Carl Zimmer and Joshua greene

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Science essayist Carl Zimmer and Princeton scientist/philosopher Joshua Greene discuss the science of morality. Greene has researched how the human brain responds to questions of moral judgment, and Carl Zimmer has written an article on the topic for the April issue of Discover magazine.

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Music: “Religion” and “Primacy of Number” from the soundtrack to the film “Naqoyqatsi,” music by Philip Glass

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