Closer To Truth Radio Hour

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Closer To Truth Radio Hour provides you personal access to the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions.

Closer To Truth is an ongoing broadcast series on public television exploring the vital ideas of existence. It is the definitive source for Cosmos, Consciousness and Meaning delving into the fundamental questions about the universe, brain/mind, religion and meaning through intimate conversations with leading scientists, philosophers, scholars, theologians and creative thinkers.

Our host, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, takes listeners on an intriguing journey across the globe in order to bring riveting ideas to the forefront — making them relevant and engaging.

Closer To Truth provides you personal access to the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions.


20 Pieces

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Can ESP Reveal a New Reality?
From: Closer to Truth
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Extra-sensory perception seems like the stuff of fantasy, but should the possibility be taken seriously? In part one we ask, Can ESP Reveal a New R...

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  • Added: Jul 11, 2017
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 7
How Did the Universe Begin?
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How did the Universe start? And where is it going? The answers may help us assess whether the Cosmos has meaning and purpose. In part one, we ask: ...

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  • Added: Jul 11, 2017
  • Length: 53:50
  • Purchases: 6
What Exists?
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Quantum Mechanics seems to be at the bedrock of reality, but it’s tricky to study – because observing things in the quantum world affects them. In ...

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  • Added: Jul 11, 2017
  • Length: 53:52
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Can Mind Heal the Body?
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It’s common to think of Brain and Mind as two separate things that can influence each other. But is that right? And how far can such influence go? ...

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  • Added: Jul 11, 2017
  • Length: 53:52
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How are Brains Structured?
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The Brain is an unfathomably complex organ, and science continually reveals more fascinating information about it. In part one, we ask: How Are Bra...

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  • Added: Jul 10, 2017
  • Length: 53:53
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Is Free Will an Illusion?
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We all feel like free agents on the inside: in control of our behavior, our decisions, our lives. But does that feeling reflect reality? In part on...

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  • Added: Jul 10, 2017
  • Length: 53:52
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What Would an Infinite Cosmos Mean?
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We know that our Universe is unfathomably large, but could it be literally infinite in size? In part one, we ask: What Would an Infinite Cosmos Mea...

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  • Added: Jul 07, 2017
  • Length: 53:52
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How Many Universes Exist?
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Could it be that our Universe is not the only one? In fact, many scientists believe it is not. In part one, we ask: How Many Universes Exist? If we...

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  • Added: Jul 07, 2017
  • Length: 53:51
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Is There Life After Death?
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The idea of surviving our own physical demise has long obsessed us. But is there any way that our personal awareness could actually transcend physi...

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  • Added: Jul 06, 2017
  • Length: 53:49
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Could Our Universe Be a Fake?
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The idea that we might encounter aliens seems like the stuff of science fiction, but the possibilities demand serious thought. Could our existence ...

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  • Added: Jan 11, 2016
  • Length: 53:51
  • Purchases: 9
Is Consciousness an Illusion?
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Consciousness is a mystery. What is private, inner experience all about? What is the meaning of consciousness? Is mind only an accident of biology ...

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  • Added: Jan 18, 2016
  • Length: 53:51
  • Purchases: 7
Does The Cosmos Provide Meaning?
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The Cosmos is overwhelming. We humans stand between astonishingly large galaxies and the vanishingly small atoms. What does it all mean? What about...

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  • Added: Jan 25, 2016
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 7
Are Science And Religion At War?
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Science can describe everything about the physical world, but can it say anything at all reliable about God? Can Science Talk God? For centuries, S...

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  • Added: Feb 01, 2016
  • Length: 53:52
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Can Brain Explain Mind?
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Why does it “feel like something” to see, hear, taste and think? What’s our private, inner experience all about? Why is Consciousness So Mysterious...

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  • Added: Feb 08, 2016
  • Length: 53:51
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Would Alien Intelligence Undermine God?
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Suppose intelligent, self-conscious, knowledge-seeking aliens do exist? What Would Intelligent Aliens Mean? Whether or not we are alone in the univ...

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  • Added: Feb 19, 2016
  • Length: 53:51
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Can Science Deal With God?
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Are Science and Religion they compatible? Are they at war? Can Science Deal With God? Both Science and Religion pursue big truths and offer total s...

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  • Added: Feb 22, 2016
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 7
What's the New Atheism
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We explore Atheism, from classical arguments against God to latest scientific thinking showing no need for God. In recent years, a new wave of aggr...

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  • Added: Feb 29, 2016
  • Length: 53:51
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Does Evil Disprove God?
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Some atheists claim that the existence of evil is inconsistent with an all-powerful, all-good God. Does Evil Disprove God? God-believers invoke the...

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  • Added: Mar 07, 2016
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 6
Complexity From Simplicity?
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Our universe began far smaller than a proton. Today we have galaxies, stars, planets, people. How does Complexity Come from Simplicity? The laws of...

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  • Added: Mar 14, 2016
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 8
Closer To Truth 30 Second Promo
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30-second promo for Closer To Truth Radio Hour Series

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  • Added: Mar 16, 2016
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 7