Conversations With Coleman

Psychologist Jean Twenge discusses generational differences, including happiness, suicide rates, drinking behavior, narcissism, and attitudes towards love and marriage. They also explore the impact of technological and cultural trends on these generational changes. They touch on topics such as changing attitudes towards sex and marriage, shifting naming patterns, fractured society and media consumption, surprising happiness of the Silent Generation, the negative impact of phones and social media on Gen Z's mental health, concerns about video games and youth violence, and changing sexual and gender identity trends.

My guest today is John Wood Jr. John is a national leader at Braver Angels, which is a grassroots organization dedicated to the work of political depolarization. He's also a writer for USA Today. He's a former vice chairman of the Republican Party of LA County and a former nominee for Congress. John is also the host of the podcast "Uniting America with John Wood Jr."John and I talk about 2020 and the legacy of BLM. We talk about the emotional and psychological pull of wokeness. We talk about the status of the American dream. I talk about my experience as a kid switching from public school to private school. We talk about the cultural barriers to success for Black and Hispanic kids. We talk about the similarities between original sin and white privilege and much more. I really enjoy this conversation and I hope you do too.#AdFactor: Head to factormeals.com/coleman50 and use code coleman50 to get 50% off your first box!Rhone: Upgrade your closet with Rhone and use COLEMAN to save 20% at https://www.rhone.com/COLEMAN

Renowned moral philosopher Peter Singer discusses his new book 'Animal Liberation Now' and the changes since his original book in the 70s. Topics include lab-grown meat, the ethical status of capitalism, arguments for and against veganism, the ethics of abortion, and the effective altruism movement.

Great writer Thomas Chatterton Williams discusses the legacy of the Black Lives Matter movement and the year 2020. Topics include accepting heterodox views, the impact of algorithmic boosting, positive/negative effects of BLM, consequences of viewing everything as a competition among identity groups, and the reformation of thinking and impact of research after 2020.

Chinese economist Keyu Jin discusses the misconceptions about China's economy and political system. Topics include China's declining birth rate, brain drain, human rights record, and aspirations regarding Taiwan. They also explore the lying flat phenomenon, developments in Hong Kong, and the need for competition and collaboration in US-China relations.

Razib Khan, a prominent genetic genealogist, discusses topics such as commercial genetic testing, genetic histories of Russia and China, race as a social construct, epigenetics, and Cleopatra's appearance in an entertaining conversation.

Discussion on reparations and the legacy of Black Lives Matter, debunking the inaccuracies in the 1619 Project, the impact of post-modernist theories on agency and progress, and advice for young black kids on navigating being perceived as black in the United States in 2020.

Jerry Coyne, an evolutionary biologist and geneticist, discusses the tension between evolution and the biblical origin story. Topics include natural selection, sexual selection, intelligent design in schools, attacks on evolutionary psychology, epigenetics, genetic evolution in humanity, birth rate differences, and gender dysphoria. They also explore unanswered questions in evolutionary biology.

Dr. Jonathan Metzl, psychiatrist and author, discusses how GOP policies hurt the life expectancy of white Americans and argues it stems from racial resentment. They delve into the impact of budget cuts on education, the consequences of gun policy, and the varying effects of COVID policy on school closures. They also reflect on the importance of common infrastructure for fostering cooperation among racial backgrounds.

Renowned psychologist, professor and author Paul Bloom discusses various topics including the reality of the unconscious mind, Freud's legacy, advantages of self-delusion, the hard problem of consciousness, artificial intelligence, the nature versus nurture debate, and the definition of intelligence in this episode of Conversations With Coleman.