NonzeroClips | Why a meditation retreat is better than drugs (Robert Wright) @MeaningoflifeTV | Uploaded August 2020 | Updated October 2024, 16 hours ago.
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![Enlightenment by Trial and Error | Robert Wright & Jay Michaelson [The Wright Show]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TF_etaCx5ec/hqdefault.jpg "Enlightenment by Trial and Error | Robert Wright & Jay Michaelson [The Wright Show]
Jay’s new book, Enlightenment by Trial and Error 3:28
Why Jay embarked on a path of mysticism 6:08
Ayahuasca, unitive experiences, and bad trips 16:58
Jews who are “religious but not spiritual” 36:37
Finding “real happiness” through meditation 46:24
Varieties of enlightening experience 51:09
What’s distinctive about Jewish mysticism? 65:20
The things Jay still takes from Judaism 76:07
Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Jay Michaelson (jaymichaelson.net, The Daily Beast)
Recorded November 12, 2019
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![Is Philosophy OK? | Daniel Kaufman & Robert Gressis [Sophia]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TUSq_r1N8Ng/hqdefault.jpg "Is Philosophy OK? | Daniel Kaufman & Robert Gressis [Sophia]
02:04 Robert: Is it permissible to remain a philosophy professor?
14:02 Why Dan opposes the “morality everywhere” approach to life
17:05 Can professors really leave a lasting impact on students?
43:01 “First world problems” and moral obligation in the classroom
54:14 What is the “White Paper” of philosophy, and does it have any authority?
1:14:54 Rethinking the role of the academy in society
1:23:48 Dan: Philosophy as a life guide is, well, misguided
Daniel Kaufman (Missouri State University, The Electric Agora) and Robert Gressis (CSU Northridge)
Recorded May 23, 2019
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![The Cultural Contradictions of Conservatism | Daniel Kaufman & Kevin Currie-Knight [Sophia]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ToFtCTbK9fY/hqdefault.jpg "The Cultural Contradictions of Conservatism | Daniel Kaufman & Kevin Currie-Knight [Sophia]
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0:00 Intro
01:48 Kevins book, Education in the Marketplace
05:53 Dan and Kevins concern for Coleman Hughes intellectual freedom
20:57 How young is too young for movement conservatism?
34:23 What was the Intellectual Dark Web?
46:48 The IDWs central contradiction
1:02:34 How Dan got involved with the conservative movement ...
1:20:26 ... and why he left it
1:40:21 Dans advice to Hughes: dont trust the movement
Daniel Kaufman (Missouri State University, The Electric Agora) and Kevin Currie-Knight (East Carolina Universitys College of Education). Recorded December 12, 2020.
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![The Dharma of Bob 3: Cognitive Biases | Robert Wright & Josh Summers [The Wright Show]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UHlgupB7ifQ/hqdefault.jpg "The Dharma of Bob 3: Cognitive Biases | Robert Wright & Josh Summers [The Wright Show]
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0:00 Continuing the exploration of “the Dharma of Bob”
12:44 The evolutionary logic of cognitive biases
22:30 Attribution error, or why your enemies seem so damn evil
44:00 Zero-sum biases in a non-zero-sum world
47:41 Bob fixes social media
55:16 How cognitive biases have shaped perceptions of the Capitol riot
1:04:23 The psychology of tribalism and the BLM protests
Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Josh Summers (The Power of Mindfulness, joshsummers.net)
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![Gender Trouble | Daniel Kaufman & Helen Joyce [Sophia]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/URpIHX8LrCQ/hqdefault.jpg "Gender Trouble | Daniel Kaufman & Helen Joyce [Sophia]
Helen’s forthcoming book on gender 5:39
Why are younger women attracted to novel gender theories? 19:29
Social constructivism vs. self-constructivism 33:03
Did feminists bring this upon themselves? 36:01
Helen: Immigration caused Britain’s political realignment 44:35
Helen’s narrative of the evolution of trans identity 60:07
Why is it harder to be a girl now, when society is less sexist? 69:45
Dan: Online porn has made teenage boys undateable 75:15
Daniel Kaufman (Missouri State University, The Electric Agora) and Helen Joyce (The Economist)
Recorded February 29, 2020
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![Robert Wright & John Horgan | The Science and Philosophy of Devs [The Wright Show]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VtNBsD8dxlQ/hqdefault.jpg "Robert Wright & John Horgan | The Science and Philosophy of Devs [The Wright Show]
John fails the coronavirus antibody test; Bob consoles him 01:46
Science fiction, free will, and robot sex 06:04
The Devs interpretation of quantum mechanics 17:49
The Wright-Horgan interpretation of Devs, part 1 (spoilers) 30:58
The Wright-Horgan interpretation of Devs, part 2 (lots of spoilers) 44:30
John: we need the concept of free will more than we need God 1:05:39
Is the many worlds interpretation consoling or terrifying? 1:20:13
Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and John Horgan (Stevens Center for Science Writings, Mind-Body Problems)
Recorded May 3, 2020
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![This Podcast Is Self Care | Aryeh Cohen-Wade, Cait Raft, & Drew Spears [Culturally Determined]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WCpx81GyP-A/hqdefault.jpg "This Podcast Is Self Care | Aryeh Cohen-Wade, Cait Raft, & Drew Spears [Culturally Determined]
1:56 Cait and Drew’s podcast, This Podcast Is Self Care
8:10 Emotional labor vs. self care
13:22 Unpacking the idea that self care is just for women
21:23 Crystals, sage, and “fake magic is real”
24:39 Why are Millennials so attracted to self care and the supernatural?
35:39 Astrology as anti-capitalism
45:59 The hot new trend of “self-grandparenting”
52:06 Why Aryeh loves the podcast
Aryeh Cohen-Wade (Joking on the Square, @AryehCW), Drew Spears (This Podcast Is Self Care, @drewspurs), and Cait Raft (This Podcast Is Self Care, @caitraft)
Recorded October 8, 2019
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![Life Is in the Transitions | Robert Wright & Bruce Feiler [The Wright Show]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WQuRf5ApSF4/hqdefault.jpg "Life Is in the Transitions | Robert Wright & Bruce Feiler [The Wright Show]
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2:52 Bruce’s new book, Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age
10:29 Debunking the idea of the “predictable crises of adult life”
16:35 Two kinds of life changes: “disruptors” and “lifequakes”
27:42 Does Bob need a lifequake?
37:56 Bruce: “The linear model of life transitions is just wrong”
44:14 Millennials zigging and zagging
51:09 The ABCs of meaning: agency, belonging, cause
57:32 How to write your own life story
73:55 Are the stories we tell about ourselves just BS? And is that okay?
79:39 How to change the meaning of your life
Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Bruce Feiler (brucefeiler.com)
Recorded July 28, 2020
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![The Great Disintegration | Daniel Kaufman & Oliver Burkeman [Sophia]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XKoYkLhJy7w/hqdefault.jpg "The Great Disintegration | Daniel Kaufman & Oliver Burkeman [Sophia]
04:06 Journalism, from information scarcity to attention scarcity
10:02 Is it harder to find “good” information these days? 10:02
19:40 Oliver: Reliance on social media creates false controversies
30:54 Has the mainstream media really drifted towards partisanship?
46:01 How to dismantle the partisan divide
57:34 Dan: Americans were more divided in 1968 than now
1:14:15 Social injustice: Perception, reality, and urgency
Daniel Kaufman (Missouri State University, The Electric Agora) and Oliver Burkeman (The Guardian, The Antidote)
Recorded July 9, 2019
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