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April 26, 2019 — Robert Wright & Paul Bloom
The Wright Show
How the new media landscape exacerbates tribalism
Can science and reason help combat tribalism?
Why tribal behavior comes naturally to humans
Want to succeed on social media? Try ridicule and moral condemnation!
Why virtual reality may not help you understand the plight of others
Trump's masterful exploitation of empathy
If a magic therapy "cured" Harvey Weinstein, would punishment still be necessary?
Why social science is, and will stay, liberal
November 14, 2016 — Robert Wright & Daniel Kaufman
The Wright Show
Announcing a series of "sixty-second sermons"
Tribalism and Trump's success
Apocalypse now?
Dan vs. Bob on whether a global community is possible
The moral dimensions of the election
The backlash against political correctness
What it feels like to be an outsider
A closer look at MeaningofLife.tv's "sermons" and other local news
May 22, 2017 — Robert Wright & Jay Van Bavel
The Wright Show
The partisanship that bolsters Trump
Jay's favorite experiments on the psychology of tribalism
Is the anti-Trump movement its own worst enemy?
What's going on in Trump's brain?
How a sports fan's brain warps reality
Is there hope for overcoming our tribal psychology?
Want a retweet? Stoke moral outrage.
September 01, 2015 — Robert Wright & David Corn
The Wright Show
How David finds meaning in his life
Why does God have to be perfect?
David: I like when politicians talk about their faith
Imagining David Corn, coal company CEO
The upsides of tribalism
How to leave a meaningful legacy
November 14, 2015 — Robert Wright & Jonah Goldberg
The Wright Show
Finding meaning in faith and family
How to be political yet non-tribal
Friendship as a source of corruption
What Donald Trump gets wrong about the value of money
Our special connection with dogs
On confronting the inevitability of death
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
June 01, 2016 — David Kyuman Kim & Brian McLaren
Love-Driven Politics
What is an "evangelical progressive Christian"?
Tribal tendencies in the evangelical community
The urge to annihilate the "other"
Do right beliefs lead to right actions?
The upside of despair
Our toxic political system
February 08, 2019 — Robert Wright & Douglas Rushkoff
The Wright Show
Douglas's new book, Team Human
Remembering when people behaved better online than IRL
Douglas was optimistic about the Internet. Then came capitalism.
Imagining a better Facebook
Douglas: "Being human is a team sport"
Tribalism and the Internet
The false promise of "disruption"
How capitalism complicates Douglas's life
May 03, 2019 — Robert Wright & William von Hippel
The Wright Show
Bill's new book, The Social Leap
Why happiness is fleeting
Junk food and happy marriages
How to escape the anxiety of status competition
Psychological downsides of being a hunter-gatherer
Why America is more politically tribalized than Australia
The benefits of self-deception
February 20, 2016 — Robert Wright & William MacAskill
The Wright Show
Will's new book Doing Good Better and its topic, effective altruism
A shockingly cheap and easy way to help schools in Africa
The perils of pursuing only the quantifiably good
The case against buying fair trade products and donating to disaster relief
Long-term do-good planning
Why it makes sense to invest in apocalypse prevention even though we'll probably be fine
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