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Recorded:Jan 21
Posted:Jan 22, 2017
Sixty-Second Sermons | Jan 22, 2017 | Robert Wright
Being free together
Psychologist David Barash, author of Buddhist Biology, argues for combining existentialism with Buddhist notions of interconnectedness. Plus: The ecosystem of the self.
Culturally Determined
Don’t be the alpha dog
Animal behaviorist Rebecca Lohnes explains how a flawed study of wolves led to bad ideas about how to train dogs.
Having a beer with Jesus
Stanford anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann talks about the phenomenon of a “hyper-real God” that she encountered in American evangelical churches.
Mind-Body Problems
What is beauty to humans, birds, and baboons?
Philosopher and novelist Rebecca Goldstein remembers a moment of awe she shared with a troop of baboons.
Explaining “neo-Shamanism”
Daniel Pinchbeck, author of the book How Soon Is Now?, discusses the neo-Shamanic movement and whether it furthers the goals of capitalism.
Sophia
How to survive a mugging
Dan Kaufman and David Ottlinger discuss the philosophy behind conservative pro-gun arguments.
Culturally Determined
The responsibilities that we bear to each other
Brandy Jensen discusses the core theme of her advice column, “Ask a F*ck-Up.”
Mind-Body Problems
Does philosophy lead to practical wisdom?
Philosopher Owen Flanagan draws on his experiences with mind-altering substances and a brain tumor to reflect on free will and responsibility.
The Wright Show
How to win a Nobel Prize
Neuroscientist Eric Kandel describes the research that revealed the cellular basis of long-term and short-term memory and earned him a morning phone call from the Swedish Academy.
Scientology and language programming
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