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Podcast: Parallax
Episode: John Vervaeke and Zachary Stein: The war in heaven, the kitchen table, and thoughts of the heart
Description: John Vervaeke is a professor at the University of Toronto and the creator of the popular online YouTube Series ‘Awakening from The Meaning Crisis’, which is a rich feast of cognitive science, philosophy, religion, and the history of ideas.  What makes Vervaeke special in my opinion is the breadth of his work, but his courage descend the ivory tower and talk to people ‘on the street’—and to exemplify his ideas.  His hero is Socrates, and he embodies the living dialogue and courage that Socrates represents.
Zak Stein is philosopher of education working at the interface of psychology...