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Morality in the 21st Century: A BBC Radio 4 Philosophy and Ethics Series

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks speaks to the world's leading thinkers about morality today In this fascinating series Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks explores what morality means, speaking with globally renowned thinkers, as well as voices from the next generation. From Steven Pinker and Robert Putnam to Melinda Gates and Jordan Peterson, the guests discuss the free market and the financial crash, selfies and social media, individuals and tribalism, artificial intelligence, role models, and rediscovering politics of the common good. With each topic, Rabbi Sacks also talks with teenagers from Manchester, London and Hertfordshire about how they engage with moral questions, and what they see as the greatest moral struggles that Generation Z will face. Production credits Presented by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Producer: Dan Tierney Series Editor: Christine Morgan First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 3-7 September 2018 Episode 1: Responsibility How can we pursue our own interests without feeling vulnerable and isolated? With Jordan Peterson, Noreena Hertz, and Michael Sandel. Episode 2: Jordan Peterson Rabbi Jonathan Sacks speaks to Jordan Peterson, professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, and discusses how moral codes are formed. Episode 3: Noreena Hertz Noreena Hertz, economist, author and broadcaster, gives her verdict on the current state of capitalism and explores the failure of markets to deliver moral outcomes. Episode 4: The Selfie Generation How does a culture of selfies impact the way we live our lives? With Jean Twenge, Professor of psychology at San Diego State University, and David Brooks, political and social commentator and author. Episode 5: Jean Twenge Rabbi Sacks meets with Jean Twenge to explore why children with higher internet usage seem to have the lowest outcomes for happiness, resilience and tolerance. Episode 6: David Brooks David Brooks, the New York Times columnist, shares with Rabbi Sacks his thoughts on how individualism has gone too far. Episode 7: Is Society a Myth? What happens when we move from 'we're all in this together' to 'I'm free to be myself'? With Jonathan Haidt, Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University, and Robert Putnam, Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University. Episode 8: Jonathan Haidt Rabbi Sacks talks to Jonathan Haidt, who is concerned about the destructive forms of tribalism in society today. Episode 9: Robert Putnam Why have social bonds collapsed in America, and what does that mean for the rest of the world? Rabbi Sacks and Robert Putnam discuss the importance of social capital. Episode 10: Artificial Intelligence How can humans continue to choose our fate in a world of AI? With Mustafa Suleyman, Co-founder and Head of Applied AI at DeepMind, and Nick Bostrom, Philosophy Professor at the University of Oxford. Episode 11: Mustafa Suleyman Rabbi Jonathan Sacks speaks to Mustafa Suleyman at one of the world's leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence, and explores the biggest moral questions around AI. Episode 12: Nick Bostrom In a further examination of the moral challenges of AI, Rabbi Sacks talks again with Nick Bostrom, who was one of the first to warn of the dangers of 'superintelligence'. Episode 13: Moral Heroes Who are the role models of the next generation, and do they provide hope for a better, more ethical and more responsible world? With Steven Pinker, Melinda Gates, Michael Sandel, and Jordan Peterson. Episode 14: Steven Pinker and Melinda Gates Rabbi Sacks meets with Steven Pinker to hear his reasons for hope for a better world, and with Melinda Gates to explore the motivations for her philanthropy. Episode 15: Michael Sandel In the final episode, Rabbi Sacks and the world-renowned political philosopher Michael Sandel discuss how we can return to a politics of the common good. © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

Jonathan Sacks (Author), David Brooks, Jonathan Sacks, Jordan Peterson, Melinda Gates, Mustafa Suleyman, Norrena Hertz, Steven Pinker, Various (Narrator)

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Books do Furnish a Life: An electrifying celebration of science writing

'Richard Dawkins is a thunderously gifted science writer.' Sunday Times Including conversations with Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Steven Pinker, Matt Ridley and more, this is an essential guide to the most exciting ideas of our time and their proponents from our most brilliant science communicator. Books Do Furnish a Life is divided by theme, including celebrating nature, exploring humanity, and interrogating faith. For the first time, it brings together Richard Dawkins' forewords, afterwords and introductions to the work of some of the leading thinkers of our age - Carl Sagan, Lawrence Krauss, Jacob Bronowski, Lewis Wolpert - with a selection of his reviews to provide an electrifying celebration of science writing, both fiction and non-fiction. It is also a sparkling addition to Dawkins' own remarkable canon of work.

Richard Dawkins (Author), Adam Hart-Davis, Christopher Hitchens, Lalla Ward, Lawrence Krauss, Matt Ridley, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker (Narrator)

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Think with Pinker: How to be a better critical thinker

Steven Pinker's 12-part guide to thinking better 'A paean to human potential' The Telegraph Cognitive scientist Professor Steven Pinker has spent his life thinking about thinking, and now he wants us to join him. With the aid of his critical thinking toolkit, he hopes to help us make smarter choices, become more rational, gain a greater understanding of the confused world we live in - and maybe even become better citizens. In this fascinating series, produced in partnership with the Open University, he examines the different ways the human brain can be tripped up, from understanding probability to the difference between correlation and causation. Joined by an array of other prominent thinkers, he explores such diverse subjects as whether formulas can predict how well an athlete will perform, why it's dangerous to see patterns in the randomness of everyday experience and why so many of us believe in conspiracy theories. He also considers the life and death choices made by judges and juries, ponders whether some thoughts are too evil to think, asks why making future predictions can be hard, and wonders: should we eat, drink and be merry, or make sacrifices now to benefit our future selves? And what can the game 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' teach us about preventing a climate catastrophe? In addition, he and his fellow experts discuss how we can stop the news distorting our understanding of the world - and why getting it right might mean admitting you're wrong... Among his special guests are Tim Harford, presenter of BBC Radio 4's More or Less; Pulitzer Prize-winning author Siddartha Mukherjee; Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Professor Hannah Fry, co-presenter of Radio 4's popular science show The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry; Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics; and one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th Century, Elizabeth Loftus. Production credits Presented by Steven Pinker Produced by Imogen Walford and Joe Kent Edited by Emma Rippon Think with Pinker is produced in partnership with The Open University Episode 1: Think twice Featuring: Sig Mejdal and Professor Ellen Peters Episode 2: Methinks it is a weasel Featuring: Charlie Munger and Tim Harford Episode 3: In touch with reality Featuring: Jonathan Rauch and Ellen Cushing Episode 4: Don't expect a zebra Featuring: Talithia Williams and Siddartha Mukherjee Episode 5: You can't think that! Featuring: Philip Tetlock and Sally Satel Episode 6: Future you Featuring: Dr Maria Kournikova and Bina Venkataraman Episode 7: The climate game Featuring: Bill Gates and Professor Hannah Fry Episode 8: Rational soothsaying Featuring: Barbara Mellers and Thomas Friedman Episode 9: Nudges and noise Featuring: Daniel Kahneman and Robyn Scott Episode 10: Sentence first, verdict afterwards Featuring: Judge Nancy Gertner and Elizabeth Loftus Episode 11: Headlines and trendlines Featuring: James Harding and Anna Rosling Rutland Episode 12: Being right Featuring: Julia Galef and Daniel Willingham First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 18 November 2021 - 3 February 2022 © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Steven Pinker (Author), Bill Gates, Daniel Kahneman, Elizabeth Loftus, Hannah Fry, Siddartha Mukherjee, Steven Pinker, Tim Harford, Various (Narrator)

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The Way I See It: The landmark BBC art series in partnership with MoMA

30 leading cultural figures choose an artwork from the Museum of Modern Art's collection, and discuss the response it provokes in them Art critic and broadcaster Alastair Sooke, accompanied by some of the world's leading creative thinkers, takes an in-depth look at the outstanding exhibits in New York's MoMA, exploring how the way we 'see' art is shaped by our experiences and perspectives. His guests include some of the sharpest minds of our time - artists, writers, designers, comedians, musicians and scientists, among them Steve Martin, Margaret Cho, John Waters, Roxane Gay, Fiona Shaw, Orhan Pamuk and Stanley Tucci. Each guest selects a piece of art that speaks to them - one that's inspiring, startling, intriguing or challenging. Some pick familiar works, others ones they've never seen before, and their choices range from paintings and sculptures to photographs, films and even symbols. Drawing on their personal history and expert knowledge, they share their thoughts, insights and observations. How does a cosmologist view Van Gogh's The Starry Night? What does a jazz pianist see in Mondrian's Broadway Boogie Woogie? What will a top fashion designer decode from the clothes painted by an artist in Harlem in the 1930s? And what will a psychologist make of Picasso's unflinching depictions of man's inhumanity, The Charnel House and Guernica? These questions, and many more, will be answered in this eye-opening series. Revealing, surprising and perceptive, it deconstructs the gallery experience, bringing us a new way of looking at, and appreciating, art. Copyright © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Produced by Paul Kobrak and Tom Alban The Way I See It is a co-production of the BBC and the Museum of Modern Art, New York Tracklist: 1. Starry Night and Janna Levin 2. Steve Martin and the Lonely Synchromists 3. Jason Moran and Piet Mondrian 4. Neri Oxman and the Endless House 5. Steven Pinker and Picasso 6. Steve Reich on Richard Serra's Equal 7. Margaret Cho and Lady Vengeance 8. Duro Olowu on William H Johnson's 'Children' 9. Michael Bierut on Ed Ruscha's OOF 10. John Waters on Lee Lozano's Untitled 1963 11. Roxane Gay and Christ's Entry into Journalism 12. Es Devlin on Felix Gonzalez-Torres's Perfect Lovers 13. Hisham Matar with Man Sleeping Along the Seine 14. Renee Fleming chooses Colors for a Large Wall 15. The Director's Choice 16. Fiona Shaw on Georgia O'Keeffe's Lake George, Coat and Red 17. Bryan Stevenson on Jacob Lawrence's Migration Series 18. Richard Serra on Jackson Pollock 19. Madeleine Thien on Vija Celmins' Bikini 20. Zac Posen on Constantin Brancusi's Bird in Space 21. Mark Morris on Florine Stettheimer's Costume Design for Orphée 22. Sarah Sze and Siddhartha Mukherjee on Louise Bourgeois's Quarantania, I 23. Orhan Pamuk on Taglioni's Jewel Casket by Joseph Cornell 24. Liz Diller on Marcel Duchamp's Network of Stoppages 25. Isabella Boylston on Maya Deren and Talley Beatty 26. Stanley Tucci and Giacometti's Head of a Man on a Rod 27. Lady Ruth Rogers on Henri Rousseau's The Dream 28. Yves Behar and the IEC's Power Symbol 29. David Henry Hwang on Martin Wong's Stanton near Forsyth Street 30. Alastair Sooke

Alistair Sooke (Author), Alistair Sooke, Fiona Shaw, John Waters, Orhan Pamuk, Roxane Gay, Stanley Tucci, Steve Martin, Steven Pinker (Narrator)

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