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Happiness requires more than extended periods of pleasure.
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Jonathan Haidt speaks about happiness and how nothing is good or bad.
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Philosophy does not explain the meaning of life, psychology does.
No dysfunction needed: a normal childhood led to Jonathan Haidt's exploration of happiness.
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The media squashed voices of opposition, says Williams, and those voices are still attempting to be heard.
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Williams thinks that the Internet will not incite a communication revolution.
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Williams talks about his favorite poem, The Foundation, and reads one of his other favorite poems, The Singing.
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C.K. Williams reads his poem about climate change.
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The difficulty of choosing a theme and the problem of sticking with it.
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Williams discusses his enjoyment of Anne Carson and reads his poem The Foundation.
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Michael Eric Dyson on what a black president could do to alleviate black misery.
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Dyson on class responsibilities.
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Why bailing out lenders was wrong.