Drawing on evolutionary psychology, history, brain science, game theory, and more, cooperation theorist (and, coincidentally, zombie expert) Athena Aktipis reassuringly explains how we, as a species, are hardwired to survive big existential crises. And how we can do so again by leveraging our innate abilities to communicate and cooperate. Join us for this fascinating conversation…
Join Miami-based book publicist Mitchell Jackson to learn about how the world can get to know your writing. I Want to Put a Dozen Blurbs on My Book: Am I the Literary Asshole? Getting an agent 5 Ways To Get Media Coverage For Your Book More about our guest: Mitchell Jackson is the founder and…
The longest relationship we’ll ever be in is with our self. So how can we practice being with ourselves in a way that’s patient, compassionate, and supportive? How can we…
Nature is truly breathtaking. No matter how you look at it, you will always find mesmerising complexity at any scale—whether its microbes on the tip of your middle finger, a choir of frogs in your local pond, a picture of a forest taken from a helicopter, or a picture of the stars taken by a…
Famed author of Be Here Now, Ram Dass was originally known as Richard Alpert, a nice Jewish boy and psychedelic researcher at Harvard, who, having been expelled from the institution, traveled to India and became a disciple of the Hindu guru Neem Karoli Baba. His writings reflect both his varied psychedelic experiences as well as…
Jerome Copulsky is a research fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, specializing in modern Western religious thought, political theory, and church/state issues. Buy the book…
Humanist Chaplain Greg Epstein believes today's technology has overtaken religion as the chief influence on twenty-first-century life and community. In his new book, Tech Agnostic, Epstein explores what it means…
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Thanks to the exponential growth of mass media over the last few decades, we find ourselves bombarded with information that is presented to us through a variety of framings. Whose narrative is most accurate? Which sources, if any, can we trust? Join Stephen G. Adubato and Geoff Shullenberger for a discussion on how mass media…
This episode builds on Robin Hanson's work on cultural drift, tying it in to his previous discussions on topics such as fertility trends, cultural feminization, and the role of social…
The exact location for this event (near Franklin Park) will be sent out to ticket holders via email. For updates, also keep an eye on our community Discord's DC channel:…
