For a transcript of this episode, click here (https://sites.mit.edu/compass/files/2025/06/Truth-and-Knowledge-Transcript-1.pdf).

This episode explores the question “What are truth and knowledge?” with MIT professors from philosophy, history, mechanical engineering, and brain and cognitive sciences. 

Featuring: Alex Byrne, Professor of Philosophy (host); Jim DiCarlo, Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Anette (Peko) Hosoi, Professor of Mechanical Engineering; and Anne McCants, Professor of History. 

This podcast was created as part of the MIT Compass Initiative, "21.01: Love, Death, and Taxes.” For more information about Compass, check out compass.mit.edu⁠⁠.

This podcast was recorded at the MIT AV Studios and produced by Adina Karp.