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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The Goodness Paradox | Robert Wright & Richard Wrangham [The Wright Show]
1:47 Richard’s new book, The Goodness Paradox 3:30 Why Jane Goodall’s view of chimpanzees took a turn for the darker 12:43 Proactive violence (a human specia...
U.S. Moves to Stop All Nations From Buying Iranian Oil
Oil prices rose to their highest levels since October in anticipation of Monday’s announcement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Trump administration officials had debated the move.
Robert Wright
"The further cutoff of oil revenue is expected to make life harder for people in Iran, which already is beset by a critical medicine shortage."
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Alfred North Whitehead, Process Philosophy, and Process Theology (Robert Wright & John Thatamanil) - Meaningoflife.tv
Alfred North Whitehead and his "process philosophy" ... "Process theology," which features a changing, non-omnipotent God ... A God of persuasion, not coercion ... Whitehead's conception of divinity ... Whitehead’s God and Christian theology ......
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Meaningoflife.tv
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Robert Wright
I had a great time talking with the estimable @JJT1 (John Thatamanil) of @UnionSeminary about Alfred North Whitehead, process philosophy, and process theology. You can watch on @MeaningLifeTV - meaningoflife.tv/videos/41649?i… - or listen via The Wright Show podcast.
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Alfred North Whitehead and Process Theology | Robert Wright & John Thatamanil [The Wright Show]
1:26 Alfred North Whitehead and his “process philosophy” 9:03 “Process theology,” which features a changing, non-omnipotent God 22:38 A God of persuasion, no...
Revealed: The U.S. military's 36 code-named operations in Africa
Yahoo News has assembled a list of three dozen code-named operations across Africa. While the Pentagon has acknowledged the names, locations and purposes of some of these operations, others are far lower profile. Almost all are unknown to the...
Robert Wright
If you're trying to keep track of all the countries in which we're waging war (good luck!), this summary of recent action in Africa may help: news.yahoo.com/revealed-the-u… pic.twitter.com/VUXBkAnDT2
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‘Stop Sanders’ Democrats Are Agonizing Over His Momentum
Members of the party establishment who oppose Bernie Sanders have had discussions about how to handle his candidacy, while others warn of a schism within the party.
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Robert Wright
Isn’t this NYT paragraph kind of a non sequitur? They’re worried that Bernie can't win the general election because he's “all too reminiscent” of a candidate who won the general election? nytimes.com/2019/04/16/us/… pic.twitter.com/xUilwtsc0w
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Meaningoflife.tv
Meaningoflife.tv
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Robert Wright
Everything you always wanted to know about polyamory but were afraid to ask--my conversation with @primalpoly: meaningoflife.tv/videos/41640?i… Also available as an audio podcast on The Wright Show feed.
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Pete Buttigieg suggests national service program
A program for all young adults could help mend divisions in American society, Buttigieg said.
Click here to support Seventh District Baptist Church Fires St Landry organized by Ruth Jack
Three historically black churches have burned in less than two weeks in one south Louisiana parish, where officials said they had found “suspicious elements” in each case. The officials have not ruled out the possibility of arson, or the possibility...
Tell Congress: Ban CIA drone strikes now!
U.S. drone strikes have tripled under Trump. And with his latest executive order, there is now literally nothing in US law requiring reporting on civilian casualties by entities like the CIA.
One Month, 500,000 Face Scans: How China Is Using A.I. to Profile a Minority
In a major ethical leap for the tech world, Chinese start-ups have built algorithms that the government uses to track members of a largely Muslim minority group.
Issue #69: Apr 6–13, 2019
In this week’s MRN we: (1) explore the Murdoch media empire’s powerful role in demonizing Rep. Ilhan Omar; (2) lament some things said by America’s only mindfulness-championing presidential candidate; (3) summarize a week that was rich in...
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Robert Wright
In this week's Mindful Resistance Newsletter I write about the Murdoch media empire's multi-pronged assault on Ilhan Omar. mindfulresistance.net/2019/04/13/iss… pic.twitter.com/9MVo4eKl0I
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The Two-Biden Problem
Is the former vice president a far-seeing progressive or a centrist creep? He’s both, and he’s only going to win in 2020 if he figures out how to explain that conundrum.
Assange and the Boundaries of Journalism | Bill Scher & Matt Lewis [The DMZ]
00:47 Julian Assange’s arrest and the source-journalist relationship 11:48 Trump, Barr, and the difference between “spying” and “investigating” 18:46 Will Ba...
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Bloggingheads.tv
Robert Wright
I had an illuminating chat w/ @YousefMunayyer of @USCPR_ about the Israeli election, why the 2-state solution was already dead, and where we go from here. You can watch on @bloggingheads - bloggingheads.tv/videos/56161?i… - or listen on The Wright Show podcast.
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Why the Israeli Election Didn’t Matter | Robert Wright & Yousef Munayyer [The Wright Show]
0:26 Yousef: This election wasn’t democratic 4:18 A referendum on Netanyahu 9:16 Why the two-state solution was already dead 15:37 Yousef: Netanyahu is a byp...
First-ever picture of black hole revealed
Ringed by bright gas, supermassive black hole spotted by global telescope consortium
Robert Wright
Serious physicists have speculated that maybe universes create new universes via black holes. In which case this is a picture of an egg, kind of.
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Tricycle Online Courses
Timeless teachings. Modern methods.
Robert Wright
I'm delighted to be collaborating with @tricyclemag on an online course about the psychology of tribalism--and about how mindfulness can help us transcend that psychology. The six-part course starts next month
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