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This episode covers The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided By Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt. What is "moral" may vary from person to person. This can lead to some pretty nasty judgements. Why do people behave this way towards others? Why don't people see eye to eye on politics? Jonathan attempts to uncover mysteries around morality in this book.  Support the show

This episode covers The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided By Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt. What is "moral" may vary from person to person. This can lead to some pretty nasty judgements. Why do people behave this way towards others? Why don't people see eye to eye on politics? Jonathan attempts to uncover mysteries around morality in this book.  Support the show

This episode covers The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided By Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt. What is "moral" may vary from person to person. This can lead to some pretty nasty judgements. Why do people behave this way towards others? Why don't people see eye to eye on politics? Jonathan attempts to uncover mysteries around morality in this book.  Support the show

Does an all-loving, all-powerful God exist? If so, what do we make of the evil in the world? J. L. Mackie addresses this in his essay Evil and Omnipotence and we dissect some of his ideas to further understand this seeming conundrum.  Support the show

You may be familiar with The Ten Commandments. Lex Bayer and John Figdor team up to create Ten Non-Commandment for the Twenty-first Century in Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart: Rewriting the Ten Commandment for the Twenty-first Century.  Support the show

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In 1994, Robert Wright wrote what The New York Times Book Review labeled one of the best books of that year called The Moral Animal: Why We Are The Way We Are. In this book, Wright attempts to answer questions about our biology that research is shedding more light on; questions like, "What is the best reproductive strategy for humans?" "Where does self-esteem come from?" and "Why do parents have a favorite child?" Answering these questions, and more, offer tremendous insights as to why humans...

The most important aspect to health and happiness is the quality of our relationships. The longest study ever conducted on happiness has demonstrated this. Robert Waldinger, MD, and Marc Schulz, PhD are the current director and associate director of the 85-year-old Harvard Study of Adult Development. This study, as well as a plethora of additional research, is discussed in the book they co-authored called The Good Life: Lessons From The World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness that...

The most important aspect to health and happiness is the quality of our relationships. The longest study ever conducted on happiness has demonstrated this. Robert Waldinger, MD, and Marc Schulz, PhD are the current director and associate director of the 85-year-old Harvard Study of Adult Development. This study, as well as a plethora of additional research, is discussed in the book they co-authored called The Good Life: Lessons From The World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness: that...

The most important aspect to health and happiness is the quality of our relationships. The longest study ever conducted on happiness has demonstrated this. Robert Waldinger, MD, and Marc Schulz, PhD are the current director and associate director of the 85-year-old Harvard Study of Adult Development. This study, as well as a plethora of additional research, is discussed in the book they co-authored called The Good Life: Lessons From The World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness: that...

The most important aspect to health and happiness is the quality of our relationships. The longest study ever conducted on happiness has demonstrated this. Robert Waldinger, MD, and Marc Schulz, PhD are the current director and associate director of the 85-year-old Harvard Study of Adult Development. This study, as well as a plethora of additional research, is discussed in the book they co-authored called The Good Life: Lessons From The World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness: that...

The greatest truth to life is that at some point, it will come to an end for all of us. Dr. Peter Attia does not let that stop him from learning all there is to extending our healthspan and lifespan. Dedicated to the science of "longevity" (a term Attia himself is not a major fan of), Attia shares everything there is to know about longevity in his book Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity as well as ground breaking discoveries that may shape the way the medical system functions in this...

The greatest truth to life is that at some point, it will come to an end for all of us. Dr. Peter Attia does not let that stop him from learning all there is to extending our healthspan and lifespan. Dedicated to the science of "longevity" (a term Attia himself is not a major fan of), Attia shares everything there is to know about longevity in his book Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity as well as ground breaking discoveries that may shape the way the medical system functions in this...

The greatest truth to life is that at some point, it will come to an end for all of us. Dr. Peter Attia does not let that stop him from learning all there is to extending our healthspan and lifespan. Dedicated to the science of "longevity" (a term Attia himself is not a major fan of), Attia shares everything there is to know about longevity in his book Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity as well as ground breaking discoveries that may shape the way the medical system functions in this...

The greatest truth to life is that at some point, it will come to an end for all of us. Dr. Peter Attia does not let that stop him from learning all there is to extending our healthspan and lifespan. Dedicated to the science of "longevity" (a term Attia himself is not a major fan of), Attia shares everything there is to know about longevity in his book Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity as well as ground breaking discoveries that may shape the way the medical system functions in this...

The greatest truth to life is that at some point, it will come to an end for all of us. Dr. Peter Attia does not let that stop him from learning all there is to extending our healthspan and lifespan. Dedicated to the science of "longevity" (a term Attia himself is not a major fan of), Attia shares everything there is to know about longevity in his book Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity as well as ground breaking discoveries that may shape the way the medical system functions in this...

Can any of us imagine going back to a world before technology? A world without cell phones, Netflix, Doordash, Microsoft Word, or, ironically, podcasts? The rise of technology and the internet has radically transformed the world we live in, but at what cost? Dr. Adam Alter discusses how behavioral addiction is on the rise amongst other fascinating discoveries as a result of a tech-infested world in his book Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked. 

Can any of us imagine going back to a world before technology? A world without cell phones, Netflix, Doordash, Microsoft Word, or, ironically, podcasts? The rise of technology and the internet has radically transformed the world we live in, but at what cost? Dr. Adam Alter discusses how behavioral addiction is on the rise amongst other fascinating discoveries as a result of a tech-infested world in his book Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked. 

Can any of us imagine going back to a world before technology? A world without cell phones, Netflix, Doordash, Microsoft Word, or, ironically, podcasts? The rise of technology and the internet has radically transformed the world we live in, but at what cost? Dr. Adam Alter discusses how behavioral addiction is on the rise amongst other fascinating discoveries as a result of a tech-infested world in his book Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked. 

Can any of us imagine going back to a world before technology? A world without cell phones, Netflix, Doordash, Microsoft Word, or, ironically, podcasts? The rise of technology and the internet has radically transformed the world we live in, but at what cost? Dr. Adam Alter discusses how behavioral addiction is on the rise amongst other fascinating discoveries as a result of a tech-infested world in his book Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked. 

Michael E. Gerber is a prominent small-business guru's. He illustrates this clearly in his book "The E-Myth: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It." This is a must read for anyone wishing to start a small business or who currently has a small business and is learning on what they need to do in order to grow properly. 

Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein attempt to explain how to best cope with the modern world and its hyper-novelty with our primordial bodies in A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide To The 21st Century. These evolutionary biologists dive into just about all areas of the human experience as it was experienced by our ancestors and how the modern world has changed that experience for us. 

Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein attempt to explain how to best cope with the modern world and its hyper-novelty with our primordial bodies in A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide To The 21st Century. These evolutionary biologists dive into just about all areas of the human experience as it was experienced by our ancestors and how the modern world has changed that experience for us.