In this special episode, I talk about my new book, 'Humanise: how knowing ourselves could change the world'. Some of the ideas behind the format for the book evolved from previous episodes of the 'Humans & Hope' podcast. Humanise is a popular psychology book that reveals the latest understanding of how human beings think and behave, and shows how we could use this knowledge to tackle some of our biggest challenges, from obesity to violence to climate change, and build a better futu...
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In this special episode, I talk about my new book, 'Humanise: how knowing ourselves could change the world'. Some of the ideas behind the format for the book evolved from previous episodes of the 'Humans & Hope' podcast. Humanise is a popular psychology book that reveals the latest understanding of how human beings think and behave, and shows how we could use this knowledge to tackle some of our biggest challenges, from obesity to violence to climate change, and build a better futu...
What is our potential - and our limits - as individual human beings?
Humans & Hope
47 minutes
3 years ago
What is our potential - and our limits - as individual human beings?
In this episode I’m talking to Professor Jonathan Schooler about our potential - and our limits - as individual human beings. We’ll ask whether there are any human capabilities we’ve underexploited to date, or are just not yet aware of. We’ll explore whether we know ourselves very well as creatures, and how knowing ourselves better might improve our lives. Overall, we’ll ask - what should our expectations for ourselves, and human beings in general, be? Professor Schooler is based at the Uni...
Humans & Hope
In this special episode, I talk about my new book, 'Humanise: how knowing ourselves could change the world'. Some of the ideas behind the format for the book evolved from previous episodes of the 'Humans & Hope' podcast. Humanise is a popular psychology book that reveals the latest understanding of how human beings think and behave, and shows how we could use this knowledge to tackle some of our biggest challenges, from obesity to violence to climate change, and build a better futu...
