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Closer To Truth

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Closer To Truth is the definitive source for Cosmos, Life, Mind, and Meaning. Filmed both on location and virtually, Closer To Truth features leading philosophers and scientists exploring humanity’s deepest questions. On the air continuously since 2000, Closer To Truth is broadcast weekly on PBS and public television stations in the U.S. Robert Lawrence Kuhn is the creator, executive producer, writer and presenter of the series. Peter Getzels is the co-creator and producer/director. Visit our website for our entire library of over 5,000 in-depth video interviews: www.closertotruth.com Closer To Truth is a nonprofit endeavor made possible by funding from the Kuhn Foundation and other partners. All revenue generated from advertisements on our YouTube channel goes back into production so that we can continue to make our material free to everyone.

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Biology Is About Processes, Not Things | John Dupré
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Biology Is About Processes, Not Things | John Dupré

1.0k views 2026-06-02

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Why AI Risk Could Arrive Fast | Roman Yampolskiy

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The Three Divides in Consciousness Research | Naotsugu Tsuchiya

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Why Abrahamic Faith Is About Justice, Not Escape | James TaboR

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29 likes 35 comments
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Why God Cannot Cause Sin | Katherin Rogers

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45 likes 138 comments
Why There Could Never Be Nothing | Michael James
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Why There Could Never Be Nothing | Michael James

2.6k views 2026-05-30

207 likes 178 comments
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Why Galileo Still Matters | John Heilbron

1.0k views 2026-05-30

60 likes 33 comments
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Why Consciousness Does Not Determine Personal Identity | Arnold Zuboff

978 views 2026-05-29

58 likes 48 comments
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DNA Is Like Computer Code | Richard Dawkins

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77 likes 45 comments
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How Scientists Actually Discovered the Higgs Boson | Daniel Whiteson

490 views 2026-05-28

28 likes 16 comments
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Entanglement Across the Universe | Ivette Fuentes

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122 likes 26 comments
How Mattering Drives Spiritual Life | Rebecca Goldstein
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How Mattering Drives Spiritual Life | Rebecca Goldstein

621 views 2026-05-27

31 likes 30 comments
Divine Simplicity Explained | David Bentley Hart
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Divine Simplicity Explained | David Bentley Hart

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69 likes 105 comments
Why Uploading Creates Only a Clone | Roman Yampolskiy
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Why Uploading Creates Only a Clone | Roman Yampolskiy

899 views 2026-05-26

45 likes 71 comments
What Makes Art Meaningful | Zorana Pringle
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What Makes Art Meaningful | Zorana Pringle

635 views 2026-05-26

37 likes 19 comments
Why Early Christianity Was Not About Escaping the World | James Tabor
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Why Early Christianity Was Not About Escaping the World | James Tabor

899 views 2026-05-25

52 likes 25 comments
Where the “DNA Is a Language” Analogy Breaks Down | Joshua Swamidass
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Where the “DNA Is a Language” Analogy Breaks Down | Joshua Swamidass

991 views 2026-05-25

44 likes 21 comments
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The World Exists Only in the View of Ego | Michael James

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113 likes 74 comments
Wonder and Wisdom Point Toward God | Celia Deane-Drummond
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Wonder and Wisdom Point Toward God | Celia Deane-Drummond

1.1k views 2026-05-24

57 likes 69 comments
Why Every Pain Is Equally Mine | Arnold Zuboff
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Why Every Pain Is Equally Mine | Arnold Zuboff

836 views 2026-05-23

36 likes 25 comments
Science Cannot Measure Love | Keith Ward
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Science Cannot Measure Love | Keith Ward

814 views 2026-05-23

62 likes 68 comments
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Could the Universe Have Zero Free Numbers? | Daniel Whiteson

1.0k views 2026-05-22

51 likes 21 comments
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What Missing Fossils May Reveal About Evolution | Derek Turner

1.1k views 2026-05-22

51 likes 36 comments
Why People Cling to Ideologies | Rebecca Goldstein
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Why People Cling to Ideologies | Rebecca Goldstein

450 views 2026-05-21

28 likes 22 comments

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