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MeaningofLife.tv videos — March 2020
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Mar 31, 2020 —
Daniel Kaufman & Robert B. Talisse
- Robert’s new book, Overdoing Democracy
- The revealing differences between Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts
- The diminishing importance of place in American culture
- How homogeneity distorts groups
- Partisan identity has become the core of our social selves
- Is this the inevitable product of late capitalism?
- What happens after Trumpism runs its course?
- Robert finds optimism in a Nashville bluegrass club
Mar 27, 2020 —
Robert Wright & Ruth Whippman
- Ruth’s book, America the Anxious
- Ruth is skeptical that meditation leads to happiness
- Is being in the moment overrated?
- Is there a mindful view of the coronavirus pandemic?
- Radical self-help at the Landmark Forum
- The CEO of Zappos created a happiness city in Las Vegas. It did not go well.
- A plea for tolerance in the battle over attachment parenting
- Why are Mormons so gosh darn happy?
- Happiness in the UK vs. the US
Mar 24, 2020 —
Aryeh Cohen-Wade & Jesse Singal
- Jesse’s new article, “The Rise of PTSD”
- How society viewed traumatized veterans of WWII vs. Vietnam
- Effective treatments for PTSD
- The danger of trauma becoming an identity
- From 9/11 to coronavirus, we live in traumatic times
- Speech policing and social climbing in the name of trauma
- Jesse’s forthcoming book, The Quick Fix
Mar 20, 2020 —
Robert Wright & Narayan Helen Liebenson
- Is Bob a bad yogi?
- Narayan’s book, The Magnanimous Heart
- Narayan’s journey from Janet to Narayan
- How Narayan entered contemplative practice
- Learning from snakes and lizards in Thailand
- Defining the Buddhist term dukka as “a constant squeeze”
- Dealing with feelings of grief and loss after a divorce
- Narayan: Not taking sides is not the same as passivity
- Mindfulness and the death of a loved one
Mar 10, 2020 —
Robert Wright & Robin Wang
- Unpacking the Dao De Jing‘s famous opening line, “The Dao that can be told is not the eternal Dao”
- “The way” as a descriptive and prescriptive moniker
- Rising above the perspective of the moment
- The relationship among Daoism, Confucianism, and Zen Buddhism
- Spirituality and transcendence in Daoism
- Robin’s work as a consultant on The Karate Kid remake
- Why Robin’s book uses “yinyang” instead of “yin and yang”
Mar 6, 2020 —
Daniel Kaufman & Helen Joyce
- Helen’s forthcoming book on gender
- Why are younger women attracted to novel gender theories?
- Social constructivism vs. self-constructivism
- Did feminists bring this upon themselves?
- Helen: Immigration caused Britain’s political realignment
- Helen’s narrative of the evolution of trans identity
- Why is it harder to be a girl now, when society is less sexist?
- Dan: Online porn has made teenage boys undateable
Mar 2, 2020 —
Nikita Petrov & John Horgan
- Nikita’s new project, Psychopolitica.com
- A collection of DMT stories
- The drama and the silliness of life as experienced by children
- The ontological status of DMT entities
- Three big pretenses: “I exist,” “I know what’s going on,” “Everything is ok”
- Between a zombie and a madman
- The paradoxical writings of Jorge Luis Borges
- John’s new book, Pay Attention
- Podcasting is the new rock’n’roll
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