Robert Wright's Nonzero

Autism and the Two Kinds of Empathy (Robert Wright & Simon Baron-Cohen)

Jun 20, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Importance of Emotional Empathy
01:47 • 4min
3
The Effects of Mind Reading on Coping
06:17 • 2min
4
The Importance of Understanding Beliefs
07:58 • 4min
5
The Evolution of Autism
12:24 • 4min
6
The Importance of Pattern Seeking in the Social World
16:23 • 4min
7
Elon Musk: A Role Model for Autism
20:35 • 3min
8
The Shift of View on Autism
23:27 • 2min
9
The Relationship Between Cognitive Empathy and Power
25:42 • 2min
10
The Correlation Between Power and Cognitive Empathy
27:55 • 4min
11
The Importance of Cognitive Empathy in Autistic People
31:57 • 3min
12
The Science of Evil
34:45 • 3min
13
The Importance of Reading the Room
37:31 • 2min
14
The Science of Evil: Zero Degrees of Empathy
39:39 • 6min
15
The Threat of Hatred
45:25 • 3min
16
The Relationship Between Cognitive and Affective Empathy
48:15 • 3min
17
The Role of Cognitive and Affective Empathy in Politics
51:31 • 3min
18
Cognitive Empathy: A Good Use
54:26 • 3min
19
The Importance of Cognitive Empathy
57:18 • 2min
20
The Importance of Rational Compassion
59:12 • 2min
21
The Double Empathy Problem in Autism
01:01:19 • 4min
22
The Differences in Play Behavior for Autistic Kids
01:05:22 • 3min