No Brain Left Behind

What can Aristotle teach us about living a good life—and where does virtue ethics meet Christianity? In this episode of the No Brain Left Behind podcast, we explore Aristotle’s virtue ethics, human flourishing (eudaimonia), and the relationship between moral character, purpose, and Christian faith. Moving beyond “What should I do?” to “What kind of person should I become?”, we discuss how courage,...

What makes something right or wrong? In this episode of No Brain Left Behind, we begin a serious conversation about ethics: moral relativism, objective morality, divine command theory, the Golden Rule, and the question of whether a coherent moral framework needs a source beyond personal preference. We explore the unsettling story of Abraham and Isaac on Mount Moriah, asking what it means to trust...

The state and future of evangelism and apologetics — why a new generation is rediscovering Christian witness, and what comes next. In episode 7 of the No Brain Left Behind podcast, we step away from our Islam and the rise of modern science series to ask a bigger question: where are evangelism and apologetics actually headed? We look at the data, the history, and what we've each seen firsthand...

Explore how medieval Islamic civilization shaped not only the foundations of modern science, but also contemporary debates about politics, religious freedom, and human flourishing. In this episode, we examine the Islamic Golden Age, the rise of the Abbasid dynasty in Baghdad, and how Islamic thought continues to influence global culture, law, and online discourse today. This is Part 3 of a series...

Explore how medieval Islamic civilization shaped not only the foundations of modern science, but also contemporary debates about politics, religious freedom, and human flourishing. In this episode, we examine the Islamic Golden Age, the rise of the Abbasid dynasty in Baghdad, and how Islamic thought continues to influence global culture, law, and online discourse today. This is Part 2 of a series...

Explore how medieval Islamic civilization laid the intellectual foundations for the rise of modern science. In this episode, we examine the translation movement, the preservation and expansion of Greek philosophy, and the groundbreaking contributions of scholars such as Al-Kindi, Al-Farabi, Ibn Sina (Avicenna), and Ibn al-Haytham. This is Part 1 of a series tracing the deep connections between Isl...

Dive into the deep roots of the Scientific Revolution and how they still shape what we call “reality” today. In this episode, Igor Sobkowicz, Taylor Lankford, and Joe Penrod explore how early modern thinkers shattered inherited worldviews, why our perception of reality is more fragile than we like to admit, and what this means for knowledge, truth, and the future of science itself. We trace the sh...

Is theology still the “Queen of All Sciences,” or has it become just a private religious feeling? In this episode, Igor Sobkowicz, Taylor Lankford, and Joe Penrod trace the rise and fall of theology’s status in the history of ideas. They follow the story from Aquinas and the medieval university, through Descartes and the birth of modern philosophy, into Kant’s critical project, and finally to Schl...

In this episode of the No Brain Left Behind podcast, Igor Sobkowicz, Taylor Lankford, and Joe Penrod unpack the new documentary The Story of Everything featuring Dr. Stephen Meyer, exploring science, faith, and the big questions about our origins. We talk about how a fledgling podcast ended up with a press pass to the Brentwood, TN premiere, and why we believe this may be one of the most significa...