Author and psychologist Paul Bloom of the University of Toronto talks about his book, The Sweet Spot, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Bloom argues that suffering is underrated--suffering is part of happiness and meaning. This is a wide-ranging discussion of popular culture, religion, and what we hope to get out of life.
Jennifer Burns on Milton Friedman
Zach Weinersmith on Space Settlement and A City on Mars
Michael Easter on Excess, Moderation, and the Scarcity Brain
Robert Sapolsky on Determinism, Free Will, and Responsibility
Alexandra Hudson on the Soul of Civility
Adam Mastroianni on Learning and Mostly Forgetting
Elie Hassenfeld on GiveWell
Peter Attia on Lifespan, Healthspan, and Outlive
Michael Munger on How Adam Smith Solved the Trolley Problem
Anupam Bapu Jena on Random Acts of Medicine
Roland Fryer on Race, Diversity, and Affirmative Action
Vinay Prasad on Cancer Screening
Walter Russell Mead on Innovation, Religion, and the State of the World
Adam Mastroianni on the Brain, the Ears, and How We Learn
Zvi Mowshowitz on AI and the Dial of Progress
Daron Acemoglu on Innovation and Shared Prosperity
Erik Hoel on Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science
Lydia Dugdale on the Lost Art of Dying
Marc Andreessen on Why AI Will Save the World
James Rebanks on the Shepherd's Life
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