Closer to Truth

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Closer to Truth: Cosmos. Consciousness. God.
Created by Robert Lawrence Kuhn
Written by Robert Lawrence Kuhn
Directed by Peter Getzels
Presented by Robert Lawrence Kuhn
Theme music composer Joseph Schwantner
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Executive producer(s) Robert Lawrence Kuhn
Producer(s) Peter Getzels
Production company(s) The Kuhn Foundation, in association with Getzels Gordon Productions
External links
Closer to Truth Website

Closer to Truth is a continuing television series on PBS[1][2][3][4] & public television originally created, produced and hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn. The first premiere series aired in 2000 for 2 seasons, followed by a second series aired in 2003 for a single season.

The current / third series of the program, Closer to Truth: Cosmos. Consciousness. God., launched in 2008, with 12 full seasons to date. Robert Lawrence Kuhn is the creator, executive producer, writer and presenter of the series.[5] Peter Getzels is the co-creator and producer / director.[6][7]

The show is centered on on-camera conversations with leading scientists, philosophers, theologians, and scholars, covering a diverse range of topics or questions from the size and nature of the universe (or multiverse), to the existence and essence of God, to the mystery of consciousness and the notion of free will.[8][9][10]

Content Focus

"Cosmos"

  • Cosmology
  • Multiverse
  • Quantum physics
  • Time
  • Fine-tuning
  • Far future
  • Complexity
  • Emergence
  • Philosophy of cosmology / physics
  • Metaphysics
  • Mystery of existence

"Consciousness"

  • Mind-body problem
  • Brain / mind
  • Brain function
  • Mental activities
  • Free will
  • Personal identity
  • Subconscious
  • Mental illness
  • Life after death
  • Alien intelligence
  • Parapsychology
  • Essence of consciousness
  • Critical thinking about brain / mind

"God"

  • Philosophy of religion
  • Philosophical theology
  • Science and religion
  • Nature and attributes of God
  • God’s involvement in the world,
  • Theological futures
  • Critical thinking about God

Notable Featured Guests

Many well-known intellectuals have been featured on Closer to Truth. They include: Simon Blackburn, David Chalmers, Francis Collins, Paul Davies,[11] Daniel Dennett, Freeman Dyson,[12] Alan Guth[13] John Hick, Christof Koch,[14] Lawrence Krauss, Ray Kurzweil,[15] Andrei Linde,[16] Marvin Minsky, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Alvin Plantinga,[17] John Polkinghorne, Martin Rees, John Searle,[18] Huston Smith, Leonard Susskind, Richard Swinburne,[19] Max Tegmark,[20] Peter van Inwagen,[21] Stephen Weinberg, Frank Wilczek, and Stephen Wolfram.

Episodes

Main article: List of Closer to Truth episodes

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wgbh.org/programs/Closer-to-Truth-14
  2. ↑ http://www.mptv.org/schedule/a-z/program/closer-to-truth/
  3. ↑ http://www.cpt12.org/tv_schedule/program_details.cfm?id=220130812220000
  4. ↑ http://apthd.com/series/1650/Closer-to-Truth/
  5. ↑ http://www.choprafoundation.org/speakers/robert-kuhn/
  6. ↑ http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2013/Peter-Getzels/
  7. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2011631/
  8. ↑ http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/index.jsp?pgmid=17540
  9. ↑ http://scienceandreligiontoday.blogspot.com/2008/09/were-getting-closer-to-truth.html
  10. ↑ http://commonsenseatheism.com/?p=1977
  11. ↑ http://biocentricity.blogspot.com/2012/04/paul-davies-gets-it-right.html
  12. ↑ http://aristophrenium.com/ryft/closer-to-truth-into-god/
  13. ↑ http://www.scienceandreligiontoday.com/2010/02/24/what-does-an-expanding-universe-mean/
  14. ↑ http://www.psychlectures.com/?tag=christof-koch
  15. ↑ http://ebongeek.com/2011/07/12/ray-kurzweil-on-closer-to-truth/
  16. ↑ http://biologos.org/blog/just-how-vast-is-the-cosmos
  17. ↑ http://intelligentfaith315.com/latestposts/telligentfaith315.com/2011/12/series-closer-to-truth-what-is-properly.html
  18. ↑ http://manwithoutqualities.com/2009/12/10/closer-to-truth-consciousness/
  19. ↑ http://scienceandreligiontoday.blogspot.com/2008/09/were-getting-closer-to-truth.html
  20. ↑ http://space.mit.edu/home/tegmark/popular.html
  21. ↑ http://anselm2009.blogspot.com/2009/11/closer-to-truth-except-in-case-of.html
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