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32. James Doty, MD (Neurosurgeon) – Compassion and The Prison State

“Justice without the opportunity for redemption is torture.” -- James Doty

In this week's episode neurosurgeon James Doty, founder of the Stanford University Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and author of Into the Magic Shop , and Think Again host Jason Gots wrestle with questions spiritual, political, and neurobiological. It's a lively good time.

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We surprise some of the world's brightest minds with ideas they're not at all prepared to discuss.

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