Seasons

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E1

Christmas Lecture 05: Virtual Reality: Can You Believe What You See?

Aired Jan 3, 2024

The human eye and the human brain help us process reality. How accurate is our shared perception of reality? Scientific knowledge helps us clear the rubble from the path and see things for what they are. In the last part of Growing Up In The Universe, I take you through virtual reality models in the human mind and in computers. Through them we examine the questions: How do imagination, language and technology help us discern what is real from what is not? And what does the future of the human mind and perception look like? 

45 min
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E2

Q&A: Ask Dawkins Anything

Aired Jan 5, 2024

Why won't ChatGPT dispute the existence of God? What is the evolutionary purpose of wonder and awe in the face of nature? Can a community exist independent of religion? And can we expand the human lifespan? Find out the answers to these and more, as I take on all your questions. 

19 min
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E3

Faith, Reason, and Theology: Richard Dawkins and Alex O'Connor in Conversation

Aired Jan 15, 2024

Join me in a new conversation with Alex O'Connor as we discuss a range of topics, including Jordan Peterson, Ayaan Hirsi Ali's journey into Christianity, my bafflement at how Alex could stand three years of studying the non-subject of theology, the fear of death, and other things.

66 min