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249. Primatologist Explains the 1% Difference Between Humans & Apes | Richard Wrangham May 02, 2022

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This conversation was recorded on September 1, 2021.

I spoke to Richard Wrangham about his research on ape behavior. We explored prerequisites for chimp attacks, how cooking shaped human cognitive development, studying chimps in the wild with Jane Goodall, DNA similarity studies, proactive vs. reactive aggression, and more.

Richard is a biological anthropologist at Harvard, specializing in the study of primates and the evolution of violence, sex, cooking, and culture. He’s also a MacArthur fellow—the so-called “genius grant”—and the author of books like 'The Goodness Paradox: The Strange Relationship Between Virtue and Violence in Human Evolution' and 'Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence.'

—Chapters—

0:00 — Intro

2:39 — Jane Goodall

5:32 — Living in the wild

6:26 — Bumping into rhinos & sleep darting elephants

11:06 — Human competitiveness & sexual behavior

16:13 — "An enormous shock" from Yale

23:48 — Working with Jane Goodall

26:42 — Chimp mating habits

34:47 — Bonding via cooking

41:39 — Checking self-bias

42:26 — War and the 8-vs-1 rule

49:02 — Why kill lone neighbors?

56:41 — Cooking is really about calories

1:02:51 — The greatest discovery in human evolution

1:06:35 — Why do animals prefer it cooked?

1:10:05 — Fire & human development

1:12:16 — Innate violence, authoritarianism, and The Goodness Paradox

1:23:43 — Male aggression

1:42:01 — Outro

#Fire #JaneGoodall #War #Apes #Cooking #Harvard

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248. The Adventures of Pinnochio and Free Speech Part 2/4 Apr 28, 2022

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The right to speak is critically important to allow our civilization not only to thrive but to survive. In part 2 of this compilation, we examine the power of free speech and potential responses to censorship.

After a lecture excerpt on the “initial defeat of the hero,” we transition into podcast clips on hate crime laws, the idea behind 'No Safe Spaces,’ and the events that lead Paul Rossi, a NY private school teacher, to take a stand against seminars on "white dominant culture" being taught as gospel. After that, we travel across the pond to speak with Andrew Doyle about the hate crime laws recently passed in the UK Parliament.

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Watch the full Paul Rossi episode: https://youtu.be/ysQBegyQP8A

& Andrew Doyle episode: https://youtu.be/aoH1g5GYhPw

—Chapters—

[0:00] Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket, & the Initial Defeat of the Hero

[4:36] Paul Rossi: starting to bother you

[10:26] There's no such thing as a conversation

[15:19] Losing his job

[17:30] Aspects of "white dominant culture"

[30:52] "Healing resources"

[32:27] A kafkaesque series of meetings

[38:59] Conscience as a mirror of the divine

[40:52] Andrew Doyle: why hate crime laws in Parliament matter

[48:52] Western institutions: power-hungry & tyrannical

[56:09] Damage without intent

[57:48] Prager & Carolla: The Motivation Behind 'No Safe Spaces'

[59:44] Defining far-right vs. far-left

#FreeSpeech #WhiteCulture #Conscience #Pinocchio #Parliament

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247. The War On The West | Douglas Murray Apr 25, 2022

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This episode was recorded on March 14th, 2022.

In this episode, Douglas Murray and I discuss the current assault on the West, slavery, gratitude, racist mathematics, whiteness, (non-Western) accomplishments, and individual sovereignty.

Douglas Murray is the associate editor of The Spectator and the bestselling author of seven books, including The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam; The Madness of Crowds, and The War on the West.

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Follow Murray on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DouglasKMurray

Instagram: https://instagram.com/douglaskmurray

Buy ‘The War on the West’: https://amazon.com/War-West-Douglas-M...

Read Murray’s articles: https://spectator.co.uk/writer/dougla...

—Chapters—

[0:00] Intro

[1:36] Why ‘War’?

[8:41] Western Values, Revenge, Nietzsche

[14:13] Slavery, Individuality, Rationalism

[21:11] Eradicating Slavery

[27:42] Agency & Oppression

[33:10] Psychopathic Expressors of Power

[38:04] Wealth Inequality: Exclusively Capitalist?

[47:25] On Whiteness

[54:21] Axioms & Truth

[1:02:21] The STEM Moat

[1:08:46] The War on Western Art & Culture

[1:19:14] Mass Graves & Burning Churches

[1:25:52] Gratitude, Resentment, & The Brothers Karamazov

[1:36:19] Ancestry & Living as Though God Exists

[1:42:53] Faith, Evil, Cain & Abel

#Oppression #Postmodernism #DouglasMurray #Western #Power #Whiteness

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246. The Adventures of Pinnochio and Free Speech Part 1/4 Apr 21, 2022

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Utilizing Dr. Peterson’s lectures from the 2015 and 2017 Maps of Meaning Lectures as a framework; we have continued the investigation while adding conversations from the Jordan B Peterson Podcast, as well as from conversations where Dr. Peterson was a guest on other podcasts.

We recently decided to move this compilation up in our release queue because of Dr. Peterson’s recent lecture at Caius College at the University of Cambridge, “Why Free Speech is the Antidote to Our Problems”

You can view that lecture here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twc6T19tap4

Like in Dr. Peterson’s recent lecture, we hope this compilation will inspire you to speak the truth and act in the protection of our most fundamental rights, including, maybe most importantly, the Freedom of Speech.

Time Codes:

[00:00] Overview of the psychology behind Pinocchio - 2015 Personality Lecture 06: Depth Psychology: Carl Jung (Part 01)

[03:44] Events at Evergreen - Bret Weinstein Episode 10

[18:18] Teaching at Grace Church - Paul Rossi on JBP Podcast S4 E17

[24:51] What exactly happened to Dr. Rima Azar - Dr. Rima on JBP S4 E28

[39:25] Free Speech and No Safe Spaces documentaries attempt to get distributed - Prager & Carolla on JBP Podcast S4 E44

[50:16] Changes in free speech policy at Cambridge - James Orr & Arif Ahmed on JBP Podcast S4 E75

[01:02:17] - Did Dr. Ponesse ever apologize? - Dr. Julie Ponesse on JBP Podcast

[01:03:16] When Yeon Mi started to speak out - Yeon Mi Park on JBP Podcast S4 E26

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245. The Uncomfortable Truth Behind Economic Inequality | Glenn Loury Apr 18, 2022

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This episode was recorded on October 12, 2021

Dr. Glenn Loury and I discuss the Pareto principle, the economics of inequality, PC culture, climate change, race in America, IQ and The Bell Curve, intelligence vs. wisdom, AA meetings, Christianity, and more.

Dr. Glenn Loury is an American economist, academic, and author. In 1982, he became the first African American tenured professor of economics at Harvard. Among Dr. Loury’s published works are The Anatomy of Racial Inequality and Race, Incarceration, & American Values. He was elected president of the Eastern Economics Association in 2013 and received the Bradley Prize in 2022.

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Links

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Dr. Loury’s substack:

http://glennloury.substack.com

The Glenn Show:

https://youtube.com/channel/UCuEhthcgt1AImOzXPYsMzeQ

The Anatomy of Racial Inequality: https://amazon.com/Anatomy-Racial-Inequality-Preface-Lectures/dp/0674260465/ref=asc_df_0674260465/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=519487730108&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=770218243983853108&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9019578&hvtargid=pla-1454356324992&psc=1

Race, Incarceration, and American Values:

https://amazon.com/gp/product/B08BT4WHFG/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i2

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Chapters

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[0:00] Intro

[01:23] Dr. Loury’s Career

[04:38] The Pareto Principle

[10:51] Market Failure & Climate Change

[11:57] The G Factor (general intelligence factor)

[13:45] Why Stephen Jay Gould Is Wrong

[17:01] Neuroticism & Divorce

[26:06] Race & Incarceration in the US

[36:16] Culture & Biology

[38:09] The 80/20 Principle

[47:20] Openness & Entrepreneurs

[49:21] Meaningful Work & Inequality

[56:35:] The Bell Curve

[01:01:09] Political Correctness around IQ

[01:14:58] Dr. Loury's (Shifting) Political Views

[01:21:09] Drug Addiction & Spiritual Transformation

[01:27:10] Intelligence vs. Wisdom

[01:30:16] The Glenn Show

[01:35:40] George Floyd

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244. Asking A Theoretical Physicist About The Physics Of Consciousness | Roger Penrose Apr 14, 2022

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Dr. Peterson recently traveled to the UK for a series of lectures at the highly esteemed Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. This conversation was recorded during that period with Sir Roger Penrose, a British mathematical physicist who was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics for “discovering that black hole formation is a robust predictor of Einstein’s general relativity.” Moderated by Dr. Stephen Blackwood.

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Chapters

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[0:00] Intro

[1:00] Is Consciousness Computational?

[3:20] Turing Machines

[6:30] Determinism & the Arrow of Time

[12:15] Consciousness & Reductionism

[17:30] Emergent Randomness & Evolution

[23:00] The Tiling Problem, Computation, & AI

[29:30] Escher, Brains, Bach

[39:00] Pattern Recognition & Intuition

[45:30] Mathematical Representations & the Physical World

[54:00] Collapsing Schrodinger’s Equation

[1:00:00] Consciousness-Independent Reality

[1:07:00] Black Holes & Time Horizons

[1:15:00] Einstein’s Biggest Mistake

[1:27:00] Meaning & Consciousness

[1:39:00] Hawking Spots: Potential

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243. Quillette's Founder On Starting The Most Controversial Magazine In The World | Claire Lehmann Apr 11, 2022

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This episode was recorded on October 29th, 2021.

Claire Lehmann and talk about the success of Quillette magazine, left-wing authoritarianism, gender dysphoria, mentorship, stereotypes, social media, ingroup preference, moral reasoning, aggressive empathy, and more.

Claire Lehmann is the founding editor of Quillette magazine. She works with journalists whose kind of content or views make finding a platform difficult. Quillette has published exciting articles by Coleman Hughes, Rav Arora, Rob Henderson, and Kevin Mims—to name a few.

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Find more from Claire Lehmann on Twitter: https://twitter.com/clairlemon

Instagram: https://instagram.com/clairelehmann

Take a peek at Quillette itself: https://quillette.com/

Other links: https://linktr.ee/clairelehmann

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Chapters

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[0:00] Intro

[0:54] What Is Quillette?

[6:39] Political Leanings & Staying Centered

[11:44] Mentorship Relationships

[15:18] Social Challenges

[20:19] Claire & Quillette’s Success

[26:13] Left-wing Authoritarianism I

[31:04] Stereotype Accuracy Research

[33:36] Left-wing Authoritarianism II

[35:51] Social Media & Unification

[44:35] Barrier Effects in Human Aggression

[51:43] Social Media & Wildfire Ideas

[58:12] Memes & Gender Dysphoria

[1:05:27] Media Pressure

[1:09:09] Quillette’s Growth Pattern

[1:12:39] Behind Reading Demographics

[1:17:07] Aggressive Empathy & Moral Reasoning

[1:24:49] Outro

#Authoritarianism #Media #Gender #SocialMedia #Quillette #Journalism

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242. Solving The Problem Of Human Perception | Cambridge Apr 07, 2022

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In November 2021, Dr. Peterson traveled to the United Kingdom to give a series of lectures at Oxford and Cambridge. This lecture was given at Lady Mitchell Hall at the University of Cambridge on November 23rd, 2021.

Dr. Peterson gives an in-depth exploration of the problem of perception. In doing so, he touches on orienting reflexes, artificial intelligence, the infinite possibilities parsed by perception, neurophysiology, postmodernism, and the relationship between imitation, awe, and the divine, before answering questions from the audience about the direction of Western civilization, meaning, and the notion of humans as simple biological machines.

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Chapters

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[0:00] Intro

[1:30] Dr. James Orr Welcomes Dr. Peterson to Cambridge

[6:30] The Problem of Perception

[8:30] The Orienting Reflex

[12:30] The Neuropsychology of Anxiety by Jeffrey Gray

[14:30] Perception, Sokolov, & Artificial Intelligence

[17:30] Infinity in Perception

[22:30] Embodied AI

[24:10] Utilization Behavior

[27:20] Neurophysiology & Postmodernism

[31:15] Dominance Hierarchies

[37:40] Basis of Perception

[39:30] The Problem of Perception & Wagner’s ‘Master-Singers of Nuremberg’

[49:40] Cambridge, Two Chapels, & Primordial Environments

[51:10] On Imitation & Awe

[59:40] Divine Perception

[1:00:00] Q&A: Where is Western society headed?

[1:08:50] Does consciousness die with the body? Is meaning—like the universe—doomed?

[1:13:00] What is meaning? And its source?

[1:17:55] Existence, Hardware, & Divine Imitation

#Attention #Perception #AI #Meaning #Consciousness

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241. How Anti-Racism Is Hurting Black America | John McWhorter Apr 04, 2022

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This episode was recorded on September 27th, 2021.

Dr. Jordan Peterson and John McWhorter exchange ideas on the field of linguistics, how language affects our worldview, music, children’s capacity to learn languages, race problems in the US, virtue signaling, wokeism, Chomsky’s universal grammar, and more.

John Mcwhorter is an associate professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University. Professor McWhorter is an author of more than a dozen books including ‘The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language,’ ‘Losing the Race: Self Sabotage in Black America’ and ‘Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English.’ He’s also a regular contributor to publications like The New Republic and The Atlantic.

Follow John McWhorter: https://twitter.com/JohnHMcWhorter

Check out his new book: https://amazon.com/Woke-Racism-Religion-Betrayed-America/dp/0593423062

And his article ‘The Dehumanizing Condescension of White Fragility:’

https://theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/dehumanizing-condescension-white-fragility/614146/

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Chapters

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[0:00] Intro

[1:30] Linguistics Overview

[3:30] Language Acquisition in Children

[11:00] Language & Worldview

[16:00] Division, People, & Culture

[17:00] On Music

[19:10] “Music is often regarded as a nonrepresentational art form” - John McWhorter

[26:00] The Nature of American Studies

[28:30] Outline of McWhorter's Career

[32:00] Race in America I

[35:45] John’s New Book On Woke Racism

[45:30] Musical Theater, Reality, & Religion

[52:00] Wokeism & Postmodernism

[57:00] Woke Upbringing

[1:00:45] Race in America II

[1:03:30] Virtue Signaling

[1:09:45] “Are All White People Racist?”

[1:15:00] Outro

#Linguistics #Race #Chomsky #UniversalGrammar #Wokeism

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240. Why Free Speech is the Antidote to Ignorance and Corruption | Cambridge University Speech Mar 31, 2022

Show notes

Recorded at Caius College on November 22, 2021.

Dr. Peterson recently traveled to the UK for a series of lectures at the highly esteemed Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. This was the first of said lectures.

After some remarks on Cambridge’s beauty and rich history, Dr. Peterson examines the significance and history of clinical psychology. Drawing from the likes of Carl Rogers, Freud, Maslow, and Jung, this lecture investigates free speech, the value of structure, ways to approach mental illness, Jordan’s clinical experience, active listening, relationships, and the golden rule for conflict management.

// SHOWNOTES //

[0:00] Intro

[1:30] Start of speech

[3:10] Dr. Peterson reflects on the beauty and integrity of the University of Cambridge and the effort by Dr. Orr to make the talk about free speech possible

[4:20] How studying clinicians Carl Jung, Carl Rogers, Maslow, and others helped Dr. Peterson both professionally and personally

[6:20] Dr. Peterson stresses the importance of being an active speaker as well as an active listener, and explains how Freud “let people reveal themselves to themselves”

[12:30] Dr. Peterson’s approach as a formally-trained cognitive-behavioral psychologist and conflict resolution advice for people who are in an intimate relationship

[16:10] Dr. Peterson describes Carl Roger’s technique as it relates to conflict management

[23:00] The importance of having an overarching structure that unites a family for peace and harmony within a household

[26:00] Dr. Peterson explains why “free speech is not the freedom or right among many”

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