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The Veritas Forum

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At the Veritas Forum, we believe we were made to seek truth and be changed by it. We are a community of students, faculty, campus ministers, and more, who are pursuing a vision of the university that seeks and stewards truth and invites people of all backgrounds to explore the ideas that shape our lives. Since 1992, we’ve shared lectures and conversations with a firm belief that generous dialogue is essential for universities and the Christian faith alike. In this podcast, we're pulling from ...
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Welcome to Armored Up Man where we dig into “Whose thinking are you thinking”? Why? To help men know and discover why they believe what they believe to ultimately fulfill their potential as stop just getting by on talent. How do we do that? Truth-Honor-Legacy What is your truth? That is the foundation that you'll build your empire on so you better know why you believe the way you believe. And be ready to stand for it.
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Welcome to Neurodiversity Natter: The Umbrella Project, where we will be podcasting everything related to neurodiversity, including guest interviews with leaders in the fields of ND, Psychology, Education, and beyond. We celebrate thinking differently. In today's episode, we're speaking to Lisa Rudge, who will be sharing their insights & experience…
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In today’s episode, a physicist explores this question: Where do you see beauty in the world, and does it point to a higher purpose? You’ll hear from Ard Louis, a professor of theoretical physics at Oxford. Ard shares why he finds his research beautiful, where he believes the laws of nature come from, and how his Christian worldview helps him make …
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Welcome to Neurodiversity Natter: The Umbrella Project, where we will be podcasting everything related to neurodiversity, including guest interviews with leaders in the fields of ND, Psychology, Education, and beyond. We celebrate thinking differently. In today's episode, we're speaking to Anita Davies, who will be sharing their insights & experien…
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Welcome to Neurodiversity Natter: The Umbrella Project, where we will be podcasting everything related to neurodiversity, including guest interviews with leaders in the fields of ND, Psychology, Education, and beyond. We celebrate thinking differently. In today's episode, we're speaking to Ruth Berkoff, who will be sharing their insights & experien…
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In today’s episode, you’ll hear the story of Molly Worthen. As a journalist and historian at UNC, Molly has written about Christians for years as an outsider. But in this conversation, she shares how something unexpected happened to her recently: she became one. Molly talks with Lorien Foote, a history professor at Texas A&M. They explore Molly’s w…
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Welcome to Neurodiversity Natter: The Umbrella Project, where we will be podcasting everything related to neurodiversity, including guest interviews with leaders in the fields of ND, Psychology, Education, and beyond. We celebrate thinking differently. 00:00 Introduction to Neurodiversity Natter 00:14 Meet Jannine: Author and Advocate 00:57 The Jou…
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Welcome to Neurodiversity Natter: The Umbrella Project, where we will be podcasting everything related to neurodiversity, including guest interviews with leaders in the fields of ND, Psychology, Education, and beyond. We celebrate thinking differently. In today's episode, we're speaking to Tanya Adkin, who will be sharing their insights & experienc…
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Welcome to Neurodiversity Natter: The Umbrella Project, where we will be podcasting everything related to neurodiversity, including guest interviews with leaders in the fields of ND, Psychology, Education, and beyond. We celebrate thinking differently. In today's episode, we're speaking to Daimon Kelly, who will be sharing their insights & experien…
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Welcome to Neurodiversity Natter: The Umbrella Project, where we will be podcasting everything related to neurodiversity, including guest interviews with leaders in the fields of ND, Psychology, Education, and beyond. We celebrate thinking differently. In today's episode, we're speaking to Louise Parker-Engels, who will be sharing their insights & …
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Today’s episode is about worldviews. What is one? Do you have one? And, if so, how does it influence your daily life? You’ll hear from Dallas Willard (1935 — 2013), a philosophy professor from USC. Willard explores how we can identify worldviews, why we should question ours, and how Jesus offers a unique and satisfying one. This forum was held at U…
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Welcome to Neurodiversity Natter: The Umbrella Project, where we will be podcasting everything related to neurodiversity, including guest interviews with leaders in the fields of ND, Psychology, Education, and beyond. We celebrate thinking differently. In today's episode, we're speaking to Dr Tom Nicholson, who will be sharing their insights & expe…
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Welcome to Neurodiversity Natter: The Umbrella Project, where we will be podcasting everything related to neurodiversity, including guest interviews with leaders in the fields of ND, Psychology, Education, and beyond. We celebrate thinking differently. In today's episode, we're speaking to Dawn Tomalin, who will be sharing their insights & experien…
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Welcome to Neurodiversity Natter: The Umbrella Project, where we will be podcasting everything related to neurodiversity, including guest interviews with leaders in the fields of ND, Psychology, Education, and beyond. We celebrate thinking differently. In today's episode, we're speaking to Barry James, who will be sharing their insights & experienc…
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Welcome to Neurodiversity Natter: The Umbrella Project, where we will be podcasting everything related to neurodiversity, including guest interviews with leaders in the fields of ND, Psychology, Education, and beyond. We celebrate thinking differently. In today's episode, we're speaking to Autistically Scott and Laura Hellfeld, who will be sharing …
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In today’s episode, you’ll hear from two scientists as they discuss the topic of knowledge. Is scientific knowledge the only true form of knowledge? Or are there other equally valid ways of knowing? You’ll hear from Praveen Sethupathy, professor of physiological genomics at Cornell, and David Rudge, professor of biological sciences at Western Michi…
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Welcome to Neurodiversity Natter: The Umbrella Project, where we will be podcasting everything related to neurodiversity, including guest interviews with leaders in the fields of ND, Psychology, Education, and beyond. We celebrate thinking differently. In today's episode, we're speaking to Kerri Rennie, who will be sharing their insights & experien…
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Welcome to Neurodiversity Natter: The Umbrella Project, where we will be podcasting everything related to neurodiversity, including guest interviews with leaders in the fields of ND, Psychology, Education, and beyond. We celebrate thinking differently. In today's episode, we're speaking to Simon Neville, who will be sharing their insights & experie…
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Welcome to Neurodiversity Natter: The Umbrella Project, where we will be podcasting everything related to neurodiversity, including guest interviews with leaders in the fields of ND, Psychology, Education, and beyond. We celebrate thinking differently. In today's episode, we're speaking to Rebecca, who will be sharing their insights & experience on…
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Welcome to Neurodiversity Natter: The Umbrella Project, where we will be podcasting everything related to neurodiversity, including guest interviews with leaders in the fields of ND, Psychology, Education, and beyond. We celebrate thinking differently. In today's episode, we're speaking to Michele, who will be sharing their insights & experience on…
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Advances in artificial intelligence and computing technology are happening at breakneck speed. Yet even the best A. I. today still falls short. Whether it's a frustratingly unhelpful chatbot, the uncanny valley of immersive virtual reality, or the nonsensical answers of ChatGPT. Are these glitches a short-term problem? Or is there something about h…
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Welcome to Neurodiversity Natter: The Umbrella Project, where we will be podcasting everything related to neurodiversity, including guest interviews with leaders in the fields of ND, Psychology, Education, and beyond. We celebrate thinking differently. In today's inaugural episode, hosts Tony and Jannine are interviewed by Simon Neville, an award-w…
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The speakers in today’s forum engage with two main questions: What stories are you telling yourself? And how can you learn to tell better ones? You’ll hear today from practicing psychiatrist Curt Thompson and Health Behavior and Health Education professor Victor Strecher (UMichigan). Curt and Vic discuss what it looks like to tell better stories, t…
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For many of the key issues today, it’s challenging to simply agree to disagree. Not only do we have serious differences in opinion and belief, but how we choose to act in light of them can have profound consequences. How, then, should we live together? Is compromise a necessary component of community? In a forum originally titled “Can Truth and Tol…
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In college, it's common to feel the pressure to do everything—overload classes, join clubs, apply to internships, and more. But rarely do we stop to ask why. Behind all of our striving, what’s the purpose of our work anyway? The speakers in this episode ask this question. You'll hear from Lydia Dugdale, a primary care physician and director of the …
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What if there was a way to alleviate the symptoms of depression in just five days by changing a person’s brain activity? Obviously, this kind of shift would radically change a person’s life, finally letting them find happiness and satisfaction. Our guest today in this episode is David Carreon. He’s the co-founder of Acacia Clinic, a mental health c…
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One of our faculty partners and frequent Veritas Forum speakers, John Inazu (WUSTL), has a new book out — Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect. His book isn’t about the election per se, but so many of his ideas and tools will be helpful this year. As November approaches, we'll have to decide n…
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It would be great if the world was a better place. More kindness and friendship. Less war and injustice. For “everything sad to become untrue” (to paraphrase Tolkien). Our speaker in this episode is Mary Poplin (Claremont), and she cares about making the world a better place. In fact, she’s dedicated her life to it. Yet her dedication was challenge…
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We spend — on average — 90,000 hours of our life working. So it’s no wonder we want our jobs to bring us happiness. Yet, all too often, work doesn’t make us happy. Why is that? And is there anything we can do about it? In this episode, we discuss just that. You’ll hear from social scientist and New York Times bestselling author, Arthur Brooks (Harv…
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The concept of a “multiverse” — formerly an obscure idea in philosophy and theoretical physics — is now mainstream. Movies like best-picture winner Everything Everywhere All at Once or Marvel’s Spider Man: Into the Spiderverse invite us into an expansive vision of the cosmos: one where there are infinite worlds, possibilities, and comparisons. Even…
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Meaning can be straightforward — a red octagon means “Stop!”, a hand wave with a smile means “Hello,” or adding two and two equals four. But meaning is often more complicated — a friend saying they’ll eat “whatever” for dinner or a significant other texting, “We need to talk.” In this episode, our speakers invite you into the messiness of meaning —…
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The "group projects" of high school and college never fully go away. Even outside of the classroom, we still have to depend on people who may disappoint us, wade through tricky relational dynamics, and face goals that can’t be accomplished on our own. One of the speakers in today’s episode invites us to embrace these group projects. In fact, he sug…
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While the beginning of the year often inspires a hopefulness and expectancy for life, New Years isn’t all excitement and courage. For you personally, this year may be a continuation of past sickness, relational strife, or financial uncertainty. For listeners in the United States, 2024 is an election year — which may mean fractured friendships, fami…
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This year has been another incredible one for The Veritas Forum podcast — all thanks to you, our amazing listeners. Thanks for making The Veritas Forum podcast be in the top 1% of all podcasts worldwide. In this episode, host Carley and special guest Seth share some top stats from the podcast in 2023 (300,000 listens!), discuss the recent changes t…
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This time of year, fantasy is in the air — tales of a red-nosed reindeer, a jolly North Pole resident, a virgin birth of God incarnate, and more. In this episode, we explore the role of fantastic stories in our lives — and what believing in them can mean for us. You’ll hear from Madeleine L’Engle, the best-selling author of A Wrinkle in Time, in a …
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