Paul Bloom

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Cory Allen

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🗓️ 1 November 2021

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Paul Bloom is a psychology professor at Yale University and bestselling author. In this episode, we talk about the human quest for pleasure and why suffering may be the path to a more meaningful life.

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0:00.0	Hey friends, what's going on? Welcome to the Astro Astro. I'm Koryan, and I'm glad to be here talking with you today.
0:07.5	I've got a great guest on the show. My guest is Paul Bloom. Paul is a psychologist and the
0:13.6	Brooks and Susan Reagan professor of psychology and cognitive science at Yale University.
0:18.8	He's an author of many books, what including how pleasure works against empathy and his
0:24.3	new one, the sweet spot, the pleasures of suffering and the search for meaning. Paul and I had
0:29.4	a really interesting and thoughtful conversation about human psychology and how the suffering and
0:35.0	challenges in our lives do indeed from what the research shows tend to actually give us more
0:40.9	meaning in ultimately a sense of pleasure. I know you're going to really enjoy this deep dive
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