328. Paul Bloom Psych: The Story of the Human Mind
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How does the brain \\u2014 a three-pound gelatinous mass \\u2014 give rise to intelligence and conscious experience? Was Freud right that we are all plagued by forbidden sexual desires? What is the function of emotions such as disgust, gratitude, and shame? Renowned psychologist Paul Bloom answers these questions and many more in Psych, his riveting new book about the science of the mind.
Shermer and Bloom discuss: neuroscience \\u2022 human nature \\u2022 religion \\u2022 souls \\u2022 consciousness \\u2022 Freud \\u2022 sex and desire \\u2022 Skinner \\u2022 development \\u2022 language \\u2022 perception \\u2022 memory \\u2022 rationality \\u2022 appetites \\u2022 differences and disorders \\u2022 the good life \\u2022 happiness.
Paul Bloom is Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, and the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale University. His research explores the psychology of morality, identity, and pleasure. Bloom is the recipient of multiple awards and honors, including, most recently, the million-dollar Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize. He has written for scientific journals such as Natureand Science, and for the New York Times, the New Yorker, and the Atlantic Monthly. He is the author or editor of eight books, including Against Empathy, Just Babies, How Pleasure Works, Descartes\\u2019 Baby, The Sweet Spot, and Psych: The Story of the Human Mind.
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