Do You Have a Podcast About Dudges and Dragons?

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i feel like my version of dungeons and dragons is impra is its own, like, let's play in a make believe world. Partly, it's just o inviting people to see that many of the stories that were consuming and enjoy are already reflecting some of our concerns or anxieties. I don't think it's an accident that movies like marble civil war have in the back drop this question: Should should people who are very powerful never less, acquiesce to some outside authority to tell them how to use it? Or should we just trust our own, our own guts and our own virtue and our own insights? And i would say that ethics should remind us of that as well.

Roleplaying games and the Marvel universe may be fictional, but they can also teach us a lot about morality in the real world. Christopher Robichaud is a Lecturer in Ethics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. In this episode, he shares ways we can explore important, everyday issues in fun, safe, and unexpected ways. Christopher has made a career out of teaching ethics and philosophy using pop culture, dissecting moral questions using anything from zombie apocalypse simulations to superhero narratives. He received his doctorate in philosophy from MIT. In 2015 he won the Innovation in Teaching Award at the Harvard Kennedy School for creating a day-long simulation--using design elements from old school tabletop roleplaying games like D&D--where policy students wielded their leadership skills and confronted ethical dilemmas to deal with a zombie pandemic. To learn more about "How to Be a Better Human," host Chris Duffy, or find footnotes and additional resources, please visit: go.ted.com/betterhuman