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0:00 Deep insights about coffee and sleep from Paul
4:47 Mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy
7:34 Oligarchy + paranoid billionaires = disaster
14:14 Ackman and Thiel join Elon in billionaire la la land
21:38 Is Trump anti-Semitic or just really pro-Israel?
36:13 If you don’t feel alienated you should seek counseling
41:02 Heading to Overtime
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Bloom (https://smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net, University of Toronto, The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy). Recorded September 24, 2024.
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Overtime titles:
0:00 Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr.
13:51 Amy Wax gets the axe
31:14 Elon and Brazil revisited
41:14 Childless cat lady for president!
52:17 A shibboleth to remember
