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Oct 24th, 2019 | 44:18

525,600 Minutes: Time, Eternity and Finding Value in Our Lives | Alan Lightman & Meghan Sullivan

Dr. Alan Lightman, MIT, and Dr. Meghan Sullivan, Notre Dame, discuss how the modern world is impacting the way we view and utilize time and what that means for humanity.
Dr. Meghan Sullivan's book on time is titled "Time Biases: A Theory of Rational Planning and Personal Persistence," (available to order here) and her most recent book is titled "God and the Good Life" (available to order here).
Dr. Alan Lightman's book discussed in this episode is called "On Praise of Wasting Time" (available to order here).

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