John Vervaeke is an Associate Professor at the University Of Toronto.
There is a meaning crisis upon us. People are revisiting Stoicism and Buddhism and mindfulness and psychedelics in an attempt to understand themselves and connect with the world around them. John joins me today to try and give us a route out of this trench.
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Yesterday
“We Won 3 Grammys and Still Felt Like Failures” - Dan + Shay (Live Performance) - #1176
Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney are American country music singers, songwriters, and Grammy Award-winning artists. Expect to learn the biggest differences between being on the come-up to worldwide fame as artists, whether it’s harder to get your first hit or following it up, what it w ... Show More
1h 34m
Nov 12
Why Atheists Keep Finding God (in everything) - Alex O’Connor - #1175
Alex O’Connor is a YouTuber, writer and a podcaster. Expect to learn what shifts happened in Alex’s thinking these past few years, why you actually would ever want to time travel, why so many people are moving away from atheism, why consciousness is the biggest hole in the atheis ... Show More
1h 56m
Nov 9
How To Turn Your Pain Into Greatness - Bugzy Malone - #1174
Bugzy Malone is a British rapper, actor, and entrepreneur from Manchester, England. Expect to learn what the difference between “making it and maintaining it” is, the childhood experiences that shaped Bugzy, and why it’s important to be ultra vulnerable, if you can ever have mast ... Show More
2h 7m
May 2023
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis || John Vaervaeke
Today we welcome John Vervaeke. John is an award-winning professor at the University of Toronto in Psychology, Cognitive Science and Buddhist Psychology. His academic interests include wisdom, mindfulness, meditation, relevance realization, general intelligence, and rationality. ... Show More
1h 2m
Jan 2024
414. The Rebirth of the Sacred with John Vervaeke
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down in person with Dr. John Vervaeke. They discuss the relationship between your calling and your conscience, the three dimensions of the sacred, how Descartes famous “I think therefore I am” conclusion might be restructured in modern day, what exactl ... Show More
1h 44m
Sep 2024
482. The Meaning Crisis: Resolution | Dr. John Vervaeke
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down in person with associate professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, author, and podcaster, Dr. John Vervaeke. They discuss the alignment between the Gospel accounts and Western civilization; Neoplatonism as it applies to Christianity; t ... Show More
1h 28m
Mar 2025
532. A Dialogue So Dangerous, It Just Might Bring You Wisdom | John Vervaeke and Jordan Hall
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with John Vervaeke and Jordan Hall. They discuss the vertical dimension, proper orientation within the hierarchy of values, the normative versus the ethical, and what makes something more “real” in a pragmatic and philosophical sense.
John Verva ... Show More
1h 52m