Scott Barry Kaufman || Transcend

The Psychology Podcast

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Social Sciences, Science

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2020

⏱️ 77 minutes

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On this episode of The Psychology Podcast, physicist Sean Carroll chats with Scott Barry Kaufman, host of The Psychology Podcast, about his new book Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization, which is out today! In this episode we discuss: Why studying humans is more complicated than studying the universe The importance of having humility as a psychologist How Scott’s new book Transcend builds on the work of Abraham Maslow How Maslow never actually drew a pyramid What Maslow actually meant by his “Hierarchy of Needs” The dialectical between security and growth Scott’s new metaphor for the hierarchy of needs How humans can be greater than the sum of their parts Scott’s revised integrated hierarchy of needs Why attachment styles are continuums, not types Why the need for belonging is not the same as the need for intimacy The effects of loneliness on our physical health The latest science of introversion Healthy self-esteem vs. narcissism The “growing tip” Psychological entropy The need for exploration and information seeking The more cosmic aspect of love, or “B-Love” The need for purpose Why self-actualization is not achievement The form of purpose that can lead to transcendence Why nothing is absolutely good or bad --- Support this podcast: 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	he 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.
0:23.6	Hopefully we'll also provide a glimpse into human possibility.
0:27.1	Thanks for listening and enjoy the podcast. Hi everyone. Today we're going to do something a bit different. I'm going to be
0:40.0	the guest today on the psychology podcast. I'm going to be interviewed by the physicist
0:45.0	Sean Carroll about my new book, Transcend The New Science of Self Actualization, which is out this week.
0:52.8	Book is a culmination of many years of my research
0:56.2	and readings of the wisdom of the humanistic psychologists
1:00.8	from the 30s to 60s. I think that a lot of their ideas about how to
1:07.1	become our best selves how to fully realize our potential and even transcend and have peak experiences, these most wondrous
1:16.2	moments that make life worth living even despite great times of great uncertainty,
1:21.6	very important ideas that I'm trying to bring back and I think
1:26.0	Maslow matters more now than ever.
1:30.4	So just a little bit of a bio about my interviewer today.
1:35.0	Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist specializing in quantum mechanics,
1:40.0	gravitation, cosmology, statistical mechanics, and foundations of physics, with occasional dabbling
1:46.3	elsewhere. Sean is research professor of physics at Caltech, an external professor at the Santa Fe Institute. His latest book, Something Deeply Hidden,
1:55.5	is about quantum mechanics, many worlds, and the emergence of space time. His excellent
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