Would winning the lottery make you happier?
[4:35] Imagine winning a multi-million dollar lottery tomorrow. If you’re like many of us, you’d be ecstatic, una…
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Yuval Noah Harari: Nationalism vs. globalism: the new political divide
[1:00:08] How do we make sense of today’s political divisions? In a wide-ranging conversation full of insight, …
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The Social Synapse
[1:43:48] We humans work together on enormous scales, build complex tools as large as cities, and create social networ…
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Daniel Dennett & Steven Pinker: Unlearning Violence
[1:41;55] As part of the February 2014 conference, “Unlearning Violence: Evidence and Policies for Early Chil…
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David Voas: Why there is no way back for religion in the West
[15:53] Religion is in decline across the Western world. Whether measured by belonging, believing, participation in …
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Matthew Lieberman: The social brain and its superpowers
[17:58] Neuroscientist Matthew Lieberman explains that through his studies he’s learned that our kryptonite …
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Carol Tavris: “A Skeptical Look at Pseudoneuroscience”
[48:38] Social psychologist Carol Tavris, Ph.D. explores the funny, disconcerting, and dangerous implications of p…
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Jonathan Haidt: The Rationalist Delusion
[1:04:50] Jonathan Haidt, professor at New York University Stern School of Business and best-selling author of ̶…
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Robert Wright & Michael Shermer: The purpose of evolution
[1:14:28] 1:31 Bob’s NY Times article on evolution and purpose 23:23 Was evolution likely to produce the Internet? 3…
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