Mania: How Societies Go Crazy - Lionel Shriver

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Chapters & Sections (50)

0:01 Critique of Modern Social Justice Movements chapter 3
0:01 Criticizing Woke Culture and Social Justice
1:39 Social Hysteria and Cultural Phenomena
3:01 Censorship and Self-Censorship in Modern Society
6:00 Mass Hysteria and Collective Loss of Sanity chapter 3
6:00 Mass Hysteria and Collective Loss of Sanity
9:02 Climate Change and Social Hysteria
10:23 Fragility of Democratic Systems
11:48 Government Response to Disease Outbreak chapter 2
11:48 Government Response to Disease Outbreak
13:47 Language and Mania in Modern Society
16:28 Hair Loss Treatment Options and Science chapter 3
16:28 Hair Loss Treatment with Manual
17:47 Trump Administration's Manic Use of Executive Orders
19:08 Critique of Intellectuals and Mass Mania
20:56 Author Discusses Friendship and Political Satire chapter 2
20:56 Author Discusses Friendship and Satire in Writing
23:19 Friendships Affected by Polarizing Political Positions
25:56 Debate on Transgender Identity and Acceptance chapter 2
25:56 Debate on Transgender Identity and Temperament
27:46 Agnostic Route in Times of Crisis
30:06 Resisting Conformity and Social Pressure chapter 5
30:06 Resisting Conformity and Social Pressure
32:05 Temperament and Self-Protection in Difficult Situations
33:23 Importance of Alternative Voices in Podcasting
35:00 Intellectuals and Group Think in Academia
36:20 Overcorrection in Politics and Society
38:26 Criticism of Politician's Behavior and Expertise chapter 2
38:26 Criticism of Politician's Behavior and Leadership
40:39 Dissenting Voices in the Podcasting World
43:24 Expertise and Debate in Science chapter 3
43:24 Critique of Monolithic Expertise
44:53 Climate Debate and Expertise Misuse
46:15 Critical Thinking in Podcast Selection
48:46 Experts and Medical Reality in Question chapter 3
48:46 Experts and Medical Reality Debate
50:45 Improving Mainstream Media in the Digital Age
52:04 Importance of Challenging One's Own Beliefs
53:44 Critique of Partisan Politics and Groupthink chapter 3
53:44 Separation of opinions in modern society
55:16 Avoiding Mania in Human Behavior
56:46 Social Hysteria and Independent Thought
59:06 Systemic Racism and Intellectual Self-Defense chapter 3
59:06 Systemic Racism and Intellectual Self-Defense
1:01:04 Balancing Empathy and Educational Standards
1:02:24 Intellectual Ability and Equality Discussion
1:04:00 Addressing Inequality and Socialism chapter 3
1:04:00 Socialism vs Human Variation and Excellence
1:07:07 UK Asylum System Reform or Scrap
1:08:41 Immigration and Social Division in the UK

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