Templeton Ideas Podcast

Templeton Ideas Podcast

John Templeton Foundation

Episodes 87
Avg. Duration 32m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (61)
Since Mar 2023
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
100%
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About This Podcast

The Templeton Ideas Podcast is a show about the most awe-inspiring ideas in our world and the people who investigate them. We sit down with thinkers like Gretchen Rubin, Ethan Kross, and David Brooks to explore how their work has transformed their lives — and how it may transform yours. These thoughtful conversations will take listeners on a journey through psychology, philosophy, physics, and more. The Templeton Ideas Podcast is a project of the John Templeton Foundation.

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S11E6 Christof Koch (Cosmic Intelligence)

Jun 04, 2026 33m

Christof Koch is a neuroscientist at the Allen Institute for Brain Science and the Chief Scientist of the Tiny Blue Dot Foundation. As a professor for 25 years at Cal Tech, he pioneered research on…

S11E5 Albert-László Barabási (Collective Intelligence)

May 21, 2026 37m

Albert-László Barabási is a professor of network science and physics at Northeastern University. He has pioneered the study of complex networks, discovering that most systems are not randomly…

S11E4 Susan Schneider (Artificial Intelligence)

May 07, 2026 37m

Susan Schneider is a philosophy professor at Florida Atlantic University, and the founding director of the Center for the Future of AI, Mind, & Society. She has also worked at NASA as the chair…

S11E3 Simon Conway Morris (Convergent Intelligence)

Apr 23, 2026 36m

Simon Conway Morris is a paleontologist at the University of Cambridge. His research has illuminated the history of convergent evolution–the recurrence of similar biological features such as vision,…

S11E2 Shannon Vallor (Artificial Intelligence) | From the Archive

Apr 09, 2026 31m

Dr. Shannon Vallor is a professor at the University of Edinburgh, where she serves as chair of the Ethics of Data and Artificial Intelligence at the Edinburgh Futures Institute. Her research explores…

S11E1 Philip Goff (Consciousness) | From the Archive

Mar 26, 2026 22m

Dr. Philip Goff is an associate professor of philosophy at Durham University, who researches philosophy of mind and consciousness with a specific focus on how to integrate consciousness into a…

S10E8 Jennifer Wallace (Mattering)

Mar 12, 2026 30m

Jennifer is an accomplished journalist and a best-selling author. Jennifer's first book, Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic, sounded the alarm about a troubling trend in our…

S10E7 Chris Duffy (Humor)

Feb 26, 2026 34m

Chris Duffy is an award-winning comedian, writer, and podcast host. He currently hosts the TED program How to Be a Better Human and gave a popular TED talk entitled, "How to Find Laughter Anywhere."…

S10E6 Anil Seth (Consciousness) | From The Archive

Feb 12, 2026 36m

Dr. Seth is a Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. The author of over 200 research papers, Anil integrates psychology, philosophy,…

S10E5 Angela Duckworth (Character Formation)

Jan 29, 2026 32m

Angela Duckworth is a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, where she studies human character traits that lead to high achievement. She authored the bestselling book Grit: The…

S10E4 Michael McCullough (Forgiveness)

Jan 15, 2026 33m

Michael McCullough is a psychology professor at UC San Diego who explores the ways our evolutionary past illuminates how humans today think, feel, and behave. For 25 years, he has pioneered…

S10E3 Olga Khazan (Enhancing Personality) | From the Archive

Jan 01, 2026 32m

Olga Khazan is an author and staff writer at The Atlantic, where she publishes stories on health, social science, psychology, and other thought-provoking topics. In 2020, she published her first…

S10E2 Jason Marsh (Intellectual Humility)

Dec 18, 2025 29m

Jason Marsh is the executive director of the Greater Good Science Center at UC-Berkeley. Greater Good is committed to sharing science-based insights with educators, parents, and other professionals…

S10E1 Colin Allen (Animal Emotion)

Dec 04, 2025 31m

Colin Allen is a professor of philosophy at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he specializes in cognitive science, particularly animal cognition and artificial intelligence. Among…

S9E8 Vera Gluscevic (Dark Matter)

Nov 20, 2025 33m

Vera is a professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Southern California. As a cosmologist, she studies the entire universe as a physical system. In doing so, she explores the nature of…

S9E7 Timothy Dalrymple (Leadership)

Nov 06, 2025 29m

Timothy Dalrymple is the new president of the John Templeton Foundation. Before assuming this role, he served as CEO of Christianity Today. Tim has led several innovative media ventures and worked…

S9E6 David Goyer (Heroes) | From the Archive

Oct 23, 2025 28m

David Goyer is a screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his role in films like Blade, Batman Begins, and The Dark Knight trilogy, in which he redefined superhero storytelling. Goyer has…

S9E5 Kelly Corrigan (Family)

Oct 09, 2025 32m

Kelly is the author of four New York Times bestselling memoirs, including Glitter and Glue, Lift, and The Middle Place, which take ordinary events and relationships and make them come alive in funny,…

S9E4 Kwame Appiah (Animism)

Sep 25, 2025 24m

Kwame Appiah is a professor of philosophy and law at New York University. Over his long career he has written about topics including political philosophy, ethics, literature, African and…

S9E3 Miroslav Volf (Ambition)

Sep 11, 2025 33m

Miroslav Volf is a theology professor and director of the Center for Faith and Culture at Yale University. His writing and teaching explore how Christian theology relates to culture, politics, and…

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