Point of Inquiry
Summary: Launched in 2005, Point of Inquiry is the premier podcast of the Center for Inquiry. Point of Inquiry critically examines topics in science, religion, philosophy, and politics. Hosted by science journalist Chris Mooney and neuroscientist Indre Viskontas, each episode takes on a specific issue and features lively discussion with leading scientists, researchers, and writers. Point of Inquiry is produced by Adam Isaak at the Center for Inquiry in Amherst, N.Y.
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Podcasts:
Lies They Told My Mother: Dr. Amy Tuteur on the Moralization of Childbirth
Race Car Brains with Bicycle Brakes: Dr. Ned Hallowell on ADHD in a Distracting World
Single Ladies, Single Longer: Rebecca Traister on the Rise of the Unmarried Woman
The Burzynski Case and the Pitfalls of Medical Journalism, with Tamar Wilner
Johann Hari: The Beginning of the End of the War on Drugs
David Silverman: The Relentless Ascent of Atheism
Surviving Death: Ann Neumann on the Ethical Landscape of Dying
The Odds of Life’s Oddities, with Mathematician John Allen Paulos
Former White Supremacist Arno Michaelis: Understanding Hate, Overcoming Fear
The Cunning Art of Con Artistry, with Maria Konnikova
Censorship in the Islamic World, Through the Eyes of Journalist Jessica Davey-Quantick
Can't Help Helping: Larissa MacFarquhar on Attitudes Toward Altruism
Sex and the Safely Satisfied, with Jaclyn Friedman (Valentine's Day Special)
Robyn Blumner and Ronald A. Lindsay: A Joining of Forces, a Passing of the Torch
Athens' Atheists: Tim Whitmarsh on Religious Doubt in Ancient Greece