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Conspiracy Theories and True Fictions (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
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Conspiracy Theories and True Fictions (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)

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(Overtime audio available to paid subscribers through the player at the top of the page and video version available below the paywall.)

0:00 Bob’s bad newsletter news for Paul
3:22 Fast Car's moving Grammy moment
9:14 Music, female orgasms, and other evolutionary enigmas
13:54 The Moral Animal turns 30—how has it aged?
16:48 How AI (barely) helps Paul work
19:26 Is America real?
35:27 Bob tries to drag Paul down the JFK rabbit hole
43:10 Lab leak and the trouble with “conspiracy theories”
49:07 Heading to Overtime

Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Bloom (https://smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net, University of Toronto, The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy). Recorded February 6, 2024.

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Overtime titles:

0:00 On the propriety of paywalls
4:58 Jury Duty v. The Rehearsal
16:31 Rationalists: Geniuses? Jerks? Both? Neither?
36:19 Fear and loathing in Paul’s future
39:42 Will Trump’s court cases decide America’s fate?

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