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Back to Search134. Joe Henrich — The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous
Episode 134
WEIRD: Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic.
Unlike much of the world today, and most people who have ever lived, WEIRD people are…
5 years, 11 months ago
133. Michael E. McCullough — The Kindness of Strangers: How a Selfish Ape Invented a New Moral Code
Episode 133
In this sweeping psychological history of human goodness — from the foundations of evolution to the modern political and social challenges humanity i…
5 years, 11 months ago
132. Leonard Mlodinow — Stephen Hawking: A Memoir of Friendship and Physics
Episode 132
One of the most influential physicists of our time, Stephen Hawking touched the lives of millions. Recalling his nearly two decades as Hawking's coll…
5 years, 11 months ago
131. Stuart Ritchie — Science Fictions: How Fraud, Bias, Negligence, and Hype Undermine the Search for Truth
Episode 131
Science is how we understand the world. Yet failures in peer review and mistakes in statistics have rendered a shocking number of scientific studies …
6 years ago
130. Debra Soh — The End of Gender: Debunking the Myths About Sex and Identity in Our Society
Episode 130
Is our gender something we're born with, or are we conditioned by society? In The End of Gender, neuroscientist and sexologist Dr. Debra Soh uses a r…
6 years ago
129. Mona Sue Weissmark — The Science of Diversity
Episode 129
The Science of Diversity uses a multidisciplinary approach to excavate the theories, principles, and paradigms that illuminate our understanding of t…
6 years ago
128. Michael Shellenberger — Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All
Episode 128
Michael Shellenberger has been fighting for a greener planet for decades. He helped save the world's last unprotected redwoods. He co-created the pre…
6 years ago
127. William Perry and Tom Collina — The Button: The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump
Episode 127
From authors William J. Perry, Secretary of Defense in the Clinton administration and Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering in the C…
6 years, 1 month ago
126. Sarah Scoles — They Are Already Here: UFO Culture and Why We See Saucers
Episode 126
More than half a century since Roswell, UFOs have been making headlines once again. On December 17, 2017, the New York Times ran a front-page story a…
6 years, 1 month ago
125. Bjorn Lomborg — False Alarm: How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet
Episode 125
Hurricanes batter our coasts. Wildfires rage across the American West. Glaciers collapse in the Artic. Politicians, activists, and the media espouse …
6 years, 1 month ago