The new sex abuse crisis enveloping the Catholic Church ... An explosive letter claims Pope Francis helped a known abuser ... The allegations against the powerful Archbishop McCarrick ... What does #MeToo reveal about the Church? ... Assessing Archbishop Viganò's accusations against Francis ... Can Francis implement real reforms? ...

John's new book, Mind-Body Problems, is free online ... "What are we really, what can we be, and what should we be?" ... Robert Trivers, an evolutionary biologist with an affinity for violence ... Douglas Hofstadter, a playful writer, but a melancholic person ... Why ex-materialist Christof Koch embraced panpsychism ... How losing a daughter made Stuart Kaufman study the paranormal ... Story time! Nikita and John exchange psychedelic tales ...

What is neuroexistentialism? ... Neuroscience, free will, and existentialism ... The "compatibilist" claim that free will and determinism can co-exist ... To define “free will,” first redefine “agency” ... Why the importance of luck should make us doubt intuitions about free will ... Moral responsibility and the Nazi war criminal thought experiment ... Does Gregg’s personality predispose him to reject retribution? ...

Lauren's new book on her experiment with dressing modestly, The Beauty Suit ... Lauren's unusual path to the seminary ... Alternative readings of Quranic verses on female modesty ... Christianity, conspicuous consumption, and the Amish ... Jewish women who cover their hair with wigs that look just like their hair ... Makeup trends that only look good on social media ... Why cultural appropriation is often rooted in misogyny ... Lauren's advice for men ...

Anthony's new book, The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity ... Anthony's own unusual identity ... Cosmopolitanism and its discontents ... Patriotism, nationalism, and "legitimate forms of partiality" ... Against essentialism in religion ... The invention of the idea of a national spirit ... Who owns the culture? ... How class conflict has changed in the US and UK ...

How Bhikkhu Bodhi first encountered Buddhism... ... ...and how he became a Buddhist monk ... Can "secular" Buddhists have spiritual experiences? ... Traditional Buddhism, secular Buddhism, and immanent Buddhism ... Diving into nirvana: “conditioned arising” and “the unconditioned” ... Does Buddhism make you a better person? ...

What is pleasure, and what isn't? ... How human will fits into philosophies of pleasure ... Addiction, brain chemistry, and the lies we tell ourselves ... Why are some people more prone to addiction than others? ... Addiction as a disease of deprivation ... Antonio Demasio’s new book that rethinks culture and the roots of consciousness ...

Phil's essay, "What Is It Like to Be a Man?" ... Modern male stereotypes: Homer Simpson vs. Harvey Weinstein ... Proud Boys, Jordan Peterson, and the crisis of masculinity ... The trans challenge to gender norms ... Phil explains why his Christian faith doesn't provide him with certainty ... Contrasting certainty in Judaism and Christianity ...

Justin's website about the philosophy profession, Daily Nous ... What philosophers actually do when they do research ... Will we ever solve the big philosophical questions? ... What the American Philosophical Association does ... Is this a golden age for public philosophy? ... Are philosophy departments in danger? ... Dan wonders whether there should be a moratorium on new philosophy PhDs ...

Three fundamental questions about time ... Revisiting the famous "twins paradox" thought experiment ... Why Tim thinks mainstream physicists are wrong about time ... Einstein and determinism ... Why Einstein was wrong about quantum entanglement ... Non-locality, the weirdest thing in physics ...