Rationally Speaking is the bi-weekly podcast of New York City Skeptics. Join host Julia Galef and gu
Can rational people disagree? This episode of Rationally Speaking features guest Scott Aaronson. Sco
"I'm writing a book on empathy," psychologist Paul Bloom tells people. They respond warmly, until he
The traditional story about reason is that it evolved to help humans see the world more clearly and
This episode of Rationally Speaking features philosopher Kenny Easwaran, who delves into the notorio
You might expect that professional ethicists -- people whose job it is to determine which behaviors
For several centuries, historians have tried to answer the question: "Why is Western Europe (and lat
A controversial field of research is "gain-of-function," in which scientists take a virus (like a st
Can we pull the world's poor out of poverty by giving them access to financial services? This episod
In this episode, economist Robin Hanson explains the signaling theory of human behavior: That our mo
Common wisdom holds that the world is getting more violent, but is that really true? Leading skeptic
In this episode of Rationally Speaking, Caltech physicist Sean Carroll describes an "embarrassing" s
This live episode of Rationally Speaking, taped at the 2015 Northeast Conference on Science and Skep
The Amazing Randi, famous magician and a pioneer of Skepticism, joins this episode of Rationally Spe
Do atheists need their own 10 commandments? What would such a thing look like? In this episode, Juli
Atheists often take it as a given that the world would be better off without religion. But what does
This episode marks the fifth anniversary of the Rationally Speaking podcast! To commemorate the occa
Feynman famously said that a philosopher of science is as much use to scientists as an ornithologist
Can it be rational to believe conspiracy theories? On this episode of Rationally Speaking, Julia and
People have been keeping track of their moods, sleeping, dietary habits and more for hundreds of yea
Did you miss International Stoic Week this year? Well, it's not too late to catch Massimo and Julia'
