Robert Wright's Nonzero

A libertarian view of foreign policy ... Why John knew from the start that Trump would be a hawk ... What explains the "long peace"? ... Why think-tankers and academics view foreign policy differently ... The Trump administration's Iran obsession ... John: Terrorism is a "minor and manageable problem" ... How likely is war with Iran? ... Why oil is a ridiculous rationale for a militaristic Middle East policy ...

A libertarian view of foreign policy ... Why John knew from the start that Trump would be a hawk ... What explains the "long peace"? ... Why think-tankers and academics view foreign policy differently ... The Trump administration's Iran obsession ... John: Terrorism is a "minor and manageable problem" ... How likely is war with Iran? ... Why oil is a ridiculous rationale for a militaristic Middle East policy ...

Bill's new book, The Social Leap ... Why happiness is fleeting ... Junk food and happy marriages ... How to escape the anxiety of status competition ... Psychological downsides of being a hunter-gatherer ... Why America is more politically tribalized than Australia ... The benefits of self-deception ...

Bill's new book, The Social Leap ... Why happiness is fleeting ... Junk food and happy marriages ... How to escape the anxiety of status competition ... Psychological downsides of being a hunter-gatherer ... Why America is more politically tribalized than Australia ... The benefits of self-deception ...

Are we on the road to civilizational collapse? ... Why we need global governance, not global government ... The double-edged sword of civilizational complexity ... The apocalyptic scenario Bob fears most ... Luke: Not every problem has a technical solution ... Bob: Slower technological change would be a blessing ...

Are we on the road to civilizational collapse? ... Why we need global governance, not global government ... The double-edged sword of civilizational complexity ... The apocalyptic scenario Bob fears most ... Luke: Not every problem has a technical solution ... Bob: Slower technological change would be a blessing ...

How the new media landscape exacerbates tribalism ... Can science and reason help combat tribalism? ... Why tribal behavior comes naturally to humans ... Want to succeed on social media? Try ridicule and moral condemnation! ... Why virtual reality may not help you understand the plight of others ... Trump's masterful exploitation of empathy ... If a magic therapy "cured" Harvey Weinstein, would punishment still be necessary? ... Why social science is, and will stay, liberal ...

How the new media landscape exacerbates tribalism ... Can science and reason help combat tribalism? ... Why tribal behavior comes naturally to humans ... Want to succeed on social media? Try ridicule and moral condemnation! ... Why virtual reality may not help you understand the plight of others ... Trump's masterful exploitation of empathy ... If a magic therapy "cured" Harvey Weinstein, would punishment still be necessary? ... Why social science is, and will stay, liberal ...

Richard's new book, The Goodness Paradox ... Why Jane Goodall's view of chimpanzees took a turn for the darker ... Proactive violence (a human specialty) vs. reactive violence ... Richard's "execution hypothesis" for how early humans dealt with violent males ... Bob offers an alternative explanation for the domestication of our species ... How our cousins the bonobos became nicer than our cousins the chimps ... Richard's explanation for the evolution of moral sense ... Is war a part of human nature? ...

Richard's new book, The Goodness Paradox ... Why Jane Goodall's view of chimpanzees took a turn for the darker ... Proactive violence (a human specialty) vs. reactive violence ... Richard's "execution hypothesis" for how early humans dealt with violent males ... Bob offers an alternative explanation for the domestication of our species ... How our cousins the bonobos became nicer than our cousins the chimps ... Richard's explanation for the evolution of moral sense ... Is war a part of human nature? ...