The Function of Consciousness | Alexander Kle...

Would humans invent God if they had never encountered religion? Is religious belief an inevitable part of human civilization?Ilan Stavans examines the relationship between language, religion, and human thought. He argues that language enables us to conceptualize the divine and th ...  Show more

Hrishikesh Joshi dissects whether political homogeneity in academia poses a problem for democracy.He ultimately argues that universities wield significant influence over society while remaining largely insulated from democratic control. Comparing the academy to an ideological “gu ...  Show more

Psychologists Dr. Hector Garcia and Dr. Valerie Tarico join us for a complex, nuanced, and thoughtful conversation about the dying of discourse in a hyper-divided world. When should we speak, and when should we shout? Are we picking the right battles? When should we declare war o ...  Show more

How to make people like you, why you should lick rocks, and what an awkward person is really thinking. Angela Duckworth (Grit author) is co-host; Mike Maughan (Qualtrics) is live fact-checker. 

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