Category: Shows

PROANTHROPY

Another concept central to Naturalistic Humanism is proanthropy — the idea that when humans get the developmental and life support they require, they are naturally inclined to cooperate, care, participate, and contribute.

Sadly, despite voluminous supporting evidence, our society is premised on the complete opposite.  The consequence of this confusion rationalizes extreme inequality and injustice.

Please find audio for show #40 below!

METAWARENESS

When our understanding of the world is based on evidence and reason, it’s obvious that the way each moment unfolds is the inexorable result of all that precedes it — in Naturalistic Humanism, this idea is called metawareness.

Applied to humans, the implications of metawareness are revolutionary requiring that we reconsider the way we credit, blame, punish, reward, and apportion resources.

Metawareness helps us deal more effectively with everything we encounter supporting equanimity and a sense of serenity.

Audio for Show #39 can be heard below!

Becoming Experimental

With erroneous information intended to enrage coming at us from all directions, it’s easy to become cynical. But cynicism can lead to distrust, alienation, and even acts of extremism. An experimental mindset is an effective way to avoid cynicism and feel more connected.

Learn about developing an experimental mindset and join the discussion with Arnell and Elaine in episode 38 below!

WHY ARE BOYS AND YOUNG MEN STRUGGLING – PART 2

Beginning in pre-school and continuing through elementary and secondary school and college, boys struggle to keep up with girls.  This trajectory leads to lower graduation rates, higher unemployment, longer habitation with parents, fewer romantic relationships, social isolation, and a higher likelihood of mental health issues including suicide at four times the rate of females.

How can a Naturalistic Humanist approach help?

Audio for Show #37 can be heard below!

Our Future w/AI Pt.2

By the end of this century humans may share the earth with artificially intelligent beings who are truly consciousness.

Some believe it will enable humans to realize long sought after goals including – solutions for ending our climate crisis, the elimination of poverty, the end of disease and the achievement of global peace, stability, and universal empowerment.  Others see it as an existential threat.

Audio for Show #35 can be heard below!

OUR FUTURE WITH AI

The potential emergence of GAI or General Artificial Intelligence – AI systems with human-level or greater cognitive abilities – raises profound technical, ethical, societal, and existential issues actively debated by AI researchers, philosophers, ethicists, and policymakers.

Audio for Show #34 can be heard below!

AN INTERVIEW WITH BOB HENNELLY

Naturalistic Support spends the hour in conversation with WBAI’s Interim General Manager.

Audio for Show #33 can be heard below!

EVERYDAY ACTS OF KINDNESS

Showing kindness is fundamental to the human experience.  Acts of kindness are psychologically and even physically beneficial to both those who act kindly as well as to the recipients.  It’s easy to miss the everyday acts of kindness happening all around us.

Audio for Show #32 can be heard below!

ON LOSS & GRIEF

Audio for Show #31 can be heard below!

MISANTHROPY

2025 may be remembered as a dark year for America.  Our leaders want us to believe that our society is filled with fraudsters, criminals, cheaters, and dangerous people.  Our media is filled with stories about crimes and a dystopian future to which we are supposedly headed.  At such a time how can we avoid collapsing into a misanthropic mindset?

Audio for Show #30 can be heard below!