Morality in the 21st Century
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Morality in the 21st Century
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks explores what morality means in the 21st Century. He speaks to some of the world’s leading thinkers, together with voices from the next generation: groups of British 6th form students.
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16 episodesEpisode 15: Michael Sandel
In this episode, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks speaks to the world-renowned political philosopher Michael Sandel about how we can return to a politics of the c...
Episode 14: Steven Pinker and Melinda Gates
In this episode, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks speaks to the Harvard cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker and the American philanthropist, Melinda Gates. First...
Episode 13: Moral Heroes
In this episode, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks finds out who young people see as their moral role models in the 21st Century and explores powerful reasons for...
Episode 12: Nick Bostrom
In this episode, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks continues his exploration of the moral challenges posed by AI, by speaking to Nick Bostrom, Philosophy Professor...
Episode 11: Mustafa Suleyman
In this episode, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks speaks to Mustafa Suleyman, Co-founder and Head of Applied AI at DeepMind – one of the world’s leading innovator...
Episode 10: Artificial Intelligence
AI is already fundamentally transforming our world, and in the coming years will have an enormous impact on almost every aspect of our lives. So the e...
Episode 9: Robert Putnam
In this episode, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks travels to Harvard University to speak to the political scientist Robert Putnam about what we mean by ‘society’,...
Episode 8: Jonathan Haidt
In this episode, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks travels to New York to interview Jonathan Haidt, Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University, who rev...
Episode 7: Is Society a Myth?
For most of history, societies have been held together by a shared moral code. But half a century ago, the West embarked on a great experiment: a move...
Episode 6: David Brooks
In this episode, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks speaks to David Brooks, the New York Times columnist and author of two books on character: ‘The Social Animal’ a...
Episode 5: Jean Twenge
In this episode, he speaks to Jean Twenge, Professor of psychology at San Diego State University, who reveals insights from her most recent book, ‘iGe...
Episode 4: The ‘Selfie Generation’
Traditionally, morality meant altruism, care for others, the world beyond the self. Today's icon, though, is the "selfie," the image of ourselves we p...
Episode 3: Noreena Hertz
In this episode, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks speaks to Noreena Hertz, an economist, author and broadcaster whose 2005 book 'IOU: The Debt Threat' was one of...
Episode 2: Jordan Peterson
In this episode, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks travels to Toronto to speak to Jordan Peterson, professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. In this in...
Episode 1: Responsibility
In this episode, Rabbi Sacks argues that a world in which we each pursue our own interests and leave everything else to the state and the market can b...
Welcome to Morality in the 21st Century
In this podcast series, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks speaks to some of the world's leading thinkers about morality, together with voices from the next generat...