Erik is joined by John Vervaeke (
@vervaeke_john), a psychology and cognitive
science professor at the University of Toronto.
They discuss:
\- How John has been working on bridging the gap between cognitive science and
spirituality.
\- Why he says that we need to “awaken” from the meaning crisis, not “solve”
it.
\- What he wants people building virtual reality and social media platforms to
know.
\- Why he says that people these days don’t value democracy the way people did
in the past.
\- The biggest questions that he has been wrestling with in his research.
\- How meaning is distinct from happiness or well-being.
\- How “we’ve killed God and replaced it with a marketplace.”
\- Whether we will see the emergence of new religions, or “upgrades” to the
existing ones.
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your
favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter
@villageglobal.
Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder
and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.
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Erik is joined by John Vervaeke (
@vervaeke_john), a psychology and cognitive
science professor at the University of Toronto.
They discuss:
\- How John has been working on bridging the gap between cognitive science and
spirituality.
\- Why he says that we need to “awaken” from the meaning crisis, not “solve”
it.
\- What he wants people building virtual reality and social media platforms to
know.
\- Why he says that people these days don’t value democracy the way people did
in the past.
\- The biggest questions that he has been wrestling with in his research.
\- How meaning is distinct from happiness or well-being.
\- How “we’ve killed God and replaced it with a marketplace.”
\- Whether we will see the emergence of new religions, or “upgrades” to the
existing ones.
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your
favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter
@villageglobal.
Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder
and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.
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