Is the universe inherently meaningful or meaningless? This week we journey through the principles of geometry, the periodic table and even Shakespeare’s plays to find an answer. According to Ben Wiker, our special guest this week, the simplest cell, great works of art and our ability to comprehend all makes this a most amazing world.

We’ll continue our crash-course in Christianity, and talk to the Harvard researchers who’ve found that good guys really do win in the end!