Scott Barry Kaufman On The Science of Transcendence

03/21/22 • 149 min

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In today’s episode, psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman joins Rich to discuss the science of self-actualization and transcendence.

Scott is a cognitive scientist and humanistic psychologist who has taught at Columbia, Yale, NYU, and Penn. He received his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Yale, a M. Phil in experimental psychology from the University of Cambridge and a B.S. in psychology and human computer interaction from Carnegie Mellon. He is the founder and director of the Center for the Science of Human Potential and hosts the #1 psychology podcast, The Psychology Podcast. His latest book is entitled Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization.

The video version of this episode is available HERE.

Rich’s new book, Voicing Change, Vol. II is available HERE.

Full show notes & additional information on this episode is available HERE.

Peace + Plants,

Rich

In today’s episode, psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman joins Rich to discuss the science of self-actualization and transcendence.

The video version of this episode is available HERE.

Rich’s new book, Voicing Change, Vol. II is available HERE.

Full show notes & additional information on this episode is available HERE.

Peace + Plants,

Rich

Previous Episode

Roll On: War In Ukraine, Floods In Oz, & Sober Wisdom

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In today's episode, Rich Roll & Adam Skolnick discuss the global effects of the war in Ukraine & the devastating floods in Australia—plus endurance headlines, listener Q's & more.

Topics discussed in today’s episode include:

The launch of Voicing Change II and the Golden Ticket Sweepstakes—where 6 lucky winners will take home a score of prizes valued over $1,100;
Heidi Zuckerman's newest art book Conversations With Artists Volume III;
Jesse Itzler's shotgun attempt at Ultraman Arizona on no formal training;
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, the towering bravery of the Ukrainian people, and the war's global impact; and
The apocalyptic floods devastating Queensland and New South Wales, Australia's relationship with coal & climate change, and how you can help.

As always, we close things out by taking a few listener questions. Today we answer:

How do you talk about addiction and sobriety with your kids?
What advice do you have for someone navigating recovery and treatment?
How do you maintain a relationship when one partner drinks and the other doesn’t?

To read more and to peruse the show notes, click here. You can also watch it all go down on YouTube. And as always, the podcast streams wild and free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

To grab your copy of Voicing Change Vol. II, visit: https://www.richroll.com/voicing-change-ii/

Peace + Plants,

Rich

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Ed Winters Is A Vegan Propagandist

In today’s episode, Rich discusses all things vegan with Ed Winters (aka ‘Earthling Ed’), a vegan advocate and animal rights activist, author, and content creator who has lectured at Cambridge, Harvard, Google, Facebook, and many other institutions.

Ed’s new book is entitled, This is Vegan Propaganda (And Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You).

FULL BLOG & SHOW NOTES: bit.ly/richroll670

The visually inclined can also watch ihis episode on YouTube. And as always, the podcast streams wild and free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Peace + Plants,

Rich