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How Science Can Help Us Understand Race and Identity
1:01:35 - 1:08:12 (06:37)
This episode explores how genetics and anthropology can help us understand the concept of race and how it impacts our identity.
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The beliefs, purposes and identity that individuals sacrifice and die for are important preconditions for any economic analysis.
1:01:35 - 1:04:10 (02:35)
Economics
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The beliefs, purposes and identity that individuals sacrifice and die for are important preconditions for any economic analysis. While economists analyze specific aspects of human interaction such as markets, firms, profits and technology, they rely on assumptions about identity, beliefs and preferences that are powerful forces in shaping economic outcomes.
ChapterHow Science Can Help Us Understand Race and Identity
Episode#285 – Glenn Loury: Race, Racism, Identity Politics, and Cancel Culture
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
In this episode, the speaker talks about why the concept of race is flawed and why we should outgrow it.
1:04:10 - 1:08:12 (04:01)
Race
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In this episode, the speaker talks about why the concept of race is flawed and why we should outgrow it. He discusses the different physical characteristics that people use to define race and how it is a product of our ancestral descent.