Paul Bloom: The Science of Bias, Empathy, and Dehumanization
[4:49] Empathy moves us, but it may move us to make an unethical decision. Conversely, says Bloom, dehumanization is no…
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Paul Bloom: Are Humans Emotional Creatures or Are We Rational?
[4:28] For once, an optimistic worldview is the one sparking controversy. Paul Bloom thinks humans are not prisoners t…
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Empathy, Is It All It’s Cracked Up to Be?
[56:43] Empathy is typically seen as wonderful, central to cooperation, caring, and morality. We want to have empathi…
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Paul Bloom: Against Empathy
[2:49] Paul Bloom, psychologist and Yale professor, argues that empathy is a bad thing—that it makes the world worse…
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Cross-Coursera Dishonesty Debate
[1:08:54] Watch the legendary moral philosopher Peter Singer, the distinguished psychologist Paul Bloom, and the ex…
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Paul Bloom: The “I”s Inside Us
[5:50] Psychologist Paul Bloom believes we are not one inner self but many. How does this affect our concepts of identit…
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Paul Bloom: Can prejudice ever be a good thing?
[16:23] We often think of bias and prejudice as rooted in ignorance. But as psychologist Paul Bloom seeks to show, preju…
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Paul Bloom on the Psychology of Prejudice
[3:12] Paul Bloom, author and Yale University psychologist, explores the psychological roots of prejudice. Deep dow…
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Paul Bloom – There Is Nothing Special About Religion
[1:20:21] Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by Green College. Paul Bloom is the Broo…
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Why Do We Like What We Like?
[19:17] Acclaimed evolutionary psychologist Paul Bloom reveals how certain universal aspects of the human mind expl…
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