327 - The Trolley Solution - Joshua Greene
11/24/20251 hr 19 min
Philosopher, neuroscientist, and psychologist, Joshua Greene tells us how the brain generates morality and how his research may have solved the infamous trolley problem, and in so doing created a way to encourage people to contribute to charities that do the most good, and, in addition, play quiz games that can reduce polarization and possibly save democracy.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
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David McRaney· Host0:30
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Speaker 2· Soundbite0:59
Come on down to the middle of the party said everybody. In the cool blue of the happy they went by. Oh yeah. Happy and talking about the power of the gospel. Everybody. In the cool blue of the happy they went by. Oh yeah.
David McRaney· Host1:15
Welcome to the You Are Not So Smart podcast, episode 327.
Speaker 2· Soundbite1:23
Oh yeah.