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In the third Rationally Speaking podcast, guest, Prof. Peter Turchin from the University of Connecticut, joins Massimo and Julia to discuss whether history can be studied and understood in a scientific manner. In an article in Nature (3 July 2008) on what he termed “cliodynamics,” he discusses the possibility of turning history into a science. [...] If you haven’t subscribed to the Rationally Speaking podcast yet, what are you waiting for? The second episode dropped this week and it is all about love and what philosophy, science, and society has to say about it. Will science ever really be able to explain love? Science has already found correlations between particular hormones [...] Well, we did it! The first episode of Rationally Speaking, the podcast, is out and available both directly from our New York City Skeptics-sponsored web site and from the iTunes store. The second episode will come out [...] New York City Skeptics is proud to announce that our new podcast, Rationally Speaking, will officially debut on Sunday, January 31st, but you can get a special preview and listen to the first episode right now by visiting rationallyspeakingpodcast.org or subscribing via iTunes. Rationally Speaking is hosted by Massimo Pigliucci and Julia Galef, contributors to Gotham [...] Hey there, rational readers! I’m honored to be a guest blogger for Rationally Speaking and Gotham Skeptic, and co-host of the upcoming Rationally Speaking podcast for the NYC Skeptics. Since our second episode is scheduled to air the week of Valentine’s Day, we couldn’t resist making that show’s topic, “The Skeptic’s Guide to Love.” I do [...] Massimo Pigliucci is a member of the board of directors for NYC Skeptics and maintains the very successful Rationally Speaking blog. He will be posting on Gotham Skeptic and sharing some of his insights on philosophy, science, and skepticism starting with this very special announcement: Rationally Speaking is soon going to be (also) a podcast, produced [...] |
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