The Mind Report - Paul Bloom and Jon Ronson (The Psychopath Test)

On this week's episode of The Mind Report (from Bloggingheads.tv), cognitive scientist Paul Bloom and Jon Ronson (The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry and The Men Who Stare at Goats, among other books) discuss psychopaths, complexity, and a whole lot of other topics.

THE MIND REPORT 

Paul Bloom (Yale University) and Jon Ronson (The Psychopath Test, Lost at Sea, jonronson.com)

What it's like to be played onscreen by Ewan McGregor 3:49

Psychopaths and anti-psychopaths 3:32

Do psychopaths secretly rule the world? 7:41

Jon: An anxiety disorder is a sign of moral goodness 4:53

Searching for simplicity on the other side of complexity 6:14

Has the Internet made us crazier? 2:35

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 Jon Ronson

Recorded: Jan 30 Posted: Feb 9, 2013
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Links from this episode:

• Jon's new book, "Lost at Sea"
• Jon's book, "The Psychopath Test"
• Jon's book, "The Men Who Stare at Goats"
• Jon's book, "Them"
• Wikipedia on MKUltra