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  • Aleksandar Matic

    Aleksandar Matic
    2024/12/20
    In this episode, Prof Paul Dolan talks with Dr Aleks Matic, who is a computer scientist and all round geek at Koa Health. They discuss how beliefism across disciplines is often found in the language used. They agree that Aleks' fellow Serb Novak Djokovic is the greatest tennis player of all time but disagree about how to be happy with Aleks preferring the dullness of a "calm sea" over the excitement of being a "rough ocean".

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    29 分
  • Gearóid Norris

    Gearóid Norris
    2024/12/13
    In this episode, Prof Paul Dolan discusses all things gambling with Gearóid Norris. They talk about the discipline required to make money from gambling and how to deal with the challenges of problematic gambling. They explore the stigma associated with gambling and why Gearóid feels the need to lie to cabbies about what he does for a living.

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    29 分
  • Rim Turkmani

    Rim Turkmani
    2024/12/06
    In this episode, Prof Paul Dolan talks to Dr Rim Turkmani, a colleague at the LSE currently working on the Syrian conflict and who was previously an astrophysicist. They discuss how the methods of natural science help inform social science and how addressing the challenges of beliefism in conflict zones provides lessons for breaking beliefism elsewhere. They talk about immigration and agree that so much depends on how the issues are framed.

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    23 分
  • Sharath Jeevan

    Sharath Jeevan
    2024/11/29
    In this episode, Prof Paul Dolan talks to Sharath Jeevan, consultant and part-time stand up comic. They discuss the power of humour in reducing beliefism. They agree that all metrics used to assess performance can work well until they don't and then it's hard to pivot. They disagree about just how much difference there is between the generations.

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    26 分
  • Bruce Daisley

    Bruce Daisley
    2024/11/22
    In this episode, Prof Paul Dolan discusses breaking beliefism with Bruce Daisley, formerly the most senior person at Twitter outside of the US. They discuss freedom of speech, the limits of what people should be allowed to say online, and what makes for a good culture in the workplace. They discuss "red lines" and agree that no one over the age of 21 should have a birthday party.

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    29 分
  • Gus O'Donnell

    Gus O'Donnell
    2024/11/15
    In this episode, Prof Paul Dolan talks to Lord Gus O'Donnell, who was Cabinet Secretary under three Prime Ministers. They talk about how hard it is get wellbeing into policy, despite the case for it being so compelling. They talk about football and its lessons for reducing beliefism. They discuss social class, where they disagree about its importance in contemporary society.

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    30 分
  • Rob Henderson

    Rob Henderson
    2024/11/08
    In this first episode of a new series, Prof Paul Dolan discusses beliefism - discrimination against those who disagree with us - with Rob Henderson, author of the national bestseller Troubled. They discuss Rob's very cool idea of luxury beliefs, held only by those who can "afford" them, and disagree about some of the beliefs Rob classes as a luxury, such as polyamory.

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    30 分
  • Coming soon: breaking beliefism

    Coming soon: breaking beliefism
    2024/11/04
    In this new series, Professor Paul Dolan, one of the world's experts on the science behind happiness, sets out to talk to people who might disagree with him, with a view to reducing ‘beliefism’ – his term for discriminating against people with different views. Join him on his journey through beliefism and towards finding ways to listen more to different people and perspectives, which lies at the heart of social progress.

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    1 分