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[3:58] Is there really a big difference between expensive wine and cheap wine? Trace is joined by Nick Uhas to discuss wh…

[3:15] Certain types of prayer are almost certainly futile. This is plain to see when we consider the purpose of prayer a…

[3:01] What do scientists mean when they call the laws and regularities of nature beautiful? On the largest supra-cosm…

[6:34] Humans naturally create stories and narratives, says Oliver Sacks. [Video and text source: Big Think YouTube c…

[4:31] There’s the morality we aspire to and the morality we play by day-to-day, says Ariely. [Video and text sou…

[6:44] Science is humankind’s magnificent achievement, the way of thinking to discern facts and truths and to r…

[7:45] Why are babies cute? Why is cake sweet? Philosopher Dan Dennett has answers you wouldn’t expect, as he sha…

[6:41] How have we achieved so much despite understanding so little? Whilst individuals know very little, the collect…

[7:00] Life is Just a Lottery with Raoul Martinez. Informed by over a decade of research, Martinez lifts the veil on the m…

[4:57] To search for meaning, God or something like God is often involved. But this need not be so. How can meaning be foun…