New Books in Big Ideas

805 Episodes

1. Michael J. Diamond, "Ruptures in the American Psyche: Containing Destructive Populism in Perilous Times" (Phoenix Publishing, 2022)

   Published: 8/11/2023
2. Idolatry and Idle Hands (with Jacob Howland)

   Published: 8/10/2023
3. Cory Doctorow, "The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation" (Verso, 2023)

   Published: 8/9/2023
4. Landon Mascareñaz and Doannie Tran, "The Open System: Redesigning Education and Reigniting Democracy" ((Harvard Education Press, 2023)

   Published: 8/6/2023
5. Robot Futures

   Published: 8/3/2023
6. Alelard to Apple: The Fate of American Colleges and Universities

   Published: 8/2/2023
7. Chrisoula Andreou, "Choosing Well: The Good, the Bad, and the Trivial" (Oxford UP, 2023)

   Published: 8/1/2023
8. The Outer Limits of Reason: What Science, Mathematics, and Logic Cannot Tell Us

   Published: 7/31/2023
9. Zhihua Yao, "Nonexistent Objects in Buddhist Philosophy: On Knowing What There is Not" (Bloomsbury, 2020)

   Published: 7/30/2023
10. Jade E. Davis, "The Other Side of Empathy" (Duke UP, 2023)

    Published: 7/30/2023
11. Benjamin Studebaker, "The Chronic Crisis of American Democracy: The Way Is Shut" (Palgrave MacMillan, 2023)

    Published: 7/28/2023
12. Anne Phillips, "Unconditional Equals" (Princeton UP, 2021)

    Published: 7/18/2023
13. Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris, "Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken in and What We Can Do about It" (Basic Books, 2023)

    Published: 7/16/2023
14. The Future of Food: A Discussion with Kimberly Wilson

    Published: 7/14/2023
15. Randall Patnode, "The Synchronized Society: Time and Control From Broadcasting to the Internet" (Rutgers UP, 2023)

    Published: 7/12/2023
16. Torin Alter, "The Matter of Consciousness: From the Knowledge Argument to Russellian Monism" (Oxford UP, 2023)

    Published: 7/10/2023
17. Daniel Boyarin, "The No-State Solution: A Jewish Manifesto" (Yale UP, 2023)

    Published: 7/7/2023
18. Kevin J. Elliott, "Democracy for Busy People" (U Chicago Press, 2023)

    Published: 7/1/2023
19. Why Do So Many Young People Think the Unabomber was Right?

    Published: 6/30/2023
20. Making Democracy Fun: How Game Design Can Empower Citizens and Transform Politics

    Published: 6/29/2023