Neuroscience of Religion w/ Matthew Facciani

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

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Natural Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2015

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Cara speaks with Matthew Facciani, a PhD candidate in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of South Carolina. Topics include: his work as a gender-equality activist, concerns about the simplicity of "new atheism," and the neuroscience of religiosity.

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