327 - The Trolley Solution - Joshua Greene

Philosopher, neuroscientist, and psychologist, Joshua Greene tells us how the brain generates morality and how his research may have solved the infamous trolley problem, and in so doing created a way to encourage people to contribute to charities that do the most good, and, in addition, play quiz games that can reduce polarization and possibly save democracy. Kitted Executive Academy Pods Fight Poverty Give Directly Giving Multiplier Joshua Greene's Website Moral Tribes The Trolley Problem in Real Life A Buddhist Monk Faces The Trolley Problem Alief vs Belief Tango Tango Quiz Game Research Charitable Giving Research How Minds Change David McRaney’s Twitter David McRaney’s BlueSky YANSS Twitter Show Notes Newsletter Patreon Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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327 - The Trolley Solution - Joshua Greene is an episode from You Are Not So Smart by You Are Not So Smart.

This episode is 01:19:19 long.

This episode was published on Nov 24, 2025.

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