Paul Bloom
@paulbloomatyale
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Psychologist who studies and writes about human nature—including morality, pleasure, and religion (Artwork by MK Wynn: https://t.co/HLDAJgvYmE)
New Haven, CT
Joined November 2009
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I'm so honoured to receive the inaugural Stephen P. Stich award, particularly since Steve is a scholar (and person) I very much admire.
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The Stephen P. Stich Award for Career Achievement in Moral Psychology
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RT @NonzeroPods: Feeling the GPT-5 | Psychologist @paulbloomatyale and @robertwrighter discuss the alleged GPT-5 ‘flop,’ the psychological….
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I'm teaching a graduate seminar in moral psychology this Fall. I've done this before, but I want to rethink the readings. If you've taught a course like this, I'd be very grateful if you could post or email me your syllabus.
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This looks like a terrific course.
The assigned readings in my intro ethics class are public philosophy, at the bleeding edge of cultural and technological change—where each side of a debate has a reasonable case. Here are the previous assigned readings. What topics should I cover this time around? What readings?
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RT @AlexAndBooks_: Flew to Toronto to hang out with some awesome authors:. -Paul Bloom ("Against Empathy") .-Jon Goodman ("The Obvious Choi….
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RT @sapinker: My 2025 TED talk: The hidden logic of human harmony (Steven Pinker | TED2025) via @TEDTalks.
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Common knowledge is the secret engine of social life, letting us coordinate everything from meet-ups to markets to international diplomacy. In this fascinating talk, experimental cognitive scientist...
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RT @fourbeerspod: New episode! @paulbloomatyale interviews Yoel about when to give up on a theory, and which of his own findings he no long….
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Ana Gantman, Jordan Wylie, and I are starting to study everyday revenge. Have you ever successfully gotten back at someone after being wronged? We would love to hear about it.
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We are interested in stories of everyday revenge—cases where you successfully got back at someone after being wronged. Please think up an experience of when you took revenge and tell us about it....
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RT @victorckumar: Is philosophy simply assorted leftovers after scientific disciplines peel away or does this process distill its essence?….
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RT @minzlicht: Hot take: Using AI to write your college essay might be BETTER for the environment than writing it yourself. But AI that ena….
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RT @robertwrighter: I'm afraid the answer to this question turned out to be yes. But @paulbloomatyale and I carried the discussion to wholl….
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I'm writing a post that explores the value of the field of psychology. One way to frame the question is to ask: If there were no psychologists, what would the world miss out on? Anyone?.
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Thank you, Joyce—that means a lot.
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The discomfort of loneliness shapes us in ways we don’t recognize—and we may not like what we become without it.
excellent article--"Losing Loneliness"--by Paul Bloom in last week's New Yorker. (sorry, no link available.). this is easily the most thoughtful assessment of the situation which I have read, though it focuses primarily on AI "companions." (& Bloom does discuss the film "Her.").
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RT @FogCityBlues: Coming up on @philtalkradio: Is it weird to want to do things that are bad for us? Josh & Ray unravel our weird wants wit….
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