Najlepsze podcasty z kategorii: Veritas Forum (2023)

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Does Belief Need a Reality Check? | Sean McDowell & Matthew Vess 32:48

8d ago32:48

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Sometimes belief can get you the job, secure the win, or help you make a difference. And, sometimes, belief doesn't seem to help at all. So, can we know which beliefs are worth believing in? And, when do we just need to take a leap of faith? In today’s episode, our speakers wrestle with these questions. Psychology professor Matthew Vess (Texas A&M)…

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Is Faith More Than Fiction? | Meghan Sullivan & Sam Mitchell 21:40

22d ago21:40

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In the US, more and more adults believe in “nothing in particular.” Recent surveys from Pew Research and the Associated Press suggest that around 30% of American adults are religiously unaffiliated, up 10% from a decade ago. Surveys like these are helpful for religious belief in the abstract. But, when it comes to the questions and doubts you hold …

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Can we engineer a perfect world? | Tyler VanderWeele & Steven Pinker 39:21

1M ago39:21

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Today, you may be wrestling with what "progress" means — whether it's in relation to your own journey, your family’s, or your community’s. What do you want? And how will you get there? In this episode, two Harvard professors explore these questions. In this 40-minute Forum excerpt, you’ll hear first from Tyler VanderWeele, the director of Harvard’s…

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What Gods Do We Believe in Now? | N.T. Wright 40:25

2M ago40:25

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Much of our external circumstances differ from how they were 2,000 years ago — largely, to our benefit. However, our internal lives are surprisingly similar. Our desires for money, sex, and power — and the extreme lengths we’re willing to go to get them — remain. In this episode, you’ll hear from best-selling author and New Testament Scholar, N.T. …

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Should You Be a Know-It-All? | Jonathan Feng 25:22

2M ago25:22

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What would your life be like if you knew everything? While it would be nice to remember everyone’s names and not have to study for tests, knowing everything has its drawbacks, too. You’d no longer feel surprised, curious, or filled with wonder. And, you'd miss out on getting to know people, asking hard and big questions, and the joy of learning new…

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I Could Be Happy, If Only... w/ Arthur Brooks | Beyond the Forum 39:52

3M ago39:52

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Today’s guest has some unexpected news for you: being happy isn’t possible. Instead, he says, work towards being happy-er. You'll hear today from social scientist, happiness scholar, and best-selling author Arthur Brooks (Harvard). We talk with Arthur about this journey towards happier-ness and discuss his new book with Oprah Winfrey called Build t…

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Do You Ever Think About Dying? | Lydia Dugale & Susanna Siegel 40:00

3M ago40:00

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Anthropologist Ernest Becker, in his Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Denial of Death, says that denying death is a necessary part of functioning in the world. It’s what inspires us to create culture, religion, and love, allowing us to avoid death and achieve immortality. But perhaps there is another way — besides denial — to relate to death. What …

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Where Is God in Places of Pain? | John Lennox 36:48

4M ago36:48

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On November 8th, 2013, one of the most powerful tropical cyclones in recorded history hit the Philippines. Winds as high as 145 MPH tore through communities, causing $3B damage and killing over six thousand people. A few weeks later, the Forum in this episode took place. The world was still grappling with what happened, wondering what meaning could…

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Searching for Proof, Finding Faith w/ Tom Rudelius | Beyond the Forum 37:32

4M ago37:32

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Watching a few “how-to” videos on YouTube doesn’t make you an expert. To really know “how-to” change a tire, make puff pastry, or play the piano, you have to do it. Through experience, you discover new dimensions of your knowledge — from finding holes in your reasoning, to growing in flexibility and nuance, to even reassessing who you are and maybe…

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What Our Genes Can (and Can't) Tell Us | Praveen Sethupathy 37:41

4M ago37:41

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Do you remember your last biology class? Maybe it’s been decades since your junior year of high school. Or maybe you just went to lab last Thursday. But no matter what you do or don’t remember from biology, this episode is for you. Today, our speaker invites you to consider your biology — what you’re made of and why it matters. In this Forum excerp…

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What Can We Know about the Soul? | Miller & Byrne 23:54

5M ago23:54

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There’s a sort of spark to life — moments that stir up something inside of us that we can’t explain. Maybe you've experienced this while playing with your dog, or singing along at a concert, or seeing the Northern Lights. Perhaps these sparks are simply neurons firing, chemicals releasing, and muscles contracting. Or perhaps these sparks point to s…

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It's Brain Science: Ethics, Purpose, and Our Complex Minds | Picard & Khosbin 41:00

6M ago41:00

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If new and improved A.I. tools can write your next essay, create Picasso-style art, or produce a believable deep-fake, it’s fair to ask: Are we manufacturing human brains? In this episode, we dive into the complexity of the human brain — and what this means for morality, meaning, and purpose. You’ll hear from Dr. Rosalind Picard (MIT Media Lab) and…

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It's Time to Think More Deeply about A.I. | Swamidass & Wolf 24:47

7M ago24:47

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A.I. is no longer the stuff of science fiction. From Siri and Alexa to Chat GPT, our world is now inundated with artificial intelligence. One senses that it’s time to think more deeply about A.I. — its implications and its assumptions. In this episode, you'll hear an excerpt from a Forum event at Iowa State University from March 2023. Josh Swamidas…

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Everything Sad Is Untrue w/ Daniel Nayeri | Beyond the Forum 43:18

8M ago43:18

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Do the stories we tell about ourselves have the power to change us? Our guest today says they can. To wrap up our season on meaning and purpose, we talk with author Daniel Nayeri. In his award-winning young adult novel, Everything Sad is Untrue, Daniel writes from the perspective of his twelve-year-old self, sharing the story of how he, his sister,…

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Where Is God in Suffering? | John Lennox 1:04:16

8M ago1:04:16

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For the religious believer and the atheist alike, the problem of evil and suffering is troubling. If there is a God, why does he allow so much evil? And if there isn’t a God, how can we say that anything is evil? In this Forum event from 2014 at Harvard Medical School, Oxford mathematician John Lennox addresses one of the most challenging human que…

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How Much Faith Is Enough? | Satyan Devadoss 22:44

8M ago22:44

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What matters isn't how much faith you have, but what you're putting your faith in. In this forum episode, University of San Diego mathematics professor, Satyan Devadoss, talks about how he trusts in Christianity for the same reasons that he trusts in quantum mechanics — not because he is has zero doubt about their veracity, but because he has faith…

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Encore | Hope for Our Loneliness Epidemic | Curt Thompson 1:00:06

8M ago1:00:06

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Scholars, journalists, practitioners, and other thought leaders all agree — we’re facing a loneliness epidemic that’s as grave a threat to public health as obesity or substance abuse. Where do we go from here? In this Forum from 2019 at the University of Minnesota, psychiatrist Curt Thompson discusses human flourishing and community. When it comes …

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Beyond the Forum | Three Questions That Change Every Teenager w/ Kara Powell 38:18

8M ago38:18

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At every age, we ask questions of identity, community, and meaning — Who am I? Where do I belong? What is my purpose? But college students today are asking them with unique urgency and anxiety. In today's episode, we interview Kara Powell, a researcher at Fuller Youth Institute and co-author of 3 Big Questions that Change Every Teenager. We discuss…

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How to become failure-resilient | Charles Lee at Vanderbilt 40:16

9M ago40:16

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Want to be successful? You might need to get better at failing. In this episode, Charles Lee (Stanford) and Andy Van Schaack (Vanderbilt) explore what it takes to be failure-resilient. In this Forum from October 2022 at Vanderbilt, they discuss success, failure, and how we might find a resilient self-worth. Sign up for our newsletter here. Visit ve…

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Is College Worth It? | Nancy Hill & Rakesh Khurana at Harvard 54:49

9M ago54:49

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With the average college student graduating with about $40,000 of student debt, you may be asking: Is college worth it? To answer that question, though, you have to ask another question first: What’s college for? In this Forum from April 2022, you’ll hear two Harvard professors — Nancy Hill and Rakesh Khurana — discuss the purpose of college, and w…

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A decision-making tool that’s flexible, not fixed | Dave Evans & Bill Burnett 48:53

9M ago48:53

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“What’s my passion?” “What do I want to do for the rest of my life?” These aren’t great questions because they’re fixed. They assume you’ll only have one job or one passion for the rest of your life. But, the reality is, both you and the world around you will change. You need a career decision-making tool that isn’t surprised by change but assumes …

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Hear reviews from listeners like you! 2:09

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Do you love The Veritas Forum Podcast? Let us know by writing a review on Apple Podcasts. For inspiration, take a listen to today's episode and hear what listeners like you shared. We're also interested in hearing from you via email! Shoot us a message at podcast@veritas.org

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What's the value of truth? | Meghan Sullivan & Katja Vogt 49:08

10M ago49:08

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In today's world of misinformation and misrepresentation, it's wise to be skeptical. But has our skepticism gone too far? What does it look like to not only refute what is false — but also to follow what is true? In this episode, hear from two philosophy professors, Dr. Meghan Sullivan of Notre Dame and Dr. Katja Vogt of Columbia University. Their …

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Is Science Enough? | Troy Van Voorhis 30:57

10M ago30:57

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The same facts can lead to different stories. You see this daily in your news feed — major events produce dozens of headlines, and each article has its own interpretation of the facts. This is how we make sense of the world: when we get information, we want to interpret it. But, with so many choices, is there a right interpretation? In today’s epis…

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Beyond the Forum | Do I have to have God to have meaning? | Ard Louis 33:05

10M ago33:05

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In this episode, we're going Beyond the Forum with theoretical physicist Dr. Ard Louis (Oxford). He’s on the cutting edge of research about symmetry, and directs a research lab at Oxford. Yet for all of his scientific expertise, he doesn’t think science alone can answer questions of meaning and purpose. For those questions, he turns to his Christia…

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Encore | Meaning, Evidence, and Truth | Ard Louis 36:19

10M ago36:19

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Science is powerful — and our speaker today, Oxford theoretical physicist Dr. Ard Louis, agrees. But when it comes to life's biggest questions, like “Why is there something rather than nothing?” and “What makes us human?”, what does science's power contribute? In this encore episode, you'll hear from Dr. Ard Louis in a 2019 Veritas Forum at the Uni…

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Spring 2023 Trailer: Meaning & Purpose 1:33

11M ago1:33

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For the twelfth season of The Veritas Forum Podcast, we're exploring some of life's biggest questions: “What’s the purpose of my work?” “How do I know if I’m successful?” “Am I living a meaningful life?” Each week, starting Thursday, February 2nd, we'll share the best Veritas content on meaning and purpose — Forums you love and engaging interviews …

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Winterlude | Can doctors "do no harm"? w/ Dr. Lydia Dugdale 35:52

11M ago35:52

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In this Winterlude episode, we interview Dr. Lydia Dugdale — a physician and medical ethicist at Columbia University — about the historic medical pledge, the Hippocratic Oath, and how it is not required by medical schools in the United States. (Surprising, right?) Listen to hear what's replacing it, what the Christian tradition might offer medical …

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Winterlude | An Insider's Guide to the University w/ John Inazu 39:36

12M ago39:36

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In this Winterlude episode, we interview Dr. John Inazu, the Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law and Religion at Washington University in St. Louis. He gives us an insider's view of how we might engage with the university — not as consumers but as participants who faithfully serve, start conversations that matter, and seize the fleetin…

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Beyond the Forum | You Are Not Your Own w/ Alan Noble 39:16

1y ago39:16

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This season we've asked: "What does it mean to be human?" And not too far downstream from this question is one you probably ask on a regular basis: "Who am I?" Both questions can be overwhelming. What if your answer isn’t right? Do you even know if there is a right answer? Can you change your mind? And is there a point when you have to have it all …

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Can anyone know your authentic self? | University of Chicago 1:06:41

1y ago1:06:41

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You — like most of us — are likely fed up with social media. The apps that promised us more social connection and genuine communication instead gave us doom-scrolling, photoshopped vacation photos, and hordes of influencers. But in our quest for authentic community, have we looked in the wrong places? Can we express our true selves on social media …

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Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Humanity | John Lennox & Paul Davies 46:46

1y ago46:46

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We live in a culture saturated with technology. From a helpful autocorrected text to a friend to the suspiciously targeted ads in your Instagram feed to the deepfakes that can create your likeness without your consent. Given technology's prevalence today, how should we think about our relationship with it? What does this relationship mean for what …

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How to Disagree | Harvard Law School 1:11:55

1y ago1:11:55

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Last week, you heard from Dr. Jennifer Frey about how you need other people to know who you are. That sounds great when these "other people" are kind, generous in dialogue, and want the best for you. But in our quest to discover what it means to be human, we will encounter other people whose ideas challenge us, expose us to new viewpoints, and unco…

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Beyond the Forum | What makes a good friend? w/ Jennifer Frey 33:29

1y ago33:29

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We're going *beyond the forum* with Dr. Jennifer Frey, our guest from last week. Dr. Frey is a philosopher at the University of South Carolina, and she teaches the philosophy of Aristotle, Plato, and other perennial philosophers. We look at happiness in our relationships with others and how friendship plays a role in what it means to be human. In o…

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What Good is Happiness? | Jennifer Frey & Jonathan Masur 1:15:21

1y ago1:15:21

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If you're wondering if you'll get the "happily ever after" promised by fairy tales, you're not alone. For the past three decades, the General Social Survey has tracked a slow decline in happiness in the United States. Responses in 2021 suggest the lowest percentage of "Very Happy" Americans (19%) since 1988. But, what exactly *is* happiness — or it…

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Healing the Whole Person | Praveen Sethupathy & Lori Alvord 1:20:25

1y ago1:20:25

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How would you answer the question, "How much are you worth?"? Based on your body's iron, magnesium, oxygen, etc., you could sell your body for around $18. Or you could check your transcript and report your 4.0 GPA. Or with the help of social media, you could tally up your followers on Instagram and Twitter. But $18, a 4.0, and 3,000 followers are p…

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Time, Eternity, & Finding Value in Our Lives | Meghan Sullivan & Alan Lightman 48:14

1y ago48:14

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Do you find yourself frustrated by life's inefficiencies? Wouldn't it be better if we could live entirely productive, completely predictable lives? Surprisingly, minor inconveniences can be more beneficial to you than you might think. Perhaps they can even bring meaning to your life and remind you of your ultimate lack of control. In this episode, …

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Beyond the Forum | How to Inhabit Time w/ James K. A. Smith 32:04

1y ago32:04

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If only you had 15 more minutes, or were 5 years younger, or a year into the future — then, things would be better. Maybe even *you* would be better. But maybe time is more than a sparring partner. More than something you curse or see as a thief. It might just be an integral part of what it means to be human. In today's episode, we discuss with Dr.…

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Encore | You Are What You Love | James K. A. Smith 1:15:07

1y ago1:15:07

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Whether it's a scoop of ice cream each night or a quick look at notifications on my phone, our unconscious habits — and their underlying desires — form us. (Even when we *think* they aren't.) So, what does it mean to be human in light of these habits and desires? And, can you use your desires to *enhance* your humanness — rather than take away from…

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What Does it Mean to Be Human? | Joshua Swamidass & Scott Lilienfeld 1:22:55

1y ago1:22:55

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There's a lot that humans can do that other animals can't — we can make beautiful works of art and develop life-saving medicines. But, there's a lot we share in common. For example, we share 99% of our DNA with chimpanzees. You may wonder, then, where does our *humanness* lie? What makes humans unique? This program was recorded at a Veritas Forum e…

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Fall 2022 Trailer: What does it mean to be human? 2:23

1+ y ago2:23

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What makes you, *you*? And how can you live into the fullness of your life? We're coming through a global pandemic that may have forced you to face your own mortality. You may be struggling to create loving relationships in a virtual and media-filled world. You might be figuring out who you are and what ‘identity’ means. This fall, it's a great tim…

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What do we do when things break? | Makoto Fujimura 30:34

1+ y ago30:34

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PART OF A SPECIAL 6-WEEK SERIES | This season is all about character and virtue — and how we can close our “character gaps” to become better people. But, what does it look like to grow more virtuous in a world with pain, trauma, and grief? Our guest for this episode, contemporary artist Makoto Fujimura, approaches this question through the lens of …

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Beyond the Forum | What do we do when things break? | Makoto Fujimura 30:35

1+ y ago30:35

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PART OF A SPECIAL 6-WEEK SERIES | This season is all about character and virtue — and how we can close our “character gaps” to become better people. But, what does it look like to grow more virtuous in a world with pain, trauma, and grief? Our guest for this episode, contemporary artist Makoto Fujimura, approaches this question through the lens of …

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Beyond the Forum | Can we change our brains for good? | Nii Addy 18:47

1+ y ago18:47

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PART OF A SPECIAL 6-WEEK SERIES | The pandemic upended all of our lives. As a response, we started different habits — and perhaps even formed addictions — that helped us to cope. But, after two years of pandemic living, is it possible to change? In this episode, we talk with Dr. Nii Addy, a researcher at Yale specializing in addiction, depression, …

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Can we change our brains for good? | Nii Addy 18:47

1+ y ago18:47

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PART OF A SPECIAL 6-WEEK SERIES | The pandemic upended all of our lives. As a response, we started different habits — and perhaps even formed addictions — that helped us to cope. But, after two years of pandemic living, is it possible to change? In this episode, we talk with Dr. Nii Addy, a researcher at Yale specializing in addiction, depression, …

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What’s up with kids these days? | Nancy Hill 33:49

1+ y ago33:49

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PART OF A SPECIAL 6-WEEK SERIES | People today reach the standard markers of adulthood — finishing education, getting married, becoming financially independent — later compared to people 50 years ago. Does that mean that kids these days are “behind” in their development? Or should these standard markers be rethought? Our guest today, Dr. Nancy Hill…

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Beyond the Forum | What’s up with kids these days? | Nancy Hill 33:49

1+ y ago33:49

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PART OF A SPECIAL 6-WEEK SERIES | People today reach the standard markers of adulthood — finishing education, getting married, becoming financially independent — later compared to people 50 years ago. Does that mean that kids these days are “behind” in their development? Or should these standard markers be rethought? Our guest today, Dr. Nancy Hill…

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Is "what's my passion" the right question? | Dave Evans 28:40

1+ y ago28:40

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PART OF A SPECIAL 6-WEEK SERIES | Career searches often begin with the same question: “What’s my passion?” If you’re in a period of job transition — maybe you’re about to graduate, retire, or have felt like a new job is on the horizon — we want to help. And, we don’t think that “passion” is the best place to start. Join us as we talk with Dave Evan…

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Beyond the Forum | Is "what's my passion" the right question? | Dave Evans 28:40

1+ y ago28:40

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PART OF A SPECIAL 6-WEEK SERIES | Career searches often begin with the same question: “What’s my passion?” If you’re in a period of job transition — maybe you’re about to graduate, retire, or have felt like a new job is on the horizon — we want to help. And, we don’t think that “passion” is the best place to start. Join us as we talk with Dave Evan…

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Why should you care about philosophy? | Meghan Sullivan 29:09

1+ y ago29:09

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PART OF A SPECIAL 6-WEEK SERIES | What academic study can help you live a better life today? Medicine, Business, Anthropology, Social Science… Our guest this week, Dr. Meghan Sullivan, argues that philosophy should be on that list. Meghan is a philosophy professor at Notre Dame — she teaches the popular course, God and the Good Life, the freshman i…

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