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We also turn to dogs, who Brian says have “hijacked our system of care,” and to the simple ways friendliness can completely change the day of someone.

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We talk about bonobos and chimpanzees, the paradox that makes us simultaneously the kindest and the cruellest species on earth, and why reason often fails while friendship succeeds.

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Our conversation ranges from the core questions that still challenge us to the ways philosophy continues to evolve, even as it returns to themes that have shaped human thought for centuries.

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Stephen describes the deeper and more nuanced questions emerging within different areas of the field, and why he thinks it’s uncharitable to say that “everything is footnotes to Plato.”

We talk about what happens when you immerse yourself in philosophical texts and try to see things from different perspectives, how your views shift over time, and whether philosophy makes progress.

It’s a thoughtful exchange about how ideas develop, and why philosophy still matters.

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Stephen describes what happens when you immerse yourself in philosophical texts and try to see things from different perspectives. We also talk about whether philosophy makes progress, why some questions may be unanswerable, and how work in different sub-domains is becoming more nuanced.

We need to move rapidly towards net zero emissions.

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Melting permafrost, releasing vast quantities of methane, shrinking ice sheets, allowing the absorption of more solar radiation, and the decline of the Amazon as a carbon sink could all push temperatures beyond what humans can manage.

We cannot rely on future innovations to eliminate that risk.

Therefore he urges us to focus on improving human welfare. In my latest column for Project Syndicate, I explain why that framing leaves out something essential.

Even if warming were “only” to reach 2.9°C, Gates does not discuss the risks from reinforcing feedback loops.

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Our conversation explores the difference between knowing ideas and embodying them, and why wisdom may lie less in reading about life than in actually living it.

Stephen reflects on the limits of meditation, therapy, and self-help, and how, after years of trying to overcome anxiety through every available method, it was simply living, meeting people, failing, trying again, that taught him the most.

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than achievement or perfection.

We also discuss competition, self-acceptance, and why another person’s success doesn’t diminish your own. Their outlook is practical, hopeful, and wise beyond their years.

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them to start a movement focused on small daily moments of joy. They share lessons from their own research and conversations with psychologists, including Sonja Lyubomirsky and Ethan Kross, and explain why connection, curiosity, and simple habits matter more for happiness...

a company and podcast dedicated to helping people of all ages find more joy in everyday life – but with a focus on teenagers.

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