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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