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This Will Make You Feel Angry: How Human Impulses Create Bad Policies | Paul Bloom
This Will Make You Feel Angry: How Human Impulses Create Bad Policies | Paul Bloom
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Length:
61 minutes
Released:
May 31, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Psychologist Paul Bloom joins us to talk about the core human impulses that control our lives and decision making; along with their profound implications for our culture, politics, and policymaking. Dr. Paul Bloom is Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, and Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale University. His most recent book is The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning. He is also the author of the New York Post Best Book of 2016 Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion. Follow him on Twitter at @paulbloomyale.
Released:
May 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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