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May 30, 2016 — Robert Wright & Paul Bloom
The Wright Show
A theory of evil that isn't supernatural
Could "moral imagination" have prevented the Iraq War?
Was saying "We are Charlie Hebdo" a bad idea?
Knowledge as a moral good
How "moral imagination" fits into a larger spiritual worldview
Paul Bloom interrogates Bob
Questions from the audience
May 27, 2016 — Robert Wright & Bernard Beitman
The Wright Show
Bernard's new book Connecting With Coincidence
Debating whether coincidences are significant
Jungian synchronicity and archetypes
The weird coincidence involving the sun and the moon
Mental states that make coincidences seem meaningful
Should you take guidance from coincidences?
May 25, 2016 — Robert Wright & Dacher Keltner
The Wright Show
Dacher's new book The Power Paradox
How being nice can make you powerful
Gossip and other ways to keep leaders in check
How getting power can make you mean
The bully politics of Donald Trump
Stories the rich tell themselves
May 23, 2016 — Robert Wright
The Wright Show
Why science calls for a new agnosticism
Consciousness seems more mysterious than ever
The intellectual hubris of the "New Atheists"
The holy war against religion
Cognitive biases that fuel tribalism
Questions from the audience
May 19, 2016 — Robert Wright & Hank Peirce
The Wright Show
The roots of Unitarian Universalism
Who are the Unitarian Universalists today?
How a Christian church became "post-Christian"
Belief in God is analog not digital
The search for a universal religion
Does embracing all beliefs mean holding no beliefs?
Providing pastoral care to people who have no god
May 16, 2016 — Robert Wright & Anantanand Rambachan
The Wright Show
The Hindu philosophy of Advaita Vedanta
The nature of reality according to the Upanishads
Anant explains "not-two is not one," the subtitle of his book
Is "unity" in Hinduism the same as "emptiness" in Buddhism?
Comparing Hindu and Buddhist views of suffering
The meaning of "liberation"
Caste in India as an example of religion gone wrong
May 15, 2016 — Annabella Pitkin & Alyson Prude
The delog: Himalayan Buddhists who return from the dead
The horrors of Buddhist hell realms
Telling stories about the Buddhist afterlife can be dangerous
Why most delog are women
How a delog death experience changes your life
What Alyson learned while living among delog
May 13, 2016 — Philip Menchaca & Troy Campbell
A few theories about climate science skeptics
Troy's "solution aversion" theory
Testing beliefs in the lab
Ideology as identity
How do you convince people that your cause is right?
When you should get aggressive with your message
May 12, 2016 — Daniel Engber & Robert Kurzban
Is willpower a limited resource?
When scientific results can't be replicated
"The bigger the idea, the less I trust it"
Where has science gone wrong?
The legacy of bad ideas
Separating good science from bad
May 10, 2016 — David Kyuman Kim & John Jackson
Love-Driven Politics
How does it feel to be a problem?
In praise of discomfort
Empathy isn't enough
Confronting difference
Confronting power
"To love well is to risk"
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