19 October 2016
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Rescued from the dustbin of history
A long-lost, never-before-shown 2006 conversation between Robert Wright and "new atheist" Sam Harris.
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Will science ever explain consciousness?
Margaret Werthiem, author of Physics on the Fringe, on the questions we should be asking about the mind.
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The right’s delusion about the left’s weakness
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis on the conservative belief that all the GOP needed was a candidate strong enough to fight. Plus: Evan McMullin, Trump slayer?
Parenting artificial intelligence
Kevin Kelly, author of The Inevitable, argues that articulating our ethics is more challenging than embedding them in AI.
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Trump’s military fixation
Political scientist Steven Teles dissects Trump’s vision of a larger yet less engaged military. Plus: Republicans without a party.
Can a “not-self” be guilty as charged?
Robert Wright and Jonathan Gold, author of Paving the Great Way, discuss whether the Buddhist view of causality leaves space for moral agency. Plus: How real is real?
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Why are millennials so idealistic?
Baby boomer Robert Wright and Dan Kaufman of Gen X discuss why different generations have different values.
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Does philosophy need religion?
Wesley Wildman argues that theology offers unique insights into the nature of being. Plus: Loving your enemy isn’t enough.
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Belief-boosted runners and the weird case of Coca-Cola poisoning
Frank Bures, author of The Geography of Madness, on how “contagious” ideas can make you fast and make you sick. Plus: Penis theft panic.
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Is power about independence or interdependence?
Theologian John Thatamanil contrasts the views of Trump and Pope Francis. Plus: Trump as an affront to God.
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Runaway debt
Richard Vague, author of The Next Economic Disaster, warns that today’s unprecedented borrowing could spell disaster. Plus: The loopholes Trump loves.
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Sin as a stain
Ben Perry and Joseph Lam on the staying power of biblical metaphors. Plus: How metaphors shape discourse on slavery and sex.
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Is fighting implicit bias possible?
Glenn Loury and Mark Kleiman on what police reform should look like. Plus: What Trump gets wrong about stop-and-frisk.
Foreign Entanglements
Carrying Obama’s foreign policy mantle
Former ambassador Carey Cavanaugh and political scientist Max Abrahms debate whether Trump’s or Hillary’s views are closer to the president’s. Plus: Would Trump’s foreign policy be worse than Hillary’s?
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Safaris into Trumpland
