Books and Ideas with Dr. Ginger Campbell

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BI 77 "The Surprising Truth About Language" with David Shariatmadari

This 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 eviden ... Show more

. 37min 2sec

BI 76 Jeremy Sherman, author of "Neither Ghost or Machine"

Several years ago I interviewed Terrence Deacon about his fascinating book Incomplete Nature: How Mind Emerged from Matter. His goal was to propose a theory of how purpose evolved in a universe without purpose. His argument was persuasive, but highly technical. In this month’s ep ... Show more

. 1h 19min

BI 75 Amanda Popei from the Unitarian Universalist Humanist Association

This episode of Books and Ideas is a follow up of my previous interview of Becky Hale, past-president of the American Humanist Association (AHA). I am fascinated by the relationship between modern Humanism and Unitarian Universalism. Listen to my interview with Amanda Poppei from ... Show more

. 35min 54sec

BI 74 Brian Keating talks about Cosmology and Losing the Nobel Prize

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 ... Show more

. 55min 44sec

BI 73 Susan Schneider explores the future of AI

This episode of Books and Ideas is an interview with Susan Schneider, author of a fascinating new book called Artificial You: AI and the Future of Your Mind. Schneider's book goes beyond the question of whether AI might become conscious to issues that might affect us on a more pe ... Show more

. 55min 1sec