Modern Wisdom

#338 - Robert Wright - Psychology, Aliens & Averting The Apocalypse

Jun 24, 2021

01:14:52

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Introduction

2min

The Evolution of Mindfulness and the End of the World

3min

Avoiding the Apocalypse: A Global Coordination Problem

3min

The Benefits of Mindfulness for Humanity

3min

The Potential of Emotional Coordination in the Age of UFOs

6min

The Importance of Emotionality in Mindfulness

1min

The Fermi Paradox and Mindfulness

4min

The Mystery of Extraterrestrial Sightings

3min

The Relationship Between Evolutionary Psychology and Mindfulness

2min

10.

The Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation Without Evolutionary Psychology

3min

11.

The Power of Mindfulness

3min

12.

The Dukabayas and the Desire to Be Respected

5min

13.

The Problem With Silence

2min

14.

The Discipline of Trump on Twitter

3min

15.

Zuckerberg's Discrimination

4min

16.

How to Enjoy Good Moments More

4min

17.

The Negative Effects of Food

2min

18.

The Power of Mindfulness

4min

19.

The Importance of Motivation

2min

20.

The Importance of Mindfulness

2min

21.

How to Make Money on Sub-Stack

3min

22.

The Apocalypse of Version

3min

23.

The Power of Social Media

4min

24.

Rogan and the Obama's on Twitter

3min

Robert Wright is President of the Nonzero Foundation, an author and Visiting Professor of Science and Religion at Union Theological Seminary in New York.

Bob's book The Moral Animal has changed my thinking more than pretty much any other over the last few years, so naturally I wanted to bring him on to discuss whether aliens are real and how we can avoid existential risks.

For real though, expect to learn the role that evolutionary psychology plays in mindfulness practice, why Bob thinks that aliens are probably enlightened, how global coordination can be improved by everyone meditating, whether we're doomed for civilisational collapse and much more...

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