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The OutlookA Conversation with Dr. Yael Berda | 05/01/2025Daphna Fineberg ‘26, Anika Mukker '26, Hrishik Roy ‘27, and Naomi Franzblau ‘28 sit down for a conversation with Dr. Yael Berda. Dr. Yael Berda is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Hebrew University and Academy Scholar for International and Area Studies at Harvard University. Previously, Berda was the Gerard Weinstock Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Harvard University and an Academy Scholar at the Harvard Academy for International & Regional Studies, WCFIA from 2014-2017. Berda has taught at Princeton, NYU, Tel Aviv University and Jindal Global University. She received her PhD from Princeton University; her MA from Tel Avi...
2025-10-2129 min
The Slow TachyonSecularism: In Practice and Principle with Andrew CopsonIn this episode, we are joined by Andrew Copson to discuss the very divisive and controversial topic of secularism. He is a writer and has authored several articles and books on secularism and humanism including “Secularism: Politics, Religion, and Freedom” which was published by the Oxford University Press. He is also the Chief Executive of Humanists UK, a charity dedicated to the secularization of the UK with a focus on human rights and the President of Humanists International which is a similar organization working at an international scale. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. This...
2022-02-2624 min
The Slow TachyonVoltaire - the fire which kindled the French Enlightenment?On the occasion of his birthday, we look at the life of Voltaire who was arguably the patriarch of the French Enlightenment.
2021-11-2109 min
The Slow TachyonNietzsche - the man who declared the murder of God?On the occasion of his birth anniversary, we discuss the life and ideas of the great philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.
2021-10-1512 min
The Slow TachyonHume - the champion of Skepticism?On the occasion of David Hume's death anniversary, we take some time to look at the primary ideas of the Scottish empiricist.
2021-08-2512 min
The Slow TachyonThe Necessity of Free Speech and the Right to OffendIn this episode, we examine the necessity of free speech and the right to offend.
2021-07-1515 min
The Slow TachyonThomas Paine - the radical political propagandist?In this episode, we discuss the life of the revolutionary Thomas Paine and his works and ideas on politics, religion and society.
2021-06-0813 min
The Slow TachyonThe case against Capital PunishmentIn this episode, we discuss why the capital punishment or the death penalty should be abolished.
2021-05-2206 min
The Slow TachyonThe Evil God Challenge ft. Dr. Stephen Law FRSAIn this episode, we are joined by Dr. Stephen Law FRSA to discuss the Problem of Evil and the Evil God Challenge. He is a philosopher, author of many books, and a former research fellow at the Queen’s College, Oxford. He was a Reader at the Heythrop College, University of London and is currently the editor of the academic journal “Think: Philosophy for Everyone” which is sponsored by Royal Institute of Philosophy and published by the Cambridge University Press. This conversation with Stephen Law was recorded on the 18th of March, 2021.
2021-03-1933 min
The Slow TachyonSpinoza - the first philosopher of the rational EnlightenmentIn this episode, we look at the life of Baruch Spinoza who was arguably the first philosopher of the rational Enlightenment.
2021-02-2108 min
The Slow TachyonEvolution by Natural Selection - the single greatest idea ever?On the occasion of Darwin Day, we look at Evolution by Natural Selection and appreciate the grandeur of life.
2021-02-1209 min
The Slow TachyonIsaac Newton and the 'Law of Universal Gravitation'Note: This podcast episode was originally released on 4th January, 2021. In this episode, I discuss the life and stunning work of Sir Isaac Newton- whose contributions to the field of Physics led to our very first understanding of the force of gravity.
2021-01-0406 min