This episode includes an Overtime segment that’s available to paid subscribers. If you’re not a paid subscriber, we of course encourage you to become one. If you are a paid subscriber, you can access the complete conversation either via the audio and video on this post or by setting up the paid-subscriber podcast feed, which includes all exclusive audio content. To set that up, simply grab the RSS feed from this page (by first clicking the “...” icon on the audio player) and paste it into your favorite podcast app.
If you have trouble completing the process, check out this super-simple how-to guide.
1:29 Is it ever okay to fire professors for speech?
13:08 Bari Weiss spreads misinformation without consequence
22:04 Are some of Israel’s American supporters unwittingly inflaming antisemitism?
33:09 Ayaan Hirsi Ali converts to Christianity without abandoning New Atheist creed
38:22 Do Sam Harris et. al. get religion totally wrong?
48:48 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 May 07, 2024.
Paul’s Substack:
Overtime titles:
0:00 The power of pugnacity
5:32 Paul comforts Bob in his search for recognition
18:13 How AI could improve clinical psychology
37:24 The Chinese TV version of 3 Body Problem