James Flynn || Nature, Nurture, and Human Autonomy

The Psychology Podcast

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Social Sciences, Science

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2018

⏱️ 56 minutes

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"When you turn your back on reality you lose the ability to manipulate reality. One would think that is self-evident. I didn't go into this to not try to find the truth." -- James Flynn* Today it is an honor to have Dr. James Flynn on the podcast. Dr. Flynn is Professor Emeritus at the University of Otago and recipient of the University’s Gold Medal for Distinguished Career Research. In 2007, the International Society for Intelligence Research named him its Distinguished Contributor. His TED talk on cognitive and moral progress has received over 3.5 million visits. His long list of books include Are We Getting Smarter?, What is Intelligence?, Where Have All the Liberals Gone?, Fate and Philosophy, How to Improve Your Mind, and most recently, https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Psychology Podcast, where we give you insights into the mind, brain, behavior, and creativity.
0:13.0	I'm Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman,
0:15.0	and in each episode I have a conversation with a guest
0:18.0	who will stimulate your mind
0:19.0	and give you a greater understanding of yourself, others,
0:22.0	and the world we live in.
0:23.0	Hopefully we'll also provide a glimpse into human possibility.
0:27.0	Thanks for listening and on the podcast. Dr. Flynn is
0:39.3	Professor Emeritus, the University of Otago, and a recipient of the University's Gold Medal for Distinguished Career Research.
0:46.0	In 2007, the International Society for Intelligence Research named him its Distinguished
0:50.3	Contributor.
0:51.7	His TED Talk on Cognitive and Moral Progress has received 2.35 million visits.
0:56.9	His latest books include Are We Getting Smarter?
0:59.6	What is Intelligence?
1:01.1	How to improve your mind? And most recently recently does your family make you smarter nature nurture and human autonomy
1:08.0	Thanks for chatting with me today Jim
1:10.1	Yes, that's a good list
1:13.0	You've certainly done a lot into your career.
1:15.0	Well, I try to, you know my basic home is moral and political philosophy.
1:20.0	And while I have written those books on psychology, I published quite a bit in the philosophy area.
1:28.0	I published a book called Fate and Philosophy, which gives you my personal view view and I'm just sending to press a book
1:36.2	entitled homage to political philosophy which is designed how to instruct students into a love of philosophy.
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