Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Psychology
04/14/2021
George Will and Steven Pinker on Liberalism
Rob Tracinski brings together George Will and Steven Pinker for a conversation about the nature and foundations of political liberalism.
04/04/2021
How Can You Stop Feeling So Irritable?
Also: what’s wrong with being impatient?
04/08/2021
Eros, Self-Awareness, and Being a Good Partner—with Esther Perel
Esther Perel is a psychotherapist and one of the leading voices on modern relationships. She discusses the challenges the pandemic has posed on our relationships, the importance of serendipitous moments, and why self-awareness is so important.
03/31/2021
The Case for Optimism: A Conversation with Steven Pinker
03/23/2021
In a world of screens, Sherry Turkle wants to make eye contact
The pioneering MIT professor on her new memoir, the masks we wear, and why it’s more important than ever to put technology in its place.
03/23/2021
The Dharma of Bob 4: Averting the Apocalypse | Robert Wright & Josh Summers
03/18/2021
Christine Runyan: What’s Happening in Our Nervous Systems?
The light at the end of the COVID tunnel is tenuously appearing — yet many of us feel as exhausted as at any time in the past year.
03/18/2021
Stoicism and Celebrating Success ft. Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday is a media strategist and the author of ten books. He joins Scott to discuss how the four virtues of stoicism (courage, temperance, justice, and wisdom) are integrated into everyday life.
03/13/2021
What You Miss About the World If You Only Study Students at Harvard
Much of what psychologists have come to believe about human nature is actually a description of a geographically and historically specific group: people who are western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic ("WEIRD").
03/04/2021
A Conversation with Sherry Turkle
This week, Clint is pleased to have a conversation with Sherry Turkle. The New York Times called Sherry’s new memoir The Empathy Diaries “a beautiful memoir about the life of the mind and the life of the senses.”
03/02/2021
Sherry Turkle with Honor Moore
Sherry Turkle, MIT psychologist and bestselling author of Reclaiming Conversation and Alone Together, reflects on her coming-of-age and path-blazing career in her new memoir, The Empathy Diaries.
02/20/2021