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Bloom on Bloom | Paul Bloom
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Bloom on Bloom | Paul Bloom
Diana tries her best to get Paul canceled...
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Paul Bloom is a Canadian American psychologist. He is the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor Emeritus of psychology and cognitive science at Yale University and Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto. His research explores how children and adults understand the physical and social world, with special focus on language, morality, religion, fiction, and art.

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

1:28 Paul on the culture wars

9:15 Relationships and teasing

13:30 Having children

20:00 Genetics & embryo selection

25:15 Effective altruism

30:52 AI

41:20 Distrusting high decouplers

50:40 Tradition

53:30 Utilitarianism and response time

59:00 Skinner and behaviourism

1:07:30 Attachment theory, mate value, dating

1:21:22 Cancel culture

1:28:30 Bonus Questions preview

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