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Frans de Waal is an acclaimed Dutch primatologist and ethologist. He's written and published numerous books, including 'Chimpanzee Cultures,' 'Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?', 'Mam's Last Hug,' and his most recent book, 'Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist.' In this episode, Frans de Waal and I discuss a number of things, including the instinct for reciprocal cooperation, the characteristics of sex and gender, the necessity of play, reconciliation, how we mismeasure animals, and much more. Thanks for watching.  —Links—  Read Frans de Waal's books:  https://www.amazon.com/Frans-De-Waal/e/B000APOHE0%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share  —Chapters— [0:00] Intro [6:44] A Background in Ethology [9:46] The Social Organization of Chimpanzees  [12:11] Supporters Make Chimps Dominant [15:56] An Instinct for Reciprocal Cooperation [17:37] Female Choice in Sexual Selection [22:45] Biology's Victorian Beginnings  [24:37] Bonobo's Collective Dominance [27:42] Characteristics of Sex and Gender [31:02] Preferences in Types of Play [33:26] The Origin of Antisocial Behavior  [35:43] The Necessity of Play [37:13] How Play Teaches Self Control [41:01] Self Socialization [46:18] Interference in Boys' Development [51:34] The Behavior of Reconciliation [57:29] Differences in Male and Female Aggression  [59:35] Peace Making vs. Peace Keeping [1:01:59] The Conundrum of Compassion [1:03:11] Competitiveness In Males and Females [1:06:20] Disliking the Facts of Sex Differences [1:11:36] How We Mismeasure Animals [1:21:24] Anthropomorphizing Animals [1:23:26] Consciousness in Animals [1:27:15] Sentience  [1:31:16] Self Consciousness and Embellishment  [1:35:50] Unconscious Olfaction  [1:38:53] Problems with Virtualizing the World [1:40:41] Frans de Waal's Intellectual Heroes [1:42:20] Closing Comments #fransdewaal #reciprocity #primatology #jordanpeterson #animalbehavior #dominance // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL //  Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/jordanbpeterson.co...  Donations: https://jordanbpeterson.com/donate  // COURSES //  Discovering Personality: https://jordanbpeterson.com/personality  Self Authoring Suite: https://selfauthoring.com  Understand Myself (personality test): https://understandmyself.com  // BOOKS //  Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life: https://jordanbpeterson.com/Beyond-Order  12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos: https://jordanbpeterson.com/12-rules-...  Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief: https://jordanbpeterson.com/maps-of-m...  // LINKS //  Website: https://jordanbpeterson.com  Events: https://jordanbpeterson.com/events  Blog: https://jordanbpeterson.com/blog  Podcast: https://jordanbpeterson.com/podcast  // SOCIAL //  Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson  Instagram: https://instagram.com/jordan.b.peterson  Facebook: https://facebook.com/drjordanpeterson  Telegram: https://t.me/DrJordanPeterson  All socials: https://linktr.ee/drjordanbpeterson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11 Jul 20221h 51min

Rod Dreher is a senior writer and editor for 'The American Conservative.' He is the author of three New York Times bestsellers: 'Live Not By Lies,' 'The Benedict Option,' and 'The Little Way of Ruthie Leming,' as well as the books 'Crunchy Cons' and 'How Dante Can Save Your Life.' In this episode, Rod Dreher and I discuss his latest book, 'Live Not By Lies,' the continuous emergence of Communism in the West, ideology as a substitute for religion, the importance of courage, and more. Thanks for watching. —Links— Follow Rod Dreher on Twitter: https://twitter.com/roddreher Read Rod Dreher's articles: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/author/rod-dreher/ Order Rod Dreher's books, 'Live Note By Lies', and others on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Rod-Dreher/e/B00JV2IX3O%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share. —Chapters—[0:00] Intro [1:25] Live Not By Lies [2:32] A Story from Communist Czechoslovakia [4:55] Our Old Idea of New Totalitarianism [9:13] Czeslaw Miłosz and "The Captive Mind" [12:26] The Appeal of Communism [14:50] The Weaponizing of Original Sin [18:36] Applying the Story of the Kulaks [22:43] The Emergence of Woke Capitalism [27:37] The Line Between Good and Evil [29:48] Solzhenitsyn's Rules for Responsible Conduct [31:31] Scapegoating and False Morality [37:28] The Fragility of American Elites [42:06] Vaclav Havel, The Myth of the Green Grocer [48:34] Fighting for the Right to Be Unhappy [56:37] Ideology as Substitute for Religion [1:00:56] Heroism as Anti-Ideology [1:09:52] Preparing for Persecution [1:12:33] A Message from the Church to Men [1:13:39] Courage [1:18:04] Rod Dreher, "Live Not By Lies" [1:20:07] Jordan Peterson's Daily Wire+ Deal [1:21:15] Daily Wire+ Intro [1:21:54] History of Rod Dreher's Religious Belief [1:27:08] Sexuality as the Last Temptation [1:32:45] Kierkegaard's Three Stages of Life [1:34:45] Journey Through Catholicism [1:36:36] Becoming an Orthodox Christian [1:45:00] A Respite from the Political [1:48:11] The Purpose of Prayer [1:50:23] The Jesus Prayer [1:54:36] Closing Comments #roddreher #livenotbylies #aleksandrsolzhenitsyn #jordanpeterson #communism #christianity // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/jordanbpeterson.co... Donations: https://jordanbpeterson.com/donate // COURSES // Discovering Personality: https://jordanbpeterson.com/personality Self Authoring Suite: https://selfauthoring.com Understand Myself (personality test): https://understandmyself.com // BOOKS // Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life: https://jordanbpeterson.com/Beyond-Order 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos: https://jordanbpeterson.com/12-rules-... Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief: https://jordanbpeterson.com/maps-of-m... // LINKS // Website: https://jordanbpeterson.com Events: https://jordanbpeterson.com/events Blog: https://jordanbpeterson.com/blog Podcast: https://jordanbpeterson.com/podcast // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson Instagram: https://instagram.com/jordan.b.peterson Facebook: https://facebook.com/drjordanpeterson Telegram: https://t.me/DrJordanPeterson All socials: https://linktr.ee/drjordanbpeterson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

7 Jul 20221h 25min

Rex Murphy is a Canadian commentator and author, primarily on Canadian political and social matters. He was the regular host of CBC Radio One's Cross Country Checkup, a nation wide call-in show, for 21 years, before stepping down in September of 2015. He currently writes for The National Post, where his articles are published weekly. In this episode, Rex Murphy and I discuss the strange times in current Canadian politics, the perpetual scandals of Justin Trudeau, media censorship and the appalling Bill C-11, fascism on the Left, Zoom parliament, and much more. Thanks for watching. —Chapters— [0:00] Intro [3:24] Trudeau's Irresponsible Roe v. Wade Comments [9:21] Strange Political Times in Canada [10:33] Zoom Parliament [14:19] Talking Across the Aisle In Person [16:50] Fascism on the Left [22:41] Bill C-11: "The Online Streaming Act" [35:35] Trudeau's Perpetual Scandals [42:50] Interference with the RCMP [46:04] Trudeau's Overweening Narcissism [50:20] An Appetite on Display [58:38] Trudeau's Unprecedented Spending [1:03:25] Killing Alberta Oil [1:04:25] Dependance on Russian Oil [1:06:03] How the Green Movement Empowered Putin [1:10:33] A Panoply of Utopian Nonsense—Again [1:15:03] Communism in Eastern Europe [1:15:45] Communist Parallels in the Progressive Movement [1:20:34] "The Great Reset" and Trudeau [1:21:21] Who the Hell is Klaus Schwab [1:26:00] Closing Comments —Links— Follow Rex Murphy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rexmurphy1 Follow the RexTV Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Ri... Read Rex Murphy's articles at The National Post: https://nationalpost.com/author/rmurphynp/ Read Rex Murphy's book, 'Canada and Other Matters of Opinion': https://amazon.com/gp/product/B0031TZ... // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/jordanbpeterson.co...  Donations: https://jordanbpeterson.com/donate  // COURSES // Discovering Personality: https://jordanbpeterson.com/personality  Self Authoring Suite: https://selfauthoring.com  Understand Myself (personality test): https://understandmyself.com  // BOOKS // Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life: https://jordanbpeterson.com/Beyond-Order  12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos: https://jordanbpeterson.com/12-rules-...  Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief: https://jordanbpeterson.com/maps-of-m...  // LINKS // Website: https://jordanbpeterson.com  Events: https://jordanbpeterson.com/events  Blog: https://jordanbpeterson.com/blog  Podcast: https://jordanbpeterson.com/podcast  // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson  Instagram: https://instagram.com/jordan.b.peterson  Facebook: https://facebook.com/drjordanpeterson  Telegram: https://t.me/DrJordanPeterson  All socials: https://linktr.ee/drjordanbpeterson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

4 Jul 20221h 33min

In this episode, Dave Rubin and I discuss the evolution of his lifestyle, the recent Leftist push of transgender ideology and the uncharted territory of gay fatherhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

30 Jun 20221h 36min

Dr. Adrian Wooldridge is a political editor at The Economist and author of the new book ‘The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World.’ In this episode, Dr. Wooldridge and I discuss how his new book has been received, the history of meritocracy, how IQ testing shaped educational policy, group-based judgement, and the importance of defending liberal individualism.  —Links— Follow Dr. Wooldridge on Twitter: ​​https://twitter.com/adwooldridge ‘The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World:’ https://amazon.com/Aristocracy-Talent... More books by Dr. Wooldridge: https://amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/... —Chapters— [0:00] Intro [1:06] Reviews of ‘The Aristocracy of Talent’ [3:47] Measuring the Mind, History of IQ Testing, & British Education [7:22] 11+ System vs. the Modern Prolonged Educational System [10:22] Workplace Selection Tests  [11:58] IQ Literature & IQ Testing for the US Military [14:55] Michael Young’s ‘The Rise of the Meritocracy’ [16:58] Pareto Distribution, Matthew Principle, & Creative Achievement Tests [18:22] History of Meritocracy  [22:43] Conflating Moral Worth with Intellectual Ability [24:25] Conceptual Inadequacy & “Bell Curve Liberals” [29:45] Blank Slate Argument & Ethnic Differences in IQ Testing [34:59] White Working Class in England  [37:45] Perception of Meritocracy in the UK vs. US [42:21] Judging People as Group Members    [48:17] Distinction Between Affirmative Action & Diversity [51:36] Idea of Meritocracy as Propaganda for the Elite [54:00] Openness of Competition of Examinations [56:10] Foucault & the Complexity of Perception [59:55] Social Justice, Economic Efficiency & Growth Rates [1:05:35] Challenges to Western Dominance [1:10:59] European Ladder of Opportunity & Plutocracy  [1:14:32] Ethics: Levels of Analysis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

27 Jun 20221h 22min

In this episode of the Jordan B. Peterson Podcast, we continue our dive into Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life. This compilation episode is focused on Rule 2: "Imagine who you could be, and then aim single-mindedly at that." It includes interviews with Dave Rubin, Tom Bilyeu, Chris Williamson, and more. Videos Included: 00:00 - Rule 2 Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life -  02:27 - Rubin Report: An Emotional Return & 12 More Rules for Life 12:47 - Aubrey Marcus: Jordan Petersons' EMPOWERING MESSAGE to Take Responsibility For Your Life 33:13 - Impact Theory: Jordan Peterson on Constructing Your Identity, Chaos and Order, and the Escalating Culture Wars 41:38 - Modern Wisdom: Jordan Peterson - Take Control Of Your Life 47:28 - Beyond Order The Illustrator - Juliette Fogra on JBP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

23 Jun 20221h 5min

This past Sunday was Father’s Day. In this episode, I discuss my family history, relationships, growing up, learning to read and write, raising children, and marriage with my father Walter Peterson. —Links— Try our new writing app, Essay: https://essay.app Or take the Understand Myself personality test: https://understandmyself.com —Chapters— [0:00] Intro [1:00] The story of the 3rd floor  [3:32] Family settling in Saskatchewan [8:57] Breaking 10 acres [10:42] Jordan’s grandfather [12:00] Walter's school caboose  [12:57] His childhood [18:38] Growing up on a farm [23:14] Wood-gathering & feeding workers [25:04] Typical clothing [26:48] Was it a happy childhood? [27:45] Farm chores [29:20] Walter’s grandfather [36:18] His grandmother & learning to read [42:19] Joe Rogan & touring [44:13] Spending time with grandpa [44:52] Walter's dad [45:55] Moving out [49:02] Raising kids now vs. then [55:12] Walter’s mom [57:40] His sisters [58:41] His old friends  [1:00:24] Walter's reading, writing, & going to school [1:03:00] Jordan skipping school [1:05:21] Jordan's great grandfather's band & the guitar he made Jordan [1:07:14] Walter meets his wife  [1:12:30] Deciding to be a teacher  [1:15:10] Marrying age & ceremony [1:16:57] Why family matters & Walter’s best years [1:18:27] Walter on Jordan's childhood [1:19:48] Jordan's early memories of reading with his Father [1:24:08] The most challenging part of marriages [1:26:06] Jordan's mom [1:26:35] Personality & Jordan's parents [1:28:18] Current restrictions [01:29:07] Walter's best relationships #FathersDay #Personality #Childhood #Canada #Family Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20 Jun 20221h 37min

We had the honor of having our dear friend Jonathan Pageau host this Beyond Order lecture in Montreal on May 23rd, 2022. Jonathan opens the show by describing how he first heard (and subsequently met) Jordan. This event, then, serves as a continuation of the conversations they first had. Throughout this hour-and-a-half-long event, Dr. Peterson and Jonathan Pageau discuss perception, symbolism, values, and the relationship between perception and the cognitive scientist’s attempts to understand consciousness. —Links— Check out Jonathan Pageau’s YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtCTSf3UwRU14nYWr_xm-dQ Websites: https://thesymbolicworld.com (speaking) https://pageaucarvings.com (carving) https://orthodoxartsjournal.org (writing)  —Chapters—  0:00 — Intro 4:55 — Dr. Peterson enters the stage 8:00 — Perception, Cognitive Science, and the problem of bodyless AI  11:30 — The visual cliff experiment & perceiving the world 18:30 — The awe of infinity & complexity of the Heavens  21:00 — Awe, imitation, & why humans celebrate 28:00 — The role of sacrifice & delaying gratification 32:00 — Egyptian gods & ancient symbolism 36:00 — Pyramids vs. mountains in The Bible 44:00 — The cost of not aiming properly  52:30 — Bottom-up vs. top-down conceptualizations of the world 57:00 — Sam Harris 1:05:00 — Why the Diversity, Inclusivity, and Equity types are taking on STEM  1:10:00 — Is it possible to create values from scratch? Nietzsche, Freud, & Jung 1:16:00 — Why go to church? 1:22:00 — Q&A #Perception #BeyondOrder #JonathanPageau #Symbolism #Values #SamHarris Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

16 Jun 20221h 51min