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10. Mark Epstein (Buddhist Psychotherapist) – Nature/Nurture/Neither
10. Mark Epstein (Buddhist Psychotherapist) – Nature/Nurture/Neither
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31 minutes
Released:
Aug 22, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
Will nanobots someday deposit Shakespeare directly into our brains? If we paid politicians tons of money would they do a better job? Does epigenetics solve the nature/nurture debate?In this week's episode of Big Think's Think Again podcast, host Jason Gots is joined by Mark Epstein, Buddhist-influenced psychiatrist and author of Thoughts Without a Thinker and The Trauma of Everyday Life. Interview clips from Stephen Dubner, Kayt Sukel, and Nicholas Negroponte launch a probing discussion of education, free will, and a contemporary twist in the "nature/nurture" debate.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Aug 22, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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