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You're listening to Intelligent Squared today. We're speaking to Yale professor and author Paul Bloom

But the sweet spot of pain pleasure and suffering here's economist and broadcaster Linda you with more

Thank you all for joining us and I'm delighted to welcome Yale professor Paul Bloom

Who's here to discuss his fantastic new book the sweet spot will be discussing finding the sweet spot of pain pleasure and

Suffering he is the Brooks and Suzanne Reagan professor of psychology and cognitive science at Yale University

In this book Paul addresses questions such as why do some people like horror movies

Does unchosen suffering say the death of a child make us more resilient what will doubling your salary due to your happiness

And why do we so often seek out pain and emotional turmoil and there's many more such questions in this book

Welcome Paul. So first let me just ask you what is the sweet spot

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