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EPISODE · Jul 7, 2025 · 42 MIN

How can religion help us thrive? The Ignorance Podcast Episode 5 with Bradley Shavit Artson

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Join Mayla Boguslav as she interviews this episode’s guest Bradley Shavit Artson who is asking: How do we unlock the capacity of religion to allow us to experience joy and connection?Follow Mayla Boguslav:Bluesky: @drmaylab.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/drmaylab.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mayla-BoguslavFollow this episode’s guest Bradley Shavit Artson:www.facebook.com/RabbiArtsonCitations mentioned:Neff, Kristin D. "Self‐compassion, self‐esteem, and well‐being." Social and personality psychology compass 5.1 (2011): 1-12.Artson, Bradley Shavit. “Wells of Wisdom”, in progress: What resources does Jewish wisdom bring to the conversation for people on how to organize their spiritual lives?Hebrew Bible https://www.sefaria.org/texts/TanakhKrumrei-Mancuso, Elizabeth J., et al. "Toward an understanding of collective intellectual humility." Trends in Cognitive Sciences (2024).Checketts, Levi. Poor Technology: Artificial Intelligence and the Experience of Poverty. Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2024.The Talmud: https://www.sefaria.org/texts/TalmudTerms mentioned:Religio: "respect for what is sacred, reverence for the gods; conscientiousness, sense of right, moral obligation; fear of the gods; divine service, religious observance; a religion, a faith, a mode of worship, cult; sanctity, holiness," in Late Latin "monastic life" (https://www.etymonline.com/word/religio-)Seder: “a Jewish home or community service including a ceremonial dinner held on the first or first and second evenings of the Passover in commemoration of the exodus from Egypt” (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seder)Planck Time: “the length of time at which no smaller meaningful length can be validly measured due to the indeterminacy expressed in Werner Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. Theoretically, this is the shortest time measurement that is possible” (https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck_time)People mentioned :MosesMy wifeMy parentsMy grandparentsPeople I run into who may offer a throwaway commentTeachers, RabbisGodTranscript:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H1ymDwmIjyu5OUXruxwSfBg90fu--Gv7/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101485872771342871212&rtpof=true&sd=true Producer & editor:Joshua MendelBluesky: @jbmendel.bsky.socialQuestions, comments, want to get in touch?Email [email protected]:Curious by Ron Gelinas Chill Beats | https://open.spotify.com/artist/03JYfsI9Ke7JFuxHD239m2Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com#NewWayToCommunicateScience#IgnoranceIsBliss#RebuildingTrustInResearch

Join Mayla Boguslav as she interviews this episode’s guest Bradley Shavit Artson who is asking: How do we unlock the capacity of religion to allow us to experience joy and connection?Follow Mayla Boguslav:Bluesky: @drmaylab.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/drmaylab.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mayla-BoguslavFollow this episode’s guest Bradley Shavit Artson:www.facebook.com/RabbiArtsonCitations mentioned:Neff, Kristin D. "Self‐compassion, self‐esteem, and well‐being." Social and personality psychology compass 5.1 (2011): 1-12.Artson, Bradley Shavit. “Wells of Wisdom”, in progress: What resources does Jewish wisdom bring to the conversation for people on how to organize their spiritual lives?Hebrew Bible https://www.sefaria.org/texts/TanakhKrumrei-Mancuso, Elizabeth J., et al. "Toward an understanding of collective intellectual humility." Trends in Cognitive Sciences (2024).Checketts, Levi. Poor Technology: Artificial Intelligence and the Experience of Poverty. Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2024.The Talmud: https://www.sefaria.org/texts/TalmudTerms mentioned:Religio: "respect for what is sacred, reverence for the gods; conscientiousness, sense of right, moral obligation; fear of the gods; divine service, religious observance; a religion, a faith, a mode of worship, cult; sanctity, holiness," in Late Latin "monastic life" (https://www.etymonline.com/word/religio-)Seder: “a Jewish home or community service including a ceremonial dinner held on the first or first and second evenings of the Passover in commemoration of the exodus from Egypt” (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seder)Planck Time: “the length of time at which no smaller meaningful length can be validly measured due to the indeterminacy expressed in Werner Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. Theoretically, this is the shortest time measurement that is possible” (https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck_time)People mentioned :MosesMy wifeMy parentsMy grandparentsPeople I run into who may offer a throwaway commentTeachers, RabbisGodTranscript:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H1ymDwmIjyu5OUXruxwSfBg90fu--Gv7/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101485872771342871212&rtpof=true&sd=true Producer & editor:Joshua MendelBluesky: @jbmendel.bsky.socialQuestions, comments, want to get in touch?Email [email protected]:Curious by Ron Gelinas Chill Beats | https://open.spotify.com/artist/03JYfsI9Ke7JFuxHD239m2Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com#NewWayToCommunicateScience#IgnoranceIsBliss#RebuildingTrustInResearch

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