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#274 - A Theory of Everyone: A Dialogue with Michael Muthukrishna

#274 - A Theory of Everyone: A Dialogue with Michael Muthukrishna

FromConverging Dialogues


#274 - A Theory of Everyone: A Dialogue with Michael Muthukrishna

FromConverging Dialogues

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Length:
97 minutes
Released:
Oct 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Michael Muthukrishna about energy, cooperation, and global themes. They discuss the broad scope of the book, importance of theory, energy being essential for cooperation, corruption and cooperation, laws of life, cooperation fueling human growth, and some of the negative aspects of cooperation. They also talk about intelligence, immigration, wealth inequality, meritocracy, and many other topics. Michael Muthukrishna is Associate Professor of economic psychology in the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has his PhD in psychology from the University of British Columbia and his main interests are in cooperation, cross-cultural differences, and corruption. He is the author of the latest book, A Theory of Everyone: The New Science of Who We Are, How we got here, and Where we are going. Website: https://www.michael.muthukrishna.com/Twitter: @mmuthukrishnaBook Website: https://www.atheoryofeveryone.com/Substack: 2019 paper on theory: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-018-0522-1You might also like: Get full access to Converging Dialogues at convergingdialogues.substack.com/subscribe
Released:
Oct 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Converging Dialogues is a podcast that is designed to have honest and authentic conversations with a diversity of thoughts and opinions. Wide-ranging topics include philosophy, psychology, politics, and social commentary. A spirit of civility, respect, and open-mindedness is the guiding compass. Views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or associated parties. Original music and production: Luke Francis | Design: Gaby Bonilla