Campus Protests, Dennett’s Legacy | Robert Wright and Paul Bloom discuss the pro-Palestine student protests and their fallout. Plus: Remembering—and disagreeing with—Daniel Dennett.
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New post!
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I told a grad-student co-author 'try to imagine me as the guy from 'Memento' who can't remember anything & needs clues to pick-up the thread on projects' and they said 'I believe you, because you already used that memento analogy'

DINNER GUEST 1: what does it say, that we have some nutter running around dressed like a bat?
BRUCE WAYNE (smirking): gotham has always had its characters
GUEST 2: it's a travesty!
BRUCE WAYNE: right you are, arthur
GUEST 3: plus I heard he's a pedophile
BRUCE WAYNE: wait hold on

The reason I remain on this hellsite.

Thanks, Jonathan. This talk with @Econtalker was one of the best podcast discussions I've ever had.

Such sad news. He was a brilliant philosopher who had a profound influence on cognitive science. And he was hugely supportive to young scholars—including me, long ago. A great loss.
dailynous.com/2024/04/19/dan…

Are babies’ lives net negative or positive from a pleasure/pain perspective—happy or wretched? Fascinating, thought provoking post by @PaulBloomatyale: buff.ly/4azneVM

New post!
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Best powerpoint?

Thinking Back on Kahneman, Fast and Slow | Robert Wright and Paul Bloom discuss the late Nobel laureate’s life and legacy.
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New post! (ht: Russ Roberts Maria Konnikova Edward Slingerland Rory Sutherland Julia Galef Matthew Cobb)
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Because of the way that human beings have biologically evolved, @PaulBloomatYale says that we can sometimes struggle to lead with empathy. Check out his full conversation with @TEDChris on the latest episode of The TED Interview: t.ted.com/kl35b01

Join Matti Wilks, Evan Westra, @DCameron and I for a Zoom webinar on moral convictions, the moral circle, and affect and norms tomorrow!

New post!
(ht: Robert Wright Awais Aftab Daniel Engber)
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Morality is a tremendous force both for what we reflectively view as good and reflectively view as evil.

Paul Bloom with @econtalker ow.ly/mnnp50R0K7l

I'm elated to announce that my new book, HOPE FOR CYNICS, will be published on September 3rd!

It explains why people have lost faith in one another, and how we can build a sturdier, data-driven hope.

You can find more information and pre-order here: hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jamil-z…

Thank you Cass Sunstein for a provocative and high-energy discussion on 'Barbie goods' at BEAR UofT Rotman School The BEAR on the slide was a particularly nice touch :-) Joshua Gans Ying Zeng Melanie Kim Paul Bloom Avni Shah #BIOrg

Really looking forward to giving talks and participating in debates at the HowTheLightGetsIn Festival
howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/hay