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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.
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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
