MAKING SENSE WITH SAM HARRIS
Sam Harris speaks with Will Storr about the role that status plays in human life and culture. They talk about the taboo around caring about status, egalitarianism, the perpetual insecurity of status, how we play multiple status games simultaneously, identity, social connection, dominance, virtue, success, status as an evolved mechanism, gossip, status and health, the consequences of humiliation, the role of social media, status and politics, conspiracy thinking, moral panics, status and philanthropy, and other topics.
FEEL BETTER LIVE MORE WITH DR RANGAN CHATTERJEE
Will and Rangan explore why culture makes you feel lost and unhappy and what you can do about it
Will and Steven explore success and the science of status
“Will is an author who brings out the unexpected ways that we’re vulnerable, and how to manage those vulnerabilities and turn them into strengths.”
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“Will and Nichola combine their diverse approaches to discuss the psychology of status, and examine why people believe in conspiracy theories. At a time of heightened individualism and division, they also reveal how cooperation is part of our history and how now, more than ever, it will come to define our future.”
We look at how society became fascinated with its own image, and try to find the truth behind selfie-taking.
RUSSELL BRAND'S
UNDER THE SKIN
“Author of ‘Selfie’ Will Storr and I discuss where the ideal of the perfect self
came from, why it is so powerful and whether there is any way to break its dangerous spell.”
Will Storr travels to legendary Paris bookshop to discuss Selfie, his book that tells the extraordinary story of the person we all know so intimately – our self.