Dr. Michael McCullough is a professor of psychology at University of California, San Diego. There, he directs the Evolution and Human...

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Steven Pinker and Amber Cazzell discuss humanism and trends in moral psychology.

Kiley Hamlin and Amber Cazzell discuss the development of a moral sense in babies and toddlers.

Bradley Owens and Amber Cazzell discuss humility and effective leadership.

In this episode, Brülde, Cokelet, Lieberman, Shweder, and Young talk about their observations of ethics during the coronavirus pandemic.

Peter DeScioli and Amber Cazzell discuss moral impartiality and the functional role of moral judgments in reducing costliness of conflicts.

Joshua Greene and Amber Cazzell discuss deep pragmatism, and how empirical research can solve large scale social challenges.

Linda Skitka and Amber Cazzell discuss moral convictions and attitude moralization.

Jen Cole Wright and Amber Cazzell talk about how people distinguish between acceptable diversity and unacceptable deviance.

Russ Roberts discusses Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments, and the challenges it poses to classical economic theory.

Stephen Vaisey discusses four theories of the relationship between morality and political ideology, and the power of shared communal values.

Robert Wright talks about the trajectory of his interests, as well as the relationships between evolution, morality, and consciousness.

Sharad Goel and Amber Cazzell discuss the mathematical and social challenges presented by algorithmic fairness.

Nancy Snow and Amber Cazzell discuss how people become virtuous through the course of everyday life.

Darcia Narvaez and Amber Cazzell discuss indigenous sustainable wisdom and humanity's relationship with and responsibility to nature.

Oliver Scott Curry and Amber Cazzell discuss the game-theoretic and evolutionary underpinnings of the morality as cooperation framework.

Jonathan Wight and Amber Cazzell discuss the ethical underpinnings of Pareto and Kaldor-Hicks market efficiency.

Bradford Cokelet and Amber Cazzell compare and contrast Confucianism and Western Ethical Traditions.