Can Empathy Lead Us Astray? A Conversation with Paul Bloom
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BEworks Conversations with Paul Bloom: Issues of Empathy, Scientific Thinking, and Motivation During a Pandemic
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This episode of the BEworks Conversation series features a discussion with Paul Bloom, Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Psychology & Cognitive Science, Yale University
Paul Bloom, PhD, is the author of How Pleasure Works and Against Empathy. “Empathy” with clients and customers is at times put on a pedestal by businesses, but Bloom’s research shows that at times, empathy can lead to bias. He has written for The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and The New York Times, and his TED talks have over 3 million views.
----more----In this conversation, Paul and Kelly Discuss:
- How empathy can lead us astray
- The misperception that science equals certainty
- The ethics of persuasion
- Altruism and competing motivations during a pandemic
- Good (and bad) habits they have created during lockdown
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