Ginger Campbell chosen for 2022 Podcast Hall of Fame
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Dr. Ginger Campbell has been chosen for the 2022 Podcast Hall of Fame. This is podcasting’s most exclusive honor.
Attend the March 25 event for free: Live or Online.
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Podcast Show Notes
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BS 193 What does it Mean to say the Mind is Embodied?
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Episode 193 of Brain Science was inspired by the book Out of the Cave: A Natural Philosophy of Mind and Knowing by Mark L Johnson and Donald M Tucker. It explores two big picture questions: What does it mean to claim that the Mind is "embodied?" and How does this change our understanding of our place in the world?
Read MoreBS 192 Nina Kraus
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Episode 192 of Brain Science is an interview with Nina Kraus, author of "Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World."
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Antonio Damasio on "Feeling and Knowing" (BS 189)
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The latest episode of Brain Science features highly respected neurologist and best-selling author Antonio Damasio. We talk about his new book Feeling & Knowing: Making Minds Conscious.
Read MoreGraying Rainbows: exploring the "messy middle" of coming out
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Episode 38 of Graying Rainbows: Coming Out LGBT+ Later in Life features Minnesota educator Tress Ahles. She share the ups and downs of her coming out journey including the tension between the joy of embracing authenticity and the guilt of hurting those she loves.
Read More"Are You Sure?" Finds success on Amazon
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I have released the second edition of Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certainty. It has sold well on Amazon but you can buy it where ever you like. A free audio excerpt is available in episode 173 of Brain Science.
Read MoreBooks and Ideas goes on Hiatus
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Books and Ideas is currently on hiatus. Listener feedback is requested.
Read MoreExploring Language with David Shariatmadori (BI 77)
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This month’s episode of Books and Ideas is an interview with David Shariatmadari author of "Don't Believe a Word: The Surprising Truth About Language." We explore some of the common myths about language. This includes a follow up of our recent discussion on Brain Science about the evidence against the assumption that language is an instinctive.
Read MoreJeremy Sherman on the Origins of Purpose (BI 76)
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Episode 76 of Books and Ideas features Jeremy Sherman, author of Neither Ghost nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves. We explore the mystery of how purpose arose in a purposeless universe. (Hint: the answer is not supernatural!)
Read MoreAmanda Poppei: Humanism and Unitarian Universalism (BI 75)
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Episode 75 of Books and Ideas is an interview with Amanda Poppei, President of the Unitarian Universalist Humanist Association. We talk about the longstanding relationship between Humanism and Unitarian Universalism.
Read MoreBrian Keating Searches for the Origin of the Universe (BI 74)
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This month's episode of Books and Ideas is an interview with astronomer Brian Keating about his memoir Losing the Nobel Prize: A Story of Cosmology, Ambition, and the Perils of Science's Highest Honor. His book is a first hand look at the hard work behind the scientific effort to determine how the universe really began, but as the title implies, it also contains a candid account of how striving for the Nobel Prize can be both motivating, but strangely counterproductive.
Read MoreSusan Schneider, author of "Artificial You" (BI 73)
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Episode 73 of Books and Ideas features Susan Schneider author of a thought-provoking book called Artificial You: AI and the Future of Your Mind.
Read MoreBrain Science Concludes Series on Consciousness
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This month my Brain Science podcast concludes its four part series about the neuroscience of consciousness with an interview with Christof Koch. We talk about his new book The Feeling of Life Itself: Why Consciousness Is Widespread but Can't Be Computed.
I have included all four episodes here for your convenience. You can also subscribe to Brain Science for FREE in your favorite podcasting app.
Read MoreGraying Rainbows celebrates its First Anniversary
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My newest podcast, Graying Rainbows: Coming Out LGBT+ Later in Life celebrated its first anniversary in November. The show focuses on personal stories, but I wanted to share this rare solo episode in which I describe my own journey and why I started this podcast NOW.
Read MoreExplore "The Hidden World of the Fox" with Adele Brand (BI 72)
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The latest episode of Books and Ideas features Adele Brand, author of a fascinating new book called The Hidden World of the Fox. Learn some surprising things about this distant relative of dogs, wolves, and coyotes.
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Read More"Rethinking Consciousness with Michael Graziano (BS 162)
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In BS 162 we continue our discussion about consciousness with an interview with Dr. Michael Graziano, author of Rethinking Consciousness: A Scientific Theory of Subjective Experience.
Read MoreA Podcasting Retrospective (BI 71)
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Books and Ideas 71 is an adaption of the talk I gave in Atlanta in October 2019. I look back on my 13 years in podcasting and share a few lessons I have learned along the way. You do not have to be interested in podcasting to enjoy this episode, but if you think you might want to give podcasting a try some day, don’t miss this episode.
Read More"Lesbian Epiphanies" (GR 28)
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The most recent episode of my new podcast Graying Rainbows: Coming Out LGBT+ Later in Life is a solo episode in which I discuss the book Lesbian Epiphanies: Women Coming Out in Later Life by the late Karol L. Jensen. We explore the question of why so many women do not discover their attraction to other women until after marriage. Jensen's book was published 20 years ago, but many of the cultural factors she identified remain powerful in women's lives.
Read MoreHistorian Liz Covart explores "Ben Franklin's World" (BI 70)
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For Books and Ideas #70 it was an honor to interview historian Liz Covart, host of the highly regard show Ben Franklin’s World, which is a podcast that explores Early American history. We talked about why this period of our history remains vitally important as well as some of the challenges that face historians.
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