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10. Mark Epstein (Buddhist Psychotherapist) – Nature/Nurture/Neither

2015/8/22
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Think Again - a Big Think Podcast

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Will nanobots someday deposit Shakespeare directly into our brains? If we paid politicians tons of money would they do a better job? Does epigenetics solve the nature/nurture debate?

In this week's episode of Big Think's Think Again podcast, host Jason Gots is joined by Mark Epstein), Buddhist-influenced psychiatrist and author of Thoughts Without a Thinker and The Trauma of Everyday Life. Interview clips from Stephen Dubner), Kayt Sukel), and Nicholas Negropont)e launch a probing discussion of education, free will, and a contemporary twist in the "nature/nurture" debate.

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