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  • Beyond Materialism: Bruce Gordon on the Compelling Case for Idealism

    Beyond Materialism: Bruce Gordon on the Compelling Case for Idealism
    Aug 28 2025
    Over the years, multiple explanations for the nature of reality have been proposed. Physicalists will claim that the only things that exist are physical matter. However, others in the dualist camp maintain that there are non-physical aspects of reality, such as immaterial concepts like numbers, logic, or a person’s mental state. Finally, we have idealists, who hold that the fundamental Read More ›

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  • Hal Philipp on The Perils and Profits of Invention

    Hal Philipp on The Perils and Profits of Invention
    Aug 21 2025
    On this episode, hosts Robert J. Marks and Bradley Norris conclude a three-part interview with Hal Philipp, inventor of the modern touchscreen. In the previous two segments, Philipp discusses the inventions that culminated in his revolutionary touchscreen as well as its aftermath. This week coves some of the lessons Hal has learned over his career, with some questions from a Read More ›

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  • Defending a Patent: Lessons from Hal Philipp’s Entrepreneurial Journey

    Defending a Patent: Lessons from Hal Philipp’s Entrepreneurial Journey
    Aug 14 2025
    Today Robert J. Marks and Bradley Norris continue their conversation with Hal Philipp, inventor of the modern touchscreen. In Part 1, we covered several of Hal’s earlier inventions, including the creation of the charge transfer sensor. Today, we’ll be hearing about how the sensor led to touchscreens as we know them today and what happened in their aftermath. Philipp also Read More ›

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  • The Accidental Inventor: An Interview with Hal Philipp

    The Accidental Inventor: An Interview with Hal Philipp
    Aug 7 2025
    On this episode, hosts Robert J. Marks and Bradley Norris begin a conversation with Hal Philipp, the man behind the modern touchscreen and a prolific inventor with an impressive 98 U.S. patents. Hal shares his story and some of the lessons he’s learned over a career in invention. Hal’s journey began with a stint at the National Bureau of Standards Read More ›

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  • Exploring the Immaterial Aspects of Thought and Understanding

    Exploring the Immaterial Aspects of Thought and Understanding
    Jul 31 2025
    Today, Dr. Selmer Bringsjord joins guest host Pat Flynn to discuss a compelling argument for the immateriality of mathematical objects and the human person. It’s an argument Bringsjord develops in his chapter “Mathematical Objects Are Non-Physical, So We Are Too” in the book Minding the Brain. Building on the work of philosophers like James Ross and John Searle, the argument suggests Read More ›

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  • Dr. Michael Egnor Reads From His New Book The Immortal Mind

    Dr. Michael Egnor Reads From His New Book The Immortal Mind
    Jul 24 2025
    On today’s episode, Dr. Michael Egnor reads the Introduction to his new book, co-authored with Denyse O’Leary, The Immortal Mind: A Neurosurgeon’s Case for the Existence of the Soul, now available from Worthy Books. In this reading, Dr. Egnor shares his journey from being a medical student who believed science could explain everything, including how consciousness emerges from the brain and Read More ›

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  • Closing Arguments: J.P. Moreland’s Case for the Soul

    Closing Arguments: J.P. Moreland’s Case for the Soul
    Jul 17 2025
    Today, guest host Pat Flynn concludes his conversation with Dr. J.P. Moreland discussing arguments for the existence of the soul. Moreland argues that a strong, cummulative case can be made for the soul, and on this segment he reviews some of his top arguments. First, the existence of conscious states that have a “what it’s like” quality cannot be fully Read More ›

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  • Which Theory of Mind Best Explains Reality? More with Dr. J.P. Moreland

    Which Theory of Mind Best Explains Reality? More with Dr. J.P. Moreland
    Jul 10 2025
    Is reality merely the sum of our primitive parts? Or is there something greater that informs and unifies us? On today’s episode, guest host Pat Flynn continues a conversation with Dr. J.P. Moreland to discuss the implications of competing metaphysical theories of the mind and which theory best accounts for the existence of the soul. In this segment, Moreland and Read More ›

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