Episode 14: Steven Pinker and Melinda Gates
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks speaks to the cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker, and the philanthropist, Melinda Gates.
In this episode, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks speaks to the Harvard cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker and the American philanthropist, Melinda Gates. First, Steven Pinker outlines his reasons for hope for a better world, drawing on themes from his recent book ‘Enlightenment Now’. Melinda Gates explores what motivated her and her husband Bill to dedicate their lives to philanthropy and explains who her moral role models were when she was growing up.
Producer: Dan Tierney
Series Editor: Christine Morgan
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