David Kim and theologian Brian McLaren consider moral responses to hostile rhetoric. Plus: Tribal psychology as an existential threat.
Astrophysicist Adam Frank talks about the new study in which he recalculates the likelihood that intelligent life has evolved on other planets.
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss the political repercussions of the allegedly fraudulent Trump University.
Journalist Kevin Roose discusses Twitter’s power over traditional media outlets. Plus: America loves the rich.
Theologian Brian McLaren, author of the forthcoming book The Great Spiritual Migration, argues that tribal psychology is our greatest existential threat.
Steven Teles, author of the new book Prison Break, explains how the Tea Party led the way to a more liberal GOP stance on criminal justice. Plus: How movements change course.
Massimo Pigliucci, author of The Nature of Philosophy, explains how developments in the natural sciences affect mathematical systems.
Bernard Beitman, author of the new book Connecting With Coincidence, on the famous psychotherapist’s archetype and synchronicity theories. Plus: The states of mind that make unlikely events seem meaningful.
In the second of five lectures on his spiritual worldview, Robert Wright offers a modern interpretation of evil and proposes “moral imagination” as its antidote.
Psychologist Dacher Keltner on studies that reveal a paradoxical interplay between power and empathy. Plus: Bad things privileged people tend to do.