Anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann assesses the costs and benefits of letting imagination shape one’s reality. Plus: Schizophrenia as a spiritual calling.
Jesse Farrar’s joking tweet about waterboarding conservatives ended up on Fox & Friends. He discusses what it was like to briefly become an object of hate online.
Glenn Loury and Harold Pollack look back at the 2016 election and what it can teach Democrats going forward.
Robert Wright speaks with Michael Shermer, author of the new book Heavens on Earth, about efforts to ward off aging. Plus: Why you’ll never be able to upload your brain.
Stephen Asthma and Rami Gabriel discuss how emotions might have evolved to prepare humans for the imminent dangers of prehistoric life. Plus: Do animals have emotions?
Jeff Warren, co-author of the new book Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics, explains how he understands the Buddhist term.
Stephen Asma and Rami Gabriel return to discuss what the inner lives of animals tell us about ourselves.
Noah Rasheta and Paige Smathers explain why diet restriction is often counterintuitive for maintaining good health. Plus: Meditation at mealtime.
Matt Lewis criticizes the controversial GOP House Intelligence Committee memo.
Benjamin Park, author of the new book American Nationalisms, and Bill Black consider how the Mormon Church’s organization challenged the view of a perfect American democracy. Plus: How early Mormon women found safety in numbers.