Had yet another fascinating conversation about life's most difficult questions with Nathalie Nahai. She was so kind to throw some of these horrible existential questions bac...
The psychology of our own dramatic ending is truly fascinating, and together with Prof. Sheldon Solomon, we explore how our knowing that it will all end can give rise to fun...
Prof. Sheldon Solomon is a social psychologist at Skidmore College. His research focuses on our awareness of our own death, and how (the denial of) it makes us cling to ...
A not-so lightweight conversation with psychiatrist and eloquent author Dirk De Wachter about:
- a life worth living
- our lack of acceptance of death
- making others ...
A not-so lightweight conversation with psychiatrist and eloquent author Dirk De Wachter about:
- a life worth living
- our lack of acceptance of death
- making others ...
I speak with Prof. Steven Laureys about neuroscience, meditation, our sense of “self”, artificial intelligence and many more.
Steven Laureys is a neurologist, both a clin...
(This podcast episode exceptionally is in Dutch)
Are we our thoughts? Does excessive thinking - or worrying - produce it's intended effects? Should we avoid discomfor...
Note: this episode exceptionally is in Dutch.
Ik bekijk met Dirk Van Duppen vanuit verschillende perspectieven de vraag “zijn we inherent goed, of slecht?”.
Dit gesprek is g...
Adventurer Jelle Veyt on getting caught in an avalanche on Everest, lessons learned from living on the streets for two years, and how death can be a big motivator.
Jelle ...
In this episode, Steven examines the central question “Who or what are we?” with Radu Surdeanu.
Together with Radu, both a physicist and a Zen practitioner, we talk about the t...
In this episode, Steven explores the central question “who or what are we?” with Prof. Lieven Annemans.
Prof. Lieven Annemans teaches at Ghent University, and has written sever...