman Hughes, writer, thinker, and guy who asks the questions other people dodge - this podcast isn’t about debating. It’s about discovery. Politics, philosophy, race, culture, science: it’s all fair game. If you're done with hot takes and hungry for real-talk, come join the conversation.

Latest episode (2025-Jun-16 08:00 UTC): The Roots of Iran’s Nuclear Program w/ Mark Dubowitz

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria Image Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria
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556 episodes
2014 to 2025
Median: 67 minutes
Collections: SciPhi-AdjacentScience

Themes (AI-generated): Science communication • New books and ideas • Experts from diverse fields • History and culture • Society and innovation • Environmental topics and conservation • Science and technology advancements

Description (podcaster-provided): Cara Santa Maria is a science communicator, television host, producer, and journalist. She is excited to present "Talk Nerdy," a place for conversations with interesting people about interesting topics.

Latest episode (2025-Jun-16 07:32 UTC): Silly Science w/ Carly Anne York

Converging Dialogues Image Converging Dialogues
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430 episodes
2020 to 2025
Median: 91 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Dialogues on philosophy • Politics and society • History and culture • Science and psychology • Influential individuals and movements • Current global issues • Research and literature

Description (podcaster-provided): Converging Dialogues is a podcast that is designed to have honest and authentic conversations with a diversity of thoughts and opinions. Wide-ranging topics include philosophy, psychology, politics, and social commentary. A spirit of civility, respect, and open-mindedness is the guiding compass.
convergingdialogues.substack.com

Latest episode (2025-Jun-16 04:28 UTC): #430 - The Rise and Spread of Mass Education: A Dialogue with Agustina Paglayan

The Human Podcast Image The Human Podcast
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61 episodes
2022 to 2025
Median: 48 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Interviews • Human stories • AI safety • Philosophy • Neuroscience • Technology • Problem-solving • Inspirational figures • Educational insights • Life experiences • Diverse topics

Description (podcaster-provided): Exploring Human Lives.
Watch filmed interviews on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHumanPodcastofficial

Latest episode (2025-Jun-15 14:42 UTC): What I Learned Running a Marathon in Every Country | The Human Podcast

Lex Fridman Podcast Image Lex Fridman Podcast
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473 episodes
2018 to 2025
Median: 146 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Science • Technology • History • Philosophy • Politics • War • Programming • Psychology • Interviews with experts • Culture • Society • AI • Economics

Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations about science, technology, history, philosophy and the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power. Lex is an AI researcher at MIT and beyond.

Latest episode (2025-Jun-15 00:25 UTC): #472 – Terence Tao: Hardest Problems in Mathematics, Physics & the Future of AI

80,000 Hours Podcast Image 80,000 Hours Podcast
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291 episodes
2017 to 2025
Median: 140 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): AI safety and governance • Ethical implications of AI • Effective altruism and philosophy • Consciousness studies • Technological innovations and impacts • Geopolitical considerations • Predictive modeling and forecasting

Description (podcaster-provided): Unusually in-depth conversations about the world's most pressing problems and what you can do to solve them.
Subscribe by searching for '80000 Hours' wherever you get podcasts.
Hosted by Rob Wiblin and Luisa Rodriguez.

Latest episode (2025-Jun-12 16:43 UTC): #218 – Hugh White on why Trump is abandoning US hegemony – and that’s probably good

MULTIVERSES Image MULTIVERSES
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39 episodes
2023 to 2025
Median: 89 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Neuroscience • Philosophy • Quantum Mechanics • AI and Technology • Ethics • Consciousness • Mathematics • Physics • Biology • Futurism • Poetry • Linguistics • Climate Science

Description (podcaster-provided): Coffee table conversations with people thinking about foundational issues.  Multiverses explores the limits of knowledge and technology.  Does quantum mechanics tell us that our world is one of many?  Will AI make us intellectually lazy, or expand our cognitive range? Is time a thing in itself or a measure of change? Join James Robinson as he tries to find out.

Latest episode (2025-May-02 09:26 UTC): Consciousness is not Computation — Christof Koch

Point of Inquiry Image Point of Inquiry
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653 episodes
2005 to 2025
Median: 36 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Science • Religion • Skepticism • Atheism • Politics • Society • Critical thinking • Paranormal investigation • Philosophy • Public health • Secularism • Misinformation • Cultural discourse • Rationality

Description (podcaster-provided): Point of Inquiry is the Center for Inquiry's flagship podcast, where the brightest minds of our time sound off on all the things you're not supposed to talk about at the dinner table: science, religion, and politics.
Guests have included Brian Greene, Susan Jacoby, Richard Dawkins, Ann Druyan, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Eugenie Scott, Adam Savage, Bill Nye, and Francis Collins.
Point of Inquiry is produced at the Center for Inquiry in Amherst, N.Y.

Latest episode (2025-Mar-07 18:14 UTC): Taking Inspiration from Greek History With Evaggelos Vallianatos

The Neuromantics Image The Neuromantics
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25 episodes
2019 to 2024
Median: 48 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Conversations on neuroscience • Literature and art discussions • Psychological and philosophical insights • Connections between science and the arts • Exploration of language, memory, and perception

Description (podcaster-provided): Welcome to The Neuromantics – a monthly podcast for writers, psychologists, neuroscientists, poets, philosophers, comedians, musicians, and anyone interested in the exchange of ideas. The idea: a free-ranging conversation between Professor Sophie Scott (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/icn/people/sophie-scott and @sophiescott) of the Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL and Will Eaves about the brain, the mind, language, gesture, and communication as a fundamental property of science, literature and the arts. The format: roughly 30 mins of chat with musical stings in the punning style of the podcast title by Michael Caines. Sophie shares a bit of research. Will brings along a poem, story, speech, or essay. There will be guests in the future. There will be events.

Latest episode (2024-Dec-06 12:05 UTC): The Neuromantics – S3, Ep 5

New Frontier Image New Frontier
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57 episodes
2020 to 2024
Median: 57 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Interviews with economists, political scientists, and philosophers • Ideas on society, technology, and the economy • Discussions on innovation, policy, and cultural issues • Exploration of historical and contemporary conflicts

Description (podcaster-provided): Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) interviews some of the world's leading economists, political scientists, and philosophers to discuss their ideas and what they mean for society, technology, and the economy.

Latest episode (2024-Oct-02 12:00 UTC): Corporal Dmytro on Serving on the Frontlines of Ukraine

Paradigm Image Paradigm
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30 episodes
2023 to 2024
Median: 84 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy • Science • Technology • AI and consciousness • Time management • Ethics • Evolution • Free market economics • Misinformation • Mathematics and physics • Astronomy and astrophysics

Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations with the world's deepest thinkers in philosophy, science, and technology. A global top-ranked podcast by Matt Geleta.

Latest episode (2024-Sep-23 15:00 UTC): Oliver Burkeman: Shortness of Life | Paradox of Productivity | Rethinking Time Management

Futuremakers Image Futuremakers
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50 episodes
2018 to 2023
Median: 49 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Oxford academics • societal challenges • mental health • pandemics • climate change • artificial intelligence • quantum computing • expert discussions • historical and contemporary insights

Description (podcaster-provided): Welcome to Futuremakers, from the University of Oxford, where our academics debate key issues for the future of society.
Season Four: Brain and Mental Health
Season Three: The History of Pandemics
Season Two: Climate Change
Season One: Artificial Intelligence
Special Episode: A brief history of Quantum Computing

Latest episode (2023-Sep-21 13:30 UTC): S4 Ep9: Evidence-based strategies for suicide and self-harm prevention with Professor Seena Fazel

Four Thought Image Four Thought
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380 episodes
2011 to 2023
Median: 19 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Cultural reflections • Social issues • Personal stories • Mental health • Art and creativity • Ethics • Social change • Identity and belonging • Innovation and technology

Description (podcaster-provided): Series of thought-provoking talks in which the speakers air their thinking on the trends, ideas, interests and passions that affect culture and society

Latest episode (2023-Feb-22 20:45 UTC): What I've Learned from Four Thought

Rationally Speaking Podcast Image Rationally Speaking Podcast
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263 episodes
2010 to 2021
Median: 51 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Skepticism • Science vs. pseudoscience • Economics • Technology • Philosophy • Politics • Ethics • Psychology • Social issues • Future predictions • Rational discourse

Description (podcaster-provided): Rationally Speaking is the bi-weekly podcast of New York City Skeptics. Join host Julia Galef and guests as they explore the borderlands between reason and nonsense, likely from unlikely, and science from pseudoscience. Any topic is fair game as long as we can bring reason to bear upon it, with both a skeptical eye and a good dose of humor!
We agree with the Marquis de Condorcet, who said that in an open society we ought to devote ourselves to "the tracking down of prejudices in the hiding places where priests, the schools, the government, and all long-established institutions had gathered and protected them."Rationally Speaking was co-created with Massimo Pigliucci, is produced by Benny Pollak, and is recorded in the heart of New York City's Greenwich Village.

Latest episode (2021-Dec-23 16:02 UTC): Is cash the best way to help the poor? (Michael Faye)

MeaningofLife.tv Image MeaningofLife.tv
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31 episodes
2021
Median: 60 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy • Science • Religion • Spirituality • Quantum Mechanics • Cognitive Bias • Evolutionary Theory • Free Will • Time Management • Meditation • Wokeness • Academic Freedom • Consciousness • Tribalism

Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations about philosophy, science, religion and spirituality

Latest episode (2021-Nov-29 18:35 UTC): Kant Stop Critiquin' (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & David Ottlinger)

Talking Politics: HISTORY OF IDEAS Image Talking Politics: HISTORY OF IDEAS
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27 episodes
2020 to 2021
Median: 46 minutes
Collections: PhilosophySciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Historical political ideas • Influential thinkers • Modern politics • Crises and revolutions • Democracy and power • Inequality and justice • Feminism and patriarchy • Liberty and governance

Description (podcaster-provided): A new series of talks by David Runciman, in which he explores some of the most important thinkers and prominent ideas lying behind modern politics – from Hobbes to Gandhi, from democracy to patriarchy, from revolution to lock down. Plus, he talks about the crises – revolutions, wars, depressions, pandemics – that generated these new ways of political thinking. From the team that brought you Talking Politics: a history of ideas to help make sense of what’s happening today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episode (2021-May-08 23:00 UTC): History of Ideas Q and A

The Big Idea Image The Big Idea
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42 episodes
2018 to 2020
Median: 10 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Exploring significant ideas shaping the world • Science and psychology insights • Economics and governance discussions • Social and cultural analysis • Technology and future predictions • Philosophical perspectives

Description (podcaster-provided): What are the big ideas shaping our world now?

Latest episode (2020-Dec-19 08:50 UTC): Fighting pandemics

Think Again - a Big Think Podcast Image Think Again - a Big Think Podcast
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237 episodes
2015 to 2020
Median: 50 minutes
Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent

Themes (AI-generated): Conversations with prominent figures • Surprising topics and discussions • Exploration of creativity, science, and culture • Themes of human struggle and triumph • Insights into art, philosophy, and society

Description (podcaster-provided): We surprise some of the world's brightest minds with ideas they're not at all prepared to discuss. With host Jason Gots and special guests Neil Gaiman, Alan Alda, Salman Rushdie, Mary-Louise Parker, Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, Saul Williams, Henry Rollins, Bill Nye, George Takei, Maria Popova, and many more . . . You've got 10 minutes with Einstein. What do you talk about? Black holes? Time travel? Why not gambling? The Art of War? Contemporary parenting? Some of the best conversations happen when we're pushed outside of our comfort zones. So each week on Think Again, we surprise smart people you've probably heard of with hand-picked gems from Big Think's interview archives on every imaginable subject. The conversation could go anywhere. SINCE 2008, BIG THINK has captured on video the best ideas of the world’s leading thinkers and doers in every field, renowned experts including neurologist Oliver Sacks, physicist Stephen Hawking, behavioral psychologist Daniel Kahneman, authors Margaret Atwood and Marylinne Robinson, entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, painter Chuck Close, and philosopher Daniel Dennett.

Latest episode (2020-May-13 09:00 UTC): [SPECIAL] Clever Creature with Jason Gots - Episode 1: DESERT