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Despite Our Best Intentions (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)

Despite Our Best Intentions (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)

FromThe Wright Show


Despite Our Best Intentions (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)

FromThe Wright Show

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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
May 5, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The value of defying your tribe ... Egocentric bias and attribution error ... The thin line between between courage and acting like an asshole ... Why do we punish people for unintentional transgressions? ... To understand all is to forgive all … ... … but forgiveness won’t get you retweets ... Are people’s politics as irrational as they seem? ... William James’ preternatural insight into human psychology ... Should the Philip Roth biography have been pulled? ... Reliving the worst day of your life ...
Released:
May 5, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Conversations with a series of people who have nothing in common except that program host Robert Wright is curious about what they’re thinking.