Robert Wright
Author of Nonzero, The Moral Animal, The Evolution of God. Visiting Prof of Science & Religion @UnionSeminary EIC @Bloggingheads @MeaningLifeTV
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#YemenCantWait: Call your Senators today
End U.S. support for the Saudi-led bombing and blockade
Bloggingheads.tv
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Robert Wright
Really enjoyed talking with @sentientist about evolutionary psychology (& whether it inherently leans to the right), MeToo, Kavanaugh, and related matters. You can watch on @bloggingheads-- bloggingheads.tv/videos/54248?i… --or listen on The Wright Show podcast.
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Evolutionary Psychology and #MeToo | Robert Wright & Diana Fleischman [The Wright Show]
What evolutionary psychology says about men and women 1:44 Bob: Evolutionary psychology isn’t inherently right wing 16:27 The Kavanaugh hearings 23:18 Diana’...
Meaningoflife.tv
Meaningoflife.tv
Robert Wright
@amyalkon I just downloaded it on my (android phone) podcast app, so I doubt the problem is at our end, though I'll ask my tech guy. Also, you can download the mp3 (or watch the video) here
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After a Hiatus, China Accelerates Cyberspying Efforts to Obtain U.S. Technology
China’s practice of breaking into American computers has become a core grievance of the Trump administration as leaders of the two nations prepare to meet.
Robert Wright
In other words, Obama-the-wimp was better at getting tough with China than Trump-the-tough-guy.
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Meaningoflife.tv
Meaningoflife.tv
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Robert Wright
Really enjoyed talking with @skdh about her book Lost in Math & its critique of much of modern theoretical physics. You can watch on @MeaningLifeTV -- meaningoflife.tv/videos/41215?i… or listen on The Wright Show podcast.
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Issue #52: Nov 25–Dec 1, 2018
In this week’s MRN we offer: the world’s most concise summary of the week’s Mueller news; the tragic story of a senator who got lots of mind-altering retweets; a prediction about the next few days of reflections on the late George H.W. Bush;...
Robert Wright
This week's Mindful Resistance Newsletter is out: mindfulresistance.net/2018/12/01/iss… Our circulation just passed the 12,000 mark! Perhaps not coincidentally, subscription is free--which deprives you of one excuse for not subscribing. You can subscribe here: mindfulresistance.net pic.twitter.com/shAJF984wA
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Robert Wright
In this week's Mindful Resistance Newsletter I say the thing that I predict no one else (or almost no one else) will say in praise of George H.W. Bush
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Robert Wright
This amazing Miami Herald story -- miamiherald.com/news/local/art… -- by @jkbjournalist has gotten a lot of attention, but not as much as it deserves. Below are some key takeaways (from this week's edition of the Mindful Resistance Newsletter: mindfulresistance.net/2018/12/01/iss… ) pic.twitter.com/tX9MmMhicp
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How Beauty Leads Physics Astray | Robert Wright & Sabine Hossenfelder [The Wright Show]
0:29 Sabine’s new book, Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray 11:44 Sabine: There’s no reason to think the four fundamental forces can be unified 18:...
Do we need an antidote to perfectionism? | Oliver Burkeman
It’s a recipe for being a miserable high achiever, or worse: some studies suggest it’s actually an obstacle to high achievement
Alexander Acosta gave Jeffrey Epstein the deal of a lifetime | Miami Herald
Palm Beach multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein was accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls. Prosecutors, including future Trump labor secretary Alexander Acosta, cut Epstein an extraordinary plea deal.
Robert Wright
The first sentence of Jay Lefkowitz's Wikipedia entry describes him as a "human rights advocate." Read this piece and see if you think that's a fitting description. (Yes, I realize he was just defending the interests of his client, as lawyers do. Still...)
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Robert Wright
This amazing Miami Herald story -- miamiherald.com/news/local/art… -- by @jkbjournalist has gotten a lot of attention, but not as much as it deserves. Below are some key takeaways (from this week's edition of the Mindful Resistance Newsletter: mindfulresistance.net/2018/12/01/iss… ) pic.twitter.com/tX9MmMhicp
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Pompeo-Mattis briefing on Yemen to Senate bombs
Secretaries of State and Defense, Mike Pompeo and Jim Mattis, urged senators to stay the course on US support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, but senators said they were inclined to vote for legislation to curtail US support.
Bloggingheads.tv
Bloggingheads.tv
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Robert Wright
Just posted a @bloggingheads with @kausmickey. We argue over whether Trump's authoritarian tendencies are a threat & ponder other Trump stuff (e.g. what's the real reason for Trump's MBS crush?). You can watch here- bloggingheads.tv/videos/54195 -or listen on The Wright Show podcast.
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Is Trump Still a Populist? | Robert Wright & Mickey Kaus [The Wright Show]
03:08 What’s the real reason Trump is appeasing Mohammad bin Salman? 22:49 Mickey: The establishment keeps Trump’s authoritarian tendencies in check 31:57 Wh...
The New Cosmic Story | Robert Wright & John Haught [The Wright Show]
3:35 The prescience of theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin 11:51 Teilhard’s synthesizing of the “above” and the “ahead” 20:30 John: The creation of humans ...
The New Cosmic Story (Robert Wright & John Haught) - The Wright Show
The prescience of theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin ... Teilhard's synthesizing of the "above" and the "ahead" ... John: The creation of humans is not the universe's climax ... John: God is "not yet" ... Science and faith as different layers...
Gratitude the Hard Way
Blessings are out there somewhere. Though seeing them may take having just the right perspective.
Robert Wright
I happened on this Thanksgiving column I wrote for NYT in 2010 (because it's pinned on my mother-in-law's bulletin board, for which I give thanks). I was surprised to see that political polarization was a big concern even then. Still, Happy Thanksgiving.
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Two Decades After 9/11, Militants Have Only Multiplied
As many as 230,000 Salafi jihadist fighters are operating in nearly 70 countries, a study finds, underscoring terrorist groups’ resilience and American policy failures.
Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny | Robert Wright & Kate Manne [The Wright Show]
0:17 Kate’s book, Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny 6:19 Strangulation and other forms of male social control 16:12 Defining sexism and patriarchy, with refer...
Bloggingheads.tv
Bloggingheads.tv
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Robert Wright
Really enjoyed talking to philosopher @kate_manne about her much-lauded book on misogyny, Down Girl. You can watch on @bloggingheads -- bloggingheads.tv/videos/54150 -- or listen on The Wright Show podcast.
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