What It Means to Be a Skeptic and Why You Should Be One

In the last few weeks, I’ve been re-learning fundamental statistical concepts in order to better understand psychological research. In the … More

Michael Shermer On Beating Bad Ideas with Better Ideas, Free Speech — HipHop XXIV

On episode 91, we welcome author Michael Shermer to discuss: Why and how humans come to believe in anythingOur difficulty … More

Anxiety is a bitch. And the beliefs behind it are even worse. When people struggle with Generalized Anxiety or Obsessive … More

On episode 83, we welcome back philosopher Helen De Cruz to discuss how to teach philosophy through science fiction. Philosophy … More

It’s finally Super Bowl day, and my Tampa Bay Buccaneers are one game away from a moment I thought I’d … More

On episode 80, we welcome philosopher Ashley Bohrer, the new APA Public Philosophy editor. Ashley J. Bohrer is an academic, … More

On this episode, the Seize the Moment Podcast team is interviewed for the blog of the American Philosophical Association. Interviewed … More

On episode 78 we welcome Brian Muraresku to discuss his book The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion … More

So much of my life was wasted. Growing up with an anxiety disorder, or several, made me want to run … More

The existentialists notably wrote about the fear of the other’s gaze, of being perceived as something other than your ideal. … More