Mind Matters
On the Mind Matters podcast, Discovery Institute’s Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence considers the implications and misconceptions, the opportunities and limitations, and the applications and challenges presented by intelligent agents and their algorithms. Episode notes and archives available at mindmatters.ai/podcast.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 212
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Debunking the Hype of Artificial General Intelligence
In this episode, host Michael Egnor speaks with Dr. William Dembski, a senior fellow at Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture, about his essay titled “Artificial General Intelligence a…
00:26:39 |
Thu 07 Mar 2024
Can AI Ever Be Sentient? A Conversation with Blake Lemoine
AI can mimic sentience, but can it ever be sentient? On this episode, we return to our conversation with former Google engineer Blake Lemoine. Host Robert J. Marks has a lively back and forth with Le…
01:04:38 |
Thu 29 Feb 2024
The Primacy of Information Over Matter
In this episode, host Michael Egnor continues a conversation with Dr. William Dembski, a senior fellow at Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture, about the relationship between the mind…
00:27:03 |
Thu 22 Feb 2024
William Dembski on Information and the Mind-Body Relationship
On this episode, host Michael Egnor speaks with Bill Dembski about the concept of information and its role in understanding the mind-body relationship. Dembski explains that information is a verb, re…
00:30:20 |
Thu 15 Feb 2024
Beyond the Physical: Embracing an Idealistic Worldview
In this episode of the Mind Matters Podcast, Hosts Robert J. Marks and Brian Krouse conclude their discussion with Dr. Doug Axe about idealism. They explore the question of where the mind exists in a…
00:30:36 |
Thu 08 Feb 2024
From Material to Mind: Understanding Idealism
In this episode of the Mind Matters News podcast, host Robert J. Marks and co-host Brian Krouse continue their discussion of idealism with Dr. Doug Axe. In his chapter on the topic for the recent vol…
00:32:27 |
Thu 01 Feb 2024
Healing the Brain: Insights from a Neurologist
Our brains are amazingly complex systems! But like most complex systems, there are lots of ways things can go wrong. But our brain is also adaptive, able to cope with or heal from some issues, either…
01:45:17 |
Thu 25 Jan 2024
Unpacking Idealism: Animals and Consciousness
In this episode, co-hosts Robert J. Marks and Brian R. Krouse continue to discuss the concept of idealism with guest Dr. Doug Axe. The topic this time is idealism and its implications for animals and…
00:23:01 |
Thu 18 Jan 2024
A Commonsense Defense of Idealism
In this episode, co-hosts Robert J. Marks and Brian R. Krouse discuss the concept of idealism with guest Dr. Doug Axe. Idealism is the belief that reality exists exclusively in the minds and ideas of…
00:32:04 |
Thu 11 Jan 2024
Science of The Soul: Evaluating Dualism and Naturalism
In this episode of Mind Matters, host Pat Flynn concludes his discussion about substance dualism with experts Dr. Stewart Goetz and Dr. Charles Taliaferro. Goetz and Taliaferro discuss the nature of …
00:27:12 |
Thu 04 Jan 2024
Can Artificial Intelligence Hold Copyright or Patents?
Should AI get legal credit for what it generates? On this episode of Mind Matters from the archive, host Robert J. Marks welcomes attorney and author Richard Stevens to discuss the concept of legal n…
01:28:46 |
Thu 28 Dec 2023
The Self and the Body: Substance Dualism Explored
In this episode of Mind Matters, host Pat Flynn continues his discussion about substance dualism with experts Dr. Stewart Goetz and Dr. Charles Taliaferro. They explore arguments in favor of substanc…
00:22:37 |
Thu 21 Dec 2023
A Brief History of the Soul
In this episode of Mind Matters, host Pat Flynn begins a discussion about substance dualism with experts Dr. Stewart Goetz and Dr. Charles Taliaferro. They provide a brief history of the soul, explai…
00:20:51 |
Thu 14 Dec 2023
Gary Habermas on the Scientific Evidence for Near-Death Experiences
Is there strong scientific evidence for near-death experiences? On this episode of Mind Matters, we’re happy to share host Andrew McDiarmid’s recent ID The Future conversation with Dr. Gary Habermas …
00:32:33 |
Thu 07 Dec 2023
Hope & Energy: Empowering Haiti Through Appropriate Technology
In the fall of 2022, the country of Haiti was facing a fuel and energy crisis, and in the intervening months, the situation has unfortunately not improved. In this episode of Mind Matters from the ar…
00:43:25 |
Thu 30 Nov 2023
Evaluating Popular Theories of the Mind-Brain Relationship
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the most common mind-brain theories? On today’s episode, neurosurgeon Michael Egnor concludes his conversation with Dr. Angus Menuge about the mind-brain rela…
00:42:33 |
Thu 23 Nov 2023
From Physicalism to Idealism: Challenging Assumptions about Reality
Can the mind be understood independently of physical matter? On today’s episode, neurosurgeon Michael Egnor continues his conversation with Dr. Angus Menuge, Chair of Philosophy at Concordia Universi…
00:27:01 |
Thu 16 Nov 2023
Exploring the Mind-Brain Relationship and Challenging Materialism
Can the mind be explained in purely physical terms? Or is it something else entirely? In this interview, neurosurgeon Michael Egnor kicks off a three-part discussion with Dr. Angus Menuge about his b…
00:23:57 |
Thu 09 Nov 2023
Philosophies of Mind: Jim Madden on Hylomorphism and Neuroscience
Is matter governed by an immaterial form, as Aristotle once argued? Or is the physical world all there is? On today’s episode, guest host Pat Flynn interviews philosopher Jim Madden, author of a chap…
00:31:35 |
Thu 02 Nov 2023
After You Die: Near-Death Experiences With Glimpses of Heaven and Hell
Can near-death experiences provide evidence that the mind is greater than the brain? On today’s episode from the archive, host Robert J. Marks interviews Walter Bradley about near-death experiences. …
01:04:51 |
Thu 26 Oct 2023
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