Seth Adelman
@sethadelman.bsky.social
Clinical neurologist (retired) • tour guide and educator, Metropolitan Museum of Art • amateur classical pianist • permanent student at the University of Life
Funny, and I’ve always thought that Professor Kors’ 24-lecture course on this period (one of my faves from your early years) could easily have been longer!
December 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Funny, and I’ve always thought that Professor Kors’ 24-lecture course on this period (one of my faves from your early years) could easily have been longer!
So sorry to hear this! His calm and approachable lecturing style was one of the things that got me hooked to TGC in the late 90s.
November 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
So sorry to hear this! His calm and approachable lecturing style was one of the things that got me hooked to TGC in the late 90s.
Indeed, the first lecture I watched in Prof Lincoln’s new course is ‘What Happened before the Big Bang?’ I should stop hoping for an answer, though…
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Indeed, the first lecture I watched in Prof Lincoln’s new course is ‘What Happened before the Big Bang?’ I should stop hoping for an answer, though…
Sounds like the two Sean Carrolls, who may not have collaborated but have chatted online:
nautil.us/the-sean-car...
nautil.us/the-sean-car...
The Sean Carrolls Explain the Universe
Why are we here? Is there life on other planets? The renowned scientists who share a name share their answers to life’s big questions.
nautil.us
October 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Sounds like the two Sean Carrolls, who may not have collaborated but have chatted online:
nautil.us/the-sean-car...
nautil.us/the-sean-car...
It’s like Christmas morning when we receive the surveys too! knowing that at least some of these titles will be real courses one day…🤞🏻
September 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
It’s like Christmas morning when we receive the surveys too! knowing that at least some of these titles will be real courses one day…🤞🏻
And your first episode is nearly 5 hours long? Impressive! 😮
June 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
And your first episode is nearly 5 hours long? Impressive! 😮
Looks state-of-the-art!
May 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Looks state-of-the-art!
That wouldn’t be Prof McWhorter, would it? Sounds like the sort of thing he would do…
February 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
That wouldn’t be Prof McWhorter, would it? Sounds like the sort of thing he would do…
My pleasure! This is my favorite kind of philosophy, that illuminates something you might not have thought about before, but still relates to our everyday lives.
May 14, 2024 at 1:00 AM
My pleasure! This is my favorite kind of philosophy, that illuminates something you might not have thought about before, but still relates to our everyday lives.
This is a fascinating idea, that our sense of well-being depends, at least in part, on the continued existence of human society, at least for a while.
It’s been explored by the philosopher Samuel Scheffler. In case you haven’t come across his work, here’s a link:
www.npr.org/2013/10/09/2...
It’s been explored by the philosopher Samuel Scheffler. In case you haven’t come across his work, here’s a link:
www.npr.org/2013/10/09/2...
A Philosopher's 'Afterlife': We May Die, But Others Live On
Samuel Scheffler, a philosophy professor at New York University, presents a secular interpretation of life after death. In his book Death and the Afterlife, Scheffler argues that our belief that human...
www.npr.org
May 11, 2024 at 8:23 PM
This is a fascinating idea, that our sense of well-being depends, at least in part, on the continued existence of human society, at least for a while.
It’s been explored by the philosopher Samuel Scheffler. In case you haven’t come across his work, here’s a link:
www.npr.org/2013/10/09/2...
It’s been explored by the philosopher Samuel Scheffler. In case you haven’t come across his work, here’s a link:
www.npr.org/2013/10/09/2...
A, especially if you’ll be discussing cases from everyday life. But B or D if you’re focusing mainly on legal contexts.
February 1, 2024 at 6:24 PM
A, especially if you’ll be discussing cases from everyday life. But B or D if you’re focusing mainly on legal contexts.