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What causes war? Many scholars have spent their careers attempting to study the psychology of leaders to understand what incentivizes them to undertake the human and financial costs of conflict, but economist and political scientist Chris Blattman takes a different approach to understanding interstate violence. He returns for his second appearance on Conversations with Tyler to discuss his research into the political and institutional causes of conflict, the topic of his new book ​​Why...

Millions of hostile rivalries exist between groups worldwide, but their conflicts rarely escalate to protracted violence. Because would-be combatants know that all-out conflict usually proves immensely costly to all sides, they regularly find ways to avoid open warfare. And when it comes to international affairs in particular, we tend to focus on the wars that do occur at the expense of internalizing the core truth that, most of the time, they simply don't happen. Political scientist and...

What makes conflict win out over compromise? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Chris Blattman, an acclaimed expert on violence and conflict. His recent book, “Why We Fight,” draws on economics, political science, and psychology to examine the root causes of war and the paths to peace.In light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the other ongoing conflicts our world faces today, many of us are wondering, is resorting to violence the norm? Are the paths to war easier than...

TranscriptTable of ContentsRob’s intro [00:00:00]Rob Wiblin: Hi listeners, this is The 80,000 Hours Podcast, where we have unusually in-depth conversations about the world’s most pressing problems, what you can do to solve them, and what to do if you’re handcuffed to someone on the side of a cliff. I’m Rob Wiblin, Head of Research at 80,000 Hours.Recent events have had people thinking a lot about interstate conflict, which made it a no-brainer to interview economist Chris Blattman about his...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Fabulous discussion with the best social science reporter I know, Dylan Matthews The post The Weeds podcast at Vox.com appeared first on Chris Blattman.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Why do nations fight when it's clear how incredibly destructive war is? The post The Neoliberal podcast appeared first on Chris Blattman.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]One of my favorite's so far, with Norman B The post NPR’s Life Elsewhere radio/podcast appeared first on Chris Blattman.

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/sciencesalon/mss265_Chris_Blattman_2022_4_5.mp3 [embedded content] Shermer and Blattman discuss: Putin, Russia, and Ukraine • game theory and violent conflict • 5 Reasons for conflict and war • common elements of conflict in Medellin, Chicago, Sudan, Somalia, etc. • U.S. foreign policy in Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine, and elsewhere, and its consequences • human nature and conflict: are we wired to fight or do environments push us into conflicts? •...

In this episode, Anthony is joined by Nina Jankowicz bestselling author and internationally-recognized expert on disinformation and democratization. Together they discuss Nina’s brand-new book, How to Be a Woman Online: Surviving Abuse and Harassment, and How to Fight Back, which provides concise steps women can take to protect themselves in online spaces. Nina then moves on to share her assessment of the current situation in Russia, and their use of social media.   Next,...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Tackling Poverty and Preventing War The post Charter Cities Podcast appeared first on Chris Blattman.