Philip Goff is a Professor of Philosophy at Durham University and an author.
Consciousness is the most evident of all phenomenons. It's the one thing we can actually be sure of, and yet we have a very limited understanding of what it is and why it's here.
Expect to learn the main philosophical positions on consciousness, why Philip thinks the old proposals a ... Show More
Yesterday
#1066 - Dr Kathryn Paige Harden - The Genetics of Evil: Are People Born Bad?
Dr. Kathryn Paige Harden is a psychologist and behavioural geneticist, Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and an author. Are people born evil, or does evil emerge from circumstance? While we tend to blame genetics for humanity’s darkest behaviors, scienc ... Show More
3 h
Feb 28
#1065 - Scott Solomon - The Insane Biological Cost of Living on Mars
Scott Solomon is an evolutionary biologist, professor, and author. Since the earliest days of science fiction, we’ve wondered what it would mean to live on Mars. Today, that question is no longer hypothetical. As humanity moves closer to becoming an interplanetary species, a new ... Show More
1h 22m
Feb 26
#1064 - Dr Dani Sulikowski - The Brutal Tactics of Female Sexual Competition
Dr Dani Sulikowski is an evolutionary psychologist, professor, and researcher. Female intrasexual competition is more ruthless than most people realize. Just when we think we understand how women compete with one another, the rules shift—and the limits move. So how intense is fem ... Show More
1h 50m
Nov 2023
#668 Leslie Winick - The Interesting, Invisible Woman
<p>Leslie Winick is an MIHH listener who joins Paul to talk about what it feels like, as an older woman, when you start to become invisible to others. She also shares her struggles with depression and postpartum depression and talks about the path that led her to a career she’s p ... Show More
1h 29m
Mar 2023
Dr. Amen: A Revolution in Brain Health
TW: suicide
The Lautners are joined by psychiatrist and 18-time best-selling author, Dr. Amen, who’s on a mission to end the concept of mental illness and talk about brain health. They discuss the Launters’ brain scans from The Amen Clinic, how mental hygiene is equally as impor ... Show More
59m 32s
Nov 2023
65. FIS highlights 1 - SNAP trial, AMR musical, S. aureus update, IPC in LMIC
<p>Join Jame, Callum and Pals for a discussion on some highlights from FIS 2023: <a href='https://microbiologysociety.org/event/full-events-listing/federation-of-infection-societies-fis-conference.html'>https://microbiologysociety.org/event/full-events-listing/federation-of-infec ... Show More
29m 1s
<p><em>New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.</em></p> <p><em>---</em></p> <p><br /></p> <p>How to cultivate a generosity mindset— and make a good thing less boring.</p> <p><br /></p> <p><a href="http ... Show More
