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In Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature, philosopher and cognitive scientist Alva Noë raises a number of profound questions: What is art? Why do we value art as we do? What does art reveal about our nature? Drawing on philosophy, art history, and cognitive science, and making provocative use of examples from all three of these fields, Noë offers new answers to such questions. He also shows why recent efforts to frame questions about art in terms of neuroscience and evolutionary biology alone have been and will continue to be unsuccessful.

Strange Waters is a podcast about the more mysterious side of our watery planet. Join Dr. Shea Steingass, a PhD in marine biology, as she explores the animals, mysteries, and enduring legends of Earth's bodies of water from the perspective of a scientist in love with the strange.

Why do we do things the way we do them? We take on customs from our ancestors, then teach them to the next generation, often without thinking. But when we take a step back, they can seem bizarre, arbitrary...and sometimes, profoundly beautiful. Join Sasha Sagan, author of "For Small Creatures Such as We," as she talks to smart, funny, interesting celebrities and scholars, uncovering just how weirdly wonderful we Earthlings can be.

Join Ranger Theo Wilder as he decodes the hidden language of wild places through vivid backcountry storytelling. Each episode reveals how trails, rivers, wildlife, and landscapes speak to those patient enough to listen, teaching awareness and respect for the unpredictable world beyond civilization. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai