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Rob Henderson grew up in foster homes in California, joined the Air Force at 17, attended Yale on the G.I. Bill, and is currently a Gates Fellow at Cambridge University (UK). He is an acute observer of American society and has coined the term Luxury Beliefs to describe ideas and opinions that confer status on the rich at very little cost, while taking a toll on the lower class.Steve and Rob discuss:00:00 Early life and foster experience20:21 Rob's experience in the Air Force31:26 Transitioning from the Air Force to Yale and then Cambridge44:04 Dating and socializing as an older student50:06 Reflections on the Yale Halloween email controversy1:01:10 Personal incentives and careerists in higher education1:09:45 Luxury beliefs and how they show up in elite institutions1:31:08 Age and moral judgments1:42:50 Rob on resisting legacy academia and his futureLinks:Rob's substackhttps://robkhenderson.substack.com/Luxury Beliefs are the Latest Status Symbol for Rich Americanshttps://nypost.com/2019/08/17/luxury-beliefs-are-the-latest-status-symbol-for-rich-americans/Music used with permission from Blade Runner Blues Livestream improvisation by State Azure.–Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder (SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction, Othram) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU.Please send any questions or suggestions to manifold1podcast@gmail.com or Steve on Twitter @hsu_steve.

It’s unquestionably a good thing that the world is waking up to the idea of social justice. For too long, marginalized groups have been precisely that—marginalized. Oppression, racism, unequal access to opportunity have been too common for too long in America and the world. People have been way too insensitive to the trauma that all sorts of people have experienced in life, and indifferent to how those traumas are exacerbated and triggered by the way we do things. Of course, we should be awake and aware of this. Kindness and fairness and human dignity are core Stoic virtues, so there would be no objection from Marcus Aurelius or Seneca to the idea of social justice. Certainly Epictetus, a former slave, would have fit right into our modern discussion about privilege and equality. But it’s also true that the Stoics would have looked quite warily on the increasing radicalization of the so-called “woke” activists. Nor would they have been surprised at how quickly its self-righteousness has created alarming abuses of power (and in some cases, been guilty of the same injustices they claim to fight against.) Administrators and activists at Oberlin College in Ohio egged on a mob that wrongly accused a small-town bakery of racism and tried to run them out of business. The #MeToo movement, which has brought all sorts of terrible sexual predators to justice, also—it seems—prematurely deprived Al Franken of due process and cost themselves an ally in the Senate. There have been countless other examples, from the Covington Kids and the Yale Halloween costume controversy to using physical force to deprive people of their right to free speech and a surprising level of tolerance for anti-semitism, where jumping to conclusions and moral certainty have caused embarassing lapses in judgement.These movements are supposed to be about truth and justice and fairness. But like any movement, when they become a mob, or become blind to nuance or empathy, they can do real harm to people. When everyone is woke, then no one is awake. The Stoics believed in virtue, not virtue signaling. They were not naive. They knew the world was full of injustices and evil and believed that it was not just important, but every person’s duty to fight against it. At the same time, Marcus Aurelius reminded himself that most people who did wrong were not doing it on purpose. He spoke of the importance of mercy, of forgiveness and understanding. Most of all, he spoke about practicing what he preached. He couldn’t control other people, but he could control whether he did wrong himself. And this is an important lesson for everyone out there fighting for the important cause of social justice. Radicalization is dangerous, whether it’s on the right or left. Anger is the problem, not the solution. Righteousness can easily become self-righteousness. We must be careful. We must be kind. We must be fair. We must always act with the virtues that the Stoics believed balanced out the pursuit of justice: courage, moderation, and wisdom.

Nicholas Christakis (Sociologist & Author) joins Dave to discuss the Yale Halloween costume debacle, his book ‘Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society’, the importance of free and open conversation, the value of friendship, and more.

  So you're saying...you're alt right? Alt left? Is there room in-between anymore in our increasingly polarized political theatre for moderation and compromise.  Has political correctness gone too far? Is there a free speech crisis on college campuses? Join the Thunk Tank crew as we discuss the state of modern political polarization in America . Good think we had some beers on hand for this one. Perhaps politicians should follow suit? X) We are also happy to announce a new website for proper long form thunking where we will write longer blog posts to accompany episodes.  Read this episodes blog post at the following link: https://thunktankpodcast.wordpress.com/2018/04/06/political-polarization-on-the-left-and-right/ And, as always, if you enjoy what you hear, please consider sharing and subscribing for updates! (more information listed below) This episode's brews: Radiant Pig Craft Beers: Save the Robots IPA  Joymongers: Red wine barrel aged weizenbock, 9% Patreon: Please Support us on Patreon! ( https://www.patreon.com/thunktankpodcast ) (Please consider supporting us! It costs almost nothing, and there are awesome prizes if you do!) Email: thunktankpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @thunktankers This Episode's Links: https://youtu.be/aMcjxSThD54 (Jordan Peterson Cathy Newman)|| NYtimes "When the left turns on its own"|| https://youtu.be/bO1agIlLlhg (Evergreen State College protests)|| https://youtu.be/kMc8pczn-hs (Yale Halloween costume "controversy")

Lily and Nick have a spoooooky discussion about the Yale Halloween controversy, ivory tower privilege, and racial inequality.