Humans and Hope

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In this podcast series, I want to challenge your views of how we – human beings – think and behave. Most of us have a completely inaccurate view of the creatures we are, and the truth, revealed by researchers over recent decades, is mind-blowing – and could change how we think about our lives and societies.

In each episode, I’ll be joined by an expert psychologist to explore one of humanity’s biggest hopes or challenges – including seeking global peace, tackling the spread of misinformation, and preventing climate change. We’ll ask whether each aim is realistic, given the creatures we are. And if we can’t achieve them, what’s the best we can hope for?

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Check out my books ‘Humanise: how knowing ourselves could change the world‘ and ‘Life – and how to think about it‘

 

The Big Questions

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In this podcast, we have a chat about some of the big questions of life – from the meaning of life to how to be good – as we’re fascinated by them and want to help other people navigate them too.

In each episode we discuss our views about a different big question, and we aim to do this largely from a non-religious perspective (because that’s where we both come from) but in an accessible and inclusive way. There’ll be big ideas, personal stories and occasional references to Star Trek – but don’t let that put you off!

We don’t aim to have the full answers to each question but we’ll hopefully encourage you to think about them too!

Andrew Copson is the Chief Executive of Humanists UK and Richard Docwra is a writer and the Director of Life Squared.

 

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Buy our books!

Andrew’s book (co-written with Prof Alice Roberts) – The Little Book of Humanism – is out now! Order it here

Richard’s book – Life – and how to think about it – is out now! Order it here

Stay in touch!

If you’d like to stay in touch, follow us @RichardDocwra and @andrewcopson on Twitter.

Humanists UK brings non-religious people together to develop their own views and an understanding of the world around them. To find out more, visit https://humanism.org.uk/

Life Squared is a not-for-profit offering resources to help you navigate the complexity of life so you can live in a happier, wiser and more meaningful way. To find out more, visit www.lifesquared.org.uk

To see some of Richard’s other publications and podcasts, visit www.richarddocwra.com

 

Making the world better

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In this podcast, I talk to people who are making the world better – not just those tackling big issues at a global scale but also those working at a local level or in less obvious areas too. I want to find out more about what these people do, the issues they’re working on and why they matter.

This podcast aims to inspire and pay tribute to, everyone who’s trying to make things better. Whether you’re trying to seek change yourself or just curious about the world, this podcast is for you!

 

 

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