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Sep 6, 2015 —
Robert Wright & Clayton Critcher
- Clayton’s research into the psychology of religious belief
- The difference between awe and inspiration
- Evidence that inspiration causes belief in God
- The effects of remembering personally inspiring events
- What happens during moments of spiritual transcendence
- Believing in a loving God vs. a controlling God
Aug 1, 2015 —
Robert Wright & Karl Giberson
- Why Adam is crucial to Christian theology
- What happens when the Biblical Adam encounters modern genetics
- The “slippery slope” of critical inquiry
- What do you need to believe to be a Christian?
- Trying to reconcile God as Creator with natural selection
- Evolutionary psychology and the doctrine of original sin
Jul 30, 2015 —
Robert Wright & Paul Bloom
TAGS Barack Obama | Buddhism | empathy | ethics | evil | justice | meditation | moral imagination | Peter Singer | psychology | war
Jul 19, 2015 —
Robert Wright & David Sloan Wilson
TAGS altruism | evolution | genetics | nationalism | philosophy | psychology | religion | Richard Dawkins | science | self
Aug 2, 2014 —
Robert Wright & Miri Albahari
- Why understanding “no-self” matters: it might get you to Nirvana
- “Tanha”—the root of our suffering
- Miri’s maverick interpretation of the no-self doctrine
- Miri and Bob talk about their meditation retreats
- Things get weird: A universal field of consciousness?
- Does losing your self making you a better (non-)person?
Nov 17, 2012 —
Laurie Santos & Dan Ariely
On The Mind Report, Laurie interviews Dan Ariely about his recent book, The Honest Truth About Dishonesty. They explore the psychology of cheating and lying in competitive cycling, at Harvard, and in business. Dan explains how non-human animals are more rational than we are, and Laurie asks whether the media has contributed to people cheating more lately. Dan reveals how his research on dishonesty has affected his personal life. In closing, Dan offers some tactics to fight the eroding trust that threatens society.
Nov 10, 2012 —
Joshua Knobe & David G. Rand
Joshua talks to Dave about his research on whether people are innately selfish or cooperative. It seems intuitive that thoughtful people would be kinder—but is this so? What’s the psychology behind being nice or mean to a stranger? Joshua and Dave analyze whether cooperation is part of human nature or mediated by culture. Could Americans teach cynical Romanians to be more cooperative? Finally, they consider the true source of our values.
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