Jun 2023
#323 — Science & Survival
<p>Sam Harris speaks with Martin Rees about the importance of science and scientific institutions. They discuss the provisionality of science, the paradox of authority, genius, civilizational risks, pandemic preparedness, artificial intelligence, nuclear weapons, the far future, ... Show More
46m 10s
Dec 2021
#270 — What Have We Learned from the Pandemic?
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sam Harris speaks with Nicholas Christakis about the lessons of the COVID pandemic. They discuss our failures to coordinate an effective response, the politics surrounding vaccination, vaccine efficacy, vaccine safety, how to think about scienti ... Show More
2h 51m
May 2023
Hasok Chang, "Realism for Realistic People: A New Pragmatist Philosophy of Science (Cambridge UP, 2022)
For a certain kind of standard realist, science aims at getting the absolute truth about the universe. For Hasok Chang, this view is unrealistic because we have no way of judging whether we are getting at that truth. In his new book, Realism for Realistic People: A New Pragmatist ... Show More
1h 4m
Sep 2023
Hans Van Eyghen, "The Epistemology of Spirit Beliefs" (Routledge, 2023)
Hans Van Eyghen's book The Epistemology of Spirit Beliefs (Routledge, 2023) assesses whether belief in spirits is epistemically justified. It presents two arguments in support of the existence of spirits and arguments that experiences of various sorts (perceptions, mediumship, po ... Show More
37m 6s
"من أهم الاسباب اللى بنبحث من أجلها عن نظرية للطريقة العلمية هو رغبتنا في إيجاد مبرر إن كانت المعرفة العلمية مبررة، و أيه هي حدودها بالضبط. الفكرة اللى تبعيتها هتكون مهمة في كافة مناحي الحياة، هل هناك خطورة في تناول دواء ما؟ هل هناك آثار جانبية لرش مبيدات معينة على المحاصيل؟ .. هل من الممكن وضع بشر على متن سفينة فضائية؟ .. وغيرها من الاسئلة اللى الاجابة عنها ... Show More