What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a "religion for atheists" -- call it Atheism 2.0 -- that incorporates religious forms and traditions to satisfy our human need for connection, ritual...

385 million years ago, a group of fish would undertake one of the most important journeys in the history of life and become the first vertebrates to live on dry ground. But first, they had to acquire the ability to breathe air.

In honor of October 13th, International Skeptics Day, Hank has put together this playlist of some of the most interesting science-y, skeptic-y videos from all around YouTube.

Pope Francis -- Jorge Mario Bergoglio -- was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1936 and is the eldest of five children.

America's ten most (and least) religious states, compared.

By 2050, the number of Muslims around the world will nearly equal the number of Christians, as Islam will grow faster than any other major world religion.

Types of Atheists (Psychology of Atheism Part 1)

Primatologist Frans de Waal (Emory University), historian David Hollinger (UC Berkeley) and David Goldberg, former Rabbi, Liberal Jewish Synagogue London, candidly share their views on the "New Atheist" movement, relating how best to...

Primatologist Frans de Waal (Emory) relates his frustration with both fundamentalists and so-called neo-atheists, both of whom he believes inhibit an open discussion on morality.

Der Bestätigungsfehler ist eine Tendenz, Informationen auf eine Weise auszusuchen, ermitteln und zu interpretieren, dass sie unsere Vorurteile bestätigen. Wann immer wir auf objektive Fakten zu einem Thema stoßen, betrachten wir sie...

University of Michigan classical scholar Richard Janko links Aristophanes, Socrates and a controversial poet Diagoras of Melos as he attempts to solve the mystery of who wrote The Derveni Papyrus, the oldest surviving European manuscript.

A short overview of Jainism. Please support the World History Playlist!

A look at the landmark cases that have helped defined the role religion can play in public schools.

Why Is Congress So Religious?

Why is Catholicism so entrenched in Ireland? Is there still a link between Catholicism and Irish identity? Is Irish Atheism about a lack of practice or core lack of belief? A History of Unbelief, Part 5

In this episode we examine the topic: The Least Religious Countries in the World

Do children choose unbelief or is it imposed on them? What are children's attitude towards life after death? Is unbelief growing among children? Is this what the future looks like?<br/>
A History of Unbelief, Part 8

In a 2017 study, psychologist Dr. Will Gervais determined that polling organizations like Pew or Gallup are underestimating the share of atheists in the US population. How many Americans are atheists? How plausible is Dr. Gervais' study?

Are there any examples of Greeks who said they didn't believe? Were there any Greeks who were recognized as being Atheist? Was Greece a less religious culture than Rome?<br/>
A History of Unbelief, Part 2

As religiously unaffiliated people become a larger and larger portion of the US population, scholars are noticing a rise in atheist/humanist/agnostic gatherings that mirror some of the characteristics of Christian churches (i.e. meeting...

Were there Atheists in the middle ages? What does a non-believer in the middle ages, not believe in? What effect did ancient Greece and Rome have on non-belief in the middle ages?<br/>
A History of Unbelief, Part 3

For most of my life, I've called myself Agnostic with regards to my religious beliefs. However, a search on YouTube soon reveals that Agnosticism is debunked, by Atheists insisting that Agnostics are in fact Atheists who don't want to...

What does unbelief look like in children? Is non-belief in God accompanied by a rejection of the supernatural? How much is unbelief transmitted to children and how much comes from their own analysis of the world?

A History of...

What is the difference between a heretic and a non-believer? What did the church do to combat non-belief? Could accusations of non-belief be a political tool? What role does anti-clericalism play in unbelief?

A History of Unbelief,...