Jesus’s mother Mary likely lived for over 40 years, but many believers only think of her in 2 times: the Nativity and the Crucifixion. James Tabor wants to change that. Listen to his interview on his latest book "The Lost Mary." bit.ly/48UnTS4

CTT's Robert Lawrence Kuhn joined the brilliant Mind Chat team for a discussion of the landscape of consciousness yesterday. Watch the full discussion below.

After 50+ years studying consciousness, Robert Lawrence Kuhn discovered something strange: The more we learn, the MORE theories we create. Not fewer. FQxI Article: qspace.fqxi.org/news/165289/... New Scientist Article: www.newscientist.com/article/2498...

"Languages die and mathematical ideas do not." -G. H. Hardy

Could AI be truly conscious?

We ask Daniel Whiteson:Is physics invented or discovered?

That's a wrap! Coming soon: A new Chat with @ox.ac.uk Quantum Information Professor Vlatko Vedral about his book "Portals to a New Reality: Five Experiments to Unlock the Future of Physics" and how quantum physics can help us understand ultimate reality.

Can Near Death Experiences be reduced to brain activity?

Can we study parapsychology rigorously? We ask psychologist Dean Radin about he gets physics and mediums in the lab to test their alleged powers.

Building on last year's paper "The Landscape of Consciousness," Robert Lawrence Kuhn dives deeper into theories of consciousness and their implications.

Watch Closer to Truth's Robert Lawrence Kuhn alongside philosophers Massimo Pigliucci and John Dupré, and neuroscientist Maria Balaet explore the biology of conflict for @iai.tv iai.tv/video/the-bi...

Biblical scholar James Tabor on the untold story of the Virgin Mary. #religion #christianity #judaism

Are observers central to physics or merely bystanders to phenomena existing independently of consciousness? Explore the role of first-person observation in fundamental physics with Bernard Carr, an emeritus professor of mathematics and astronomy, in this interview from @closertotruth.bsky.social

Stephen Wolfram on The Concept of the Ruliad | From @closertotruth.bsky.social Chats One of several ideas I think of as a candidate to describe the relations of the qualitative relata I suspect to be the nonspatiotemporal possibilities, from which spacetime emerges. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6es7...

Galen Strawson - Can AI Become Conscious? | From @closertotruth.bsky.social #philosophy #consciousness #AI www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_sZ...

I hope one day more people will understand that AI’s early breakthroughs were deeply connected to neuroscience. It was a pleasure to discuss the history of AI and more on @closertotruth.bsky.social with Robert Lawrence Kuhn.

Our chat with AI researcher and CTO of Technology & Society at Google @blaiseaguera.bsky.social is now live! We ask Blaise about his new book on intelligence in our new AI-filled world, and we ask: Is prediction fundamental to intelligence, our brains, and even life itself? youtu.be/qqhEEovtKgw

Scientist and Closer to Truth contributor Dr. Susan Schneider on the AI risks that no one is talking about and more bigthink.com/the-long-gam...

Àlex Gómez-Marín on why we must explore scientific alternatives to materialism without gatekeeping or dismissiveness.

Your weekly dose of Sir Roger Penrose. This week we ask Roger all about quantum mechanics. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d887...

We ask philosopher of science Silvia Jonas: Is mathematics invented or discovered?

From our HowTheLightGetsIn London series with @iai.tv: Could gravitation waves solve the issues with Big Bang Theory? Physicists Bertacca and Jimenez propose that gravitational waves were key to the early universe and ultimately gave rise to galaxies, stars, and planets. iai.tv/articles/new...

Our partnership with the Institute of Art and Ideas for the How The Light Gets In Festival London is now live. Read how only silence can bridge the gap between the self and world.

Roger Penrose on Godel's theorem.

Part one of our interview with the remarkable Roger Penrose is now live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=89I7... #ultimatereality #mathematics #physics

"Believe those who seek the truth. Doubt those who find it." -Andre Gide

Last year, Closer to Truth's Robert Lawrence Kuhn mapped out 325 theories of consciousness in his seminal paper. He talked to Hans Busstra and Essentia Foundation about his work in the consciousness studies field and his personal views. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5G6... #consciousness #neuroscience

If God is the explanation for everything, the Universe, reality, then how do we explain God? We ask philosopher and mathematician William Dembski about the explanation and design of God. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpgi...

Breaking news: Using @nasawebb.extwitter.link, a team led by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has identified a previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus, expanding the planet’s known satellite family to 29. science.nasa.gov/blogs/webb/2...

“I am cautiously intrigued by recent hints that our standard cosmological model may need some upgrades.” Read the interview with theoretical physicist (and Closer to Truth contributor) @seanmcarroll.bsky.social: bit.ly/4miZUBt #physics #cosmology

Great conversation yesterday with @blaiseaguera.bsky.social on all things AI. Stay tuned! #artificialintelligence

Metaphysics has often been maligned but at its purest form, could it be considered natural philosophy? We ask Philosopher John Hawthorne for a history of metaphysics and what it can illuminate about our physical world and reality. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeXy...

Is virtual immortality possible?

Can the arts help us crack the mind body problem? We ask W. Christopher Stewart for his thoughts on aesthetic cognitivism, transcendental experiences, the construction of the human mind. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQHU...

Physicist and computer scientist Stephen Wolfram explores how simple rules can generate complex realities, offering a bold new vision of fundamental physics and the structure of the universe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TT4...

Scientists and philosophers have no agreed theory of how consciousness emerges from physical processes in the brain. Join Closer to Truth's Robert Lawrence Kuhn as he surveys the possible answers to the perennial question of consciousness. iai.tv/video/a-land...

What is the real purpose of cognition? We ask neuroanthropologist Terrence Deacon for his answer.

Our friends at the University of Latvia are looking for submissions to the upcoming international conference, The Grammar of Time: Ontologies and Practices Across Cultures. Details on the conference and the submission guidelines below: conferences.lu.lv/event/764/at...

Our good friend and CTT contributor John Leslie was recently interviewed for Religious Studies from @universitypress.cambridge.org. Read about John's time working in advertising before he became a philosopher, his development and defense of Axiarchism, and more. philpapers.org/archive/LOUA...

“A scientific world-view which does not profoundly come to terms with the problem of conscious minds can have no serious pretensions of completeness.” ― Roger Penrose

Neuroscientist Anil Seth on practical materialism as a consciousness theory. #consciousness #neuroscience #science #philosophy

A brilliant series! Thank you @closertotruth.bsky.social 🙏 and @edibilimoria.bsky.social #Karma #Reincarnation #Theosophy #Consciousness

Will we ever know the theory of everything? Answers from our rapid fire round with @seanmcarroll.bsky.social. #physics #cosmology #theoreticalphysics #philosophy

Humanity is about to change rapidly, it's already started. Are we ready what's about to happen? The last episode of our Philosophy of Biology season is live! Learn about transhumanism, humanity's melding with machine, AI, and more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB4a... #ai #transhumanism #biology

Explore Closer to Truth's Robert Lawrence Kuhn's deep dive on consciousness studies.

If God is the perfect being then does that make this the best of all the possible worlds? How can a perfect being justify evil in the world? We ask Dean Zimmerman for answers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrXe...

Join us virtually at the Science of Consciousness festival July 6-11! Watch over 100 talks and plenary sessions on #consciousness from Sir Roger Penrose, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Stuart Hameroff, and many more experts. Get your livestream tickets here: tscc.thefestivalofconsciousness.org

We said goodbye to an extraordinary thinker and a dear friend over the weekend. Helen De Cruz was a renowned philosopher of cognitive science, mind, religion, art, and the humanities, and a remarkable human being. closertotruth.com/news/helen-d...

"Mathematics as an expression of the human mind reflects the active will, the contemplative reason, and the desire for aesthetic perfection. Its basic elements are logic and intuition, analysis and construction, generality and individuality." — Richard Courant

Can we understand human nature? #biology #evolution #philosphicalquestions