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Robert Wright's Nonzero

Conversations with a series of people who have nothing in common except that program host Robert Wright is curious about what they’re thinking. nonzero.substack.com

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Do We Live in a Simulation? (Robert Wright & Preston Greene)

Do We Live in a Simulation? (Robert Wright & Preston Greene)

Why many intelligent people think we're living in a simulation ... The philosophical argument that you're probably not ... Read more

1 Nov 2019

1hr 9mins

Ranked #2

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Does Moral Truth Exist? (Robert Wright & Gideon Rosen)

Does Moral Truth Exist? (Robert Wright & Gideon Rosen)

Defining "moral realism" ... Cognitivists vs. noncognitivists ... Are moral beliefs just expressions of human desires... Read more

6 Jan 2020

1hr 13mins

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Buddhist Ethics (Robert Wright & Bhikkhu Bodhi)

Buddhist Ethics (Robert Wright & Bhikkhu Bodhi)

What is the foundation of Buddhist ethics? ... Experiencing not-self ... Buddhism is a synthesis of consequentialism a... Read more

4 Oct 2019

1hr 20mins

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Enlightenment by Trial and Error (Robert Wright & Jay Michaelson)

Enlightenment by Trial and Error (Robert Wright & Jay Michaelson)

Jay's new book, Enlightenment by Trial and Error ... Why Jay embarked on a path of mysticism ... Ayahuasca, unitive ex... Read more

3 Dec 2019

1hr 24mins

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Grace-Filled Naturalism (Robert Wright & Roger Haight)

Grace-Filled Naturalism (Robert Wright & Roger Haight)

Why Pope John Paul II did not like Roger's book Jesus Symbol of God ... Roger's new book, Faith and Evolution: Grace-Fi... Read more

8 Nov 2019

1hr 21mins

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Meditation Retreats (Robert Wright & Josh Summers)

Meditation Retreats (Robert Wright & Josh Summers)

Common misconceptions about meditation retreats ... Hitting the bliss button ... Scheduled vs. unscheduled retreats ... Read more

16 Jul 2019

1hr 47mins

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Psychopolitics: Empathy's Downsides (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)

Psychopolitics: Empathy's Downsides (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)

A new study says empathy can increase political polarization ... How empathy operates in today’s political environment ... Read more

26 Nov 2019

1hr 11mins

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How to Be an Epicurean (Robert Wright & Catherine Wilson)

How to Be an Epicurean (Robert Wright & Catherine Wilson)

Catherine's new book, How to Be an Epicurean ... How Epicureanism is like and unlike utilitarianism ... How the anci... Read more

8 Dec 2019

1hr

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Why I Am Not a Buddhist (Robert Wright & Evan Thompson)

Why I Am Not a Buddhist (Robert Wright & Evan Thompson)

Evan's new book, Why I Am Not a Buddhist ... Evan's critique of "Buddhist modernism" and "Buddhist exceptionalism" ..... Read more

29 Apr 2020

2hr 20mins

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Quantum Physics and Social Science (Robert Wright & Alexander Wendt)

Quantum Physics and Social Science (Robert Wright & Alexander Wendt)

Why Alex shifted from international relations to quantum physics ... Alex: "We are walking wave functions" ... Do the ... Read more

1 Sep 2019

1hr 12mins

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Science and Scientism (Robert Wright & John Horgan)

Science and Scientism (Robert Wright & John Horgan)

What is scientism, and who is doing it? ... Postmodernism and whether science just tells "stories" ... John criticizes... Read more

18 Oct 2019

1hr 11mins

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How to Live a Good Life (Robert Wright, Massimo Pigliucci, and Skye Cleary)

How to Live a Good Life (Robert Wright, Massimo Pigliucci, and Skye Cleary)

Skye and Massimo's new co-edited book, with Daniel Kaufman, How to Live a Good Life ... Existentialism's intersections ... Read more

Ranked #13

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McMindfulness (Robert Wright & Ronald Purser)

McMindfulness (Robert Wright & Ronald Purser)

Ron's new book, McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality ... A brief history of mindfulnes... Read more

8 Aug 2019

1hr 1min

Ranked #14

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Defending Science from Denial, Fraud, and Pseudoscience (Robert Wright & Lee McIntyre)

Defending Science from Denial, Fraud, and Pseudoscience (Robert Wright & Lee McIntyre)

Lee’s new book The Scientific Attitude: Defending Science from Denial, Fraud, and Pseudoscience  ... Why scientific the... Read more

4 Jul 2019

1hr 12mins

Ranked #15

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Mindfulness and Racial Justice (Robert Wright & Rhonda Magee)

Mindfulness and Racial Justice (Robert Wright & Rhonda Magee)

Rhonda's path to meditation and Buddhism ... Rhonda's new book, The Inner Work of Racial Justice ... Is equanimity the... Read more

24 Dec 2019

48mins

Ranked #16

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Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation (Robert Wright & David Bentley Hart)

Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation (Robert Wright & David Bentley Hart)

David's new book, That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation ... What does the New Testament actual... Read more

26 Feb 2020

1hr 20mins

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