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	Podcast:		The Wright Show (audio)
	Episode:		Science and Scientism (Robert Wright & John Horgan)
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		01:11:39
	Publish Date:		2019-10-18 17:32:43
	Description:		What is scientism, and who is doing it? … Postmodernism and whether science just tells "stories" … John criticizes the "ideological fervor" of evolutionary psychology … The hubris of scientists in the '80s and '90s … Has science reached its fundamental limits in trying to explain consciousness? … John wins his Nobel Prize "long bet" on string theory … The various corrupting influences on scientists … A brief debate on higher purpose …
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