Closer to Truth

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Closer To Truth is an ongoing broadcast series on public television (PBS) and resource rich digital platform exploring the vital ideas of existence . It is the definitive source for Cosmos, Consciousness and Meaning delving into the fundamental questions about the universe, brain/mind, religion and meaning through intimate conversations with leading scientists, philosophers, scholars, theologians and creative thinkers. 

Our host, Robert Lawrence Kuhn takes viewers on an intriguing journey into cutting-edge labs, magnificent libraries, hidden gardens and revered sanctuaries across the globe in order to bring riveting ideas to the forefront — making them relevant and engaging.

Closer To Truth provides you personal access to the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions.

[Closer To Truth is created and hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and produced by award winning filmmaker, Peter Getzels.]

Series

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20 Pieces

Closer To Truth Radio Hour provides you personal access to the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions.


Pieces

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Quantum Mechanics seems to be at the bedrock of reality, but it’s tricky to study – because observing things in the quantum world affects them. In ...

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  • Added: Jul 11, 2017
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 6
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How did the Universe start? And where is it going? The answers may help us assess whether the Cosmos has meaning and purpose. In part one, we ask: ...

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  • Added: Jul 11, 2017
  • Length: 53:50
  • Purchases: 6
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Extra-sensory perception seems like the stuff of fantasy, but should the possibility be taken seriously? In part one we ask, Can ESP Reveal a New R...

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  • Added: Jul 11, 2017
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 7
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It’s common to think of Brain and Mind as two separate things that can influence each other. But is that right? And how far can such influence go? ...

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  • Added: Jul 11, 2017
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 5
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The Brain is an unfathomably complex organ, and science continually reveals more fascinating information about it. In part one, we ask: How Are Bra...

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  • Added: Jul 10, 2017
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 7
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We all feel like free agents on the inside: in control of our behavior, our decisions, our lives. But does that feeling reflect reality? In part on...

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  • Added: Jul 10, 2017
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 5
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We know that our Universe is unfathomably large, but could it be literally infinite in size? In part one, we ask: What Would an Infinite Cosmos Mea...

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  • Added: Jul 07, 2017
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 5
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Could it be that our Universe is not the only one? In fact, many scientists believe it is not. In part one, we ask: How Many Universes Exist? If we...

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  • Added: Jul 07, 2017
  • Length: 53:51
  • Purchases: 6
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It’s hard to imagine that everything we see and know – the entire, vast, incomprehensibly large universe – might one day cease to exist. In part on...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2017
  • Length: 53:51
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The idea of surviving our own physical demise has long obsessed us. But is there any way that our personal awareness could actually transcend physi...

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  • Added: Jul 06, 2017
  • Length: 53:49
  • Purchases: 5