27. Alva Noë (Philosopher) – The Upside of Boredom
Think Again – a Big Think Podcast
English - December 19, 2015 11:00 - 31 minutes - ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsBooks Arts Society & Culture politics news comedy culture entrepreneurship interview books business science health Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
"Art, by letting us get bored, reveals something to us about what we’ve been doing to avoid boredom.” – Alva Noë
Why are we so afraid to slow down and think? Is it possible, in any sense, to separate reason and emotion? Is there such a thing as "too far out" in physics?
On this week's episode, philosopher Alva Noë, author of "Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature" and host Jason Gots hear surprise clips from a physicist, a Wall Street "quant", and magician Penn Jillette. The far-ranging conversation that ensues digs deep into the nature of art, religion, and thought itself.
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"Art, by letting us get bored, reveals something to us about what we’ve been doing to avoid boredom.” – Alva Noë
Why are we so afraid to slow down and think? Is it possible, in any sense, to separate reason and emotion? Is there such a thing as "too far out" in physics?
On this week's episode, philosopher Alva Noë, author of "Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature" and host Jason Gots hear surprise clips from a physicist, a Wall Street "quant", and magician Penn Jillette. The far-ranging conversation that ensues digs deep into the nature of art, religion, and thought itself.
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