The Agenda with Steve Paikin
The Agenda with Steve Paikin is TVO's flagship current affairs program - devoted to exploring the social, political, cultural and economic issues that are changing our world, at home and abroad. The Agenda airs weeknights at 8:00 PM EST on TVO - Ontario's Public Media ...
The Agenda with Steve Paikin is TVO's flagship current affairs program - devoted to exploring the social, political, cultural and economic issues that are changing our world, at home and abroad. The Agenda airs weeknights at 8:00 PM EST on TVO - Ontario's Public Media Broadcaster.
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Exploring New Atheism
Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, the late Christopher Hitchens ...
Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, the late Christopher Hitchens are all known as the "New Atheists," authors of best-selling anti-God and anti-religion books. But, what exactly is New Atheism? What are its goals? How do they rightly or wrongly view religion? And has it succeeded in selling atheism, or simply angering religious people? The Agenda explores the New Atheism movement.
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Faith vs. Fact
Since Galileo's lifetime house arrest in 1632 for his claim ...
Since Galileo's lifetime house arrest in 1632 for his claim of a sun-centered solar system, the question has remained: are science and religion compatible? Evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne is unequivocal. "Absolutely not," he says. He discusses his book, "Faith vs. Fact: Why Science and Religion are Incompatible."
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Your Brain on Religion
Why do we believe what we believe? Are the brains ...
Why do we believe what we believe? Are the brains of atheists and religious people different? What happens to a person's brain when they are praying or meditating or communing with God? Andrew Newberg has been studying these questions for years. He calls it Neurotheology, a discipline that "seeks to understand the relationship specifically between the brain and theology." He joins Steve Paikin to discuss the neuroscience of religion.
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Dennis Prager: America's Ideological Landscape
Sydicated radio host, columnist and author Dennis Prager joins Steve ...
Sydicated radio host, columnist and author Dennis Prager joins Steve Paikin to discuss the culture in the U.S. that supports media slanted to conservative thinking.
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Matthew Crawford: In Defence of Manual Work
Matthew Crawford, author of "The World Beyond your Head: On ...
Matthew Crawford, author of "The World Beyond your Head: On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction," joins Steve Paikin to discuss the shift of culture to shortened and splintered attention spans and what it costs individuals.
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The Agenda's Week in Review
From public sexual harassment and domestic violence to emotional intelligence ...
From public sexual harassment and domestic violence to emotional intelligence and financial IQ, to eco-conservatism, The Agenda brings you its Week in Review.
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To Card or Not To Card
Toronto Mayor John Tory has promised to introduce a motion ...
Toronto Mayor John Tory has promised to introduce a motion to the police board to end carding. In your choice for Story of the Week, The Agenda discusses the mayor's change of heart, and the effect this motion could have on police and the public trust.
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Waste... Not!
The 2015 Canadian Clean Technology Industry Report states that while ...
The 2015 Canadian Clean Technology Industry Report states that while the industry is growing at four times the rate of the overall Canadian economy, Canada's global market share ranking fell from 14th to 19th place. Steve Paikin speaks with the report's advisors about its implications and recommendations.
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Eco-Conservatism
Although environmentalism is frequently viewed as a liberal concern, two ...
Although environmentalism is frequently viewed as a liberal concern, two leading academics insist this doesn't have to be the case. U of T's Matthew Feinberg's behavioural research suggests that framing ecological arguments in conservative moral domains equates environmental concerns with conventional values. Meanwhile, climate scientist and evangelical Christian, Katherine Hayhoe, is taking her environmentalism to conservative and religious audiences through public speaking and media appearances. The Agenda invites them to discuss their ideas.
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Cathy Fiorello: IQ Testing, Effective or Outdated?
Psychologist Cathy Fiorello discusses the history of IQ testing, how ...
Psychologist Cathy Fiorello discusses the history of IQ testing, how it has evolved, what it is used for today and whether it's still as effective as once believed.
