Evolutionary biologists Jeff Schloss and David Sloan Wilson joined Steve Paulson to explore how group selection can explain altruism.More
Exploring the Deeper End of Ideas
Religion and Philosophy
Can psychedelics help you find God? Clinical psychologist Bill Richards thinks so. More
In 2015, Mingyur Rinpoche completed a four and a half year wandering retreat, an experience that nearly killed him. He told Steve Paulson about the incredible journey, and the meditative insights he learned along the way.More
Writer Pankaj Mishra traces the roots of contemporary political rage back to a surprising source: the 18th century Enlightenment. More
Could a 1500-year-old Christian doctrine really have that much effect on lives and politics today?More
In a new book called "Born Bad," historian James Boyce argues that the concept of original sin is the foundation of Western thought. More
For theologist Danielle Shroyer, what happened in the Garden of Eden is a story of original blessing. More
Laird Hunt has written what is really three stories wrapped around each other: A famous lynching in Marion, the story of a song about it, “Strange Fruit,” and a new novel, which begins on that terrible day. More
It means “a couldn’t-care-less attitude,” and it’s a personal mantra for comedian Norm MacDonald.More
Ancient humans lived as hunter-gatherers, with animistic religions. So why did people start to believe in Big Gods?More
Andrew Newberg is a pioneer in neurotheology. He says brain scans can show the neural signature of spiritual experience.More
Thordis Elva reached out to the man who raped her, ultimately setting her on a journey towards forgiveness.More
TTBOOK summer intern Caryn McKechnie spoke to a few people about how they felt the last time they forgave someone.More
Philosopher Jason Brennan offers a provocative idea: let's bring back flogging as an alternative to imprisonment....More
Martha Nussbaum may be one of the most well-respected living philosophers in the world today. For years, she’s investigated how...More
If people were more empathetic, the world would be a better place, don’t you think? Paul Bloom thinks perhaps not.More
Storytelling is all the rage these days — and everyone seems to have a life narrative. But not philosopher Galen Strawson. He says life stories often create an inauthentic version of ourselves.More
He’s one of the most frenetically productive, wired guys on the planet, but digital media theorist Douglas Rushkoff is backing away from the clock.More