Profit for Good: Towards a Better Capitalism
Perhaps the unusual thing is not that some companies give away a significant share of their profits.
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“KEY OUT”: When a Chimpanzee Asks to Be Free
Seven chimpanzees are confined in a Michigan roadside zoo. One state Supreme Court Justice says the law should reconsider whether they have a right to freedom.
When veterinarians fail animals
Why is America’s leading veterinary association supporting farmed animal suffering?
Why freedom of speech still needs defending, in academia and beyond
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An Emergency in Global Health — and What We Can Do About It
When we know that suffering is preventable, and when we have evidence about how to prevent it, and the capacity to do so without sacrificing anything of comparable significance, we should act.
New Podcast Release: Will MacAskill
Will MacAskill is a philosopher and one of the leading figures behind effective altruism, a movement that asks how we can use evidence and reason to do the most good.
New Podcast Release: Zoe Weil
In the latest episode of Lives Well Lived, the podcast I co-host with Kasia de Lazari-Radek, we speak with Zoe Weil, educator and author of The Solutionary Way.
New Podcast Release: Rebecca Goldstein
In the latest episode of Lives Well Lived, the podcast I co-host with Kasia de Lazari-Radek, we speak with the philosopher and novelist Rebecca Goldstein.
New Podcast Release: Jennifer Wallace
In the latest episode of Lives Well Lived, the podcast I co-host with Kasia de Lazari-Radek, we speak with journalist and author Jennifer Wallace about her new book: Mattering: The Secret to Life of Deep Connection and Purpose.
New Podcast Release: Marion Nestle
Marion Nestle became a public figure late in life, but her influence on how we think about food, health, and power has been wide-reaching.
New Podcast Release: Paul Simon
In this episode of “Lives Well Lived”, Kasia de Lazari-Radek and I speak with Paul Simon about the moments and mysteries behind some of the most enduring songs of the last sixty years.
New Podcast Release: Tim Minchin
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New Podcast Release: Shermin Kruse
In this episode of Lives Well Lived, Kasia de Lazari-Radek and I speak with Shermin Kruse, author of Stoic Empathy and the semi-autobiographical novel Butterfly Stitching, about the moment in her childhood that shaped her idea of tactical empathy.
Debate: To Shrimp or Not to Shrimp
A recording from Peter Singer's live video
New Podcast Release: Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods
Our guests in the latest episode of Lives Well Lived are Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods, whose work on dogs, chimpanzees and bonobos has changed how we understand our closest animal companions, our closest nonhuman relatives, and ourselves.
New Podcast Release: Stephen West
Our guest in the latest episode of Lives Well Lived is Stephen West, creator of the acclaimed philosophy podcast Philosophize This!
New Podcast Release: Mercedes and Anastasia Korngut
Two teenage girls are our guests in the latest episode of Lives Well Lived, the podcast I co-host with Kasia de Lazari-Radek.
New Podcast Release: Daniel Gilbert
In the latest episode of Lives Well Lived, the podcast I co-host with Kasia de Lazari-Radek, we speak with Harvard professor of psychology and bestselling author Daniel Gilbert, whose book Stumbling on Happiness transformed our understanding of why we often don’t choose wisely when it comes to our own happiness.
New Podcast Release: Bishop Mariann Budde
In the latest episode of Lives Well Lived, the podcast I co-host with Kasia de Lazari-Radek, we speak with Bishop Mariann Budde, the first woman to serve as Episcopalian Bishop of Washington D.C.
New Podcast Release: Leading Organizations to Make the World a Better Place
with Julia van Boven & Sjir Hoeijmakers
New Podcast Release: Christine Webb
In the latest episode of Lives Well Lived, the podcast I co-host with Kasia de Lazari-Radek, we speak with primatologist and author Christine Webb.