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Featured: Interviews for the Well-Informed

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

The Good Side of Prejudice & the Secular Side of Morality, with Dr. Paul Bloom (The Humanist Hour #137)

In this episode, Bo Bennett interviews Yale professor Dr. Paul Bloom on the upside of prejudice and the secular side of morality.

Dr. Bloom is the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Psychology at Yale University. His research explores how children and adults understand the physical and social world, with special focus on morality, religion, fiction, and art. He has won numerous awards for his research and teaching. He is past-president of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology and co-editor of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, one of the major journals in the field.

Dr. Bloom has written for scientific journals such as Nature and Science, and for popular outlets such as The New York Times, The Guardian, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic Monthly. He is the author or editor of six books, including Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil.
Interview:
http://thehumanist.com/multimedia/podcast/the-humanist-hour-137-the-good-side-of-prejudice-the-secular-side-of-morality-with-dr-paul-bloom

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