Rethinking identity reveals why our sense of self may be built on illusion

from Cool Science Radio · host Lynn Ware Peek

University of Chicago professor Eric Oliver explores what it actually means to know yourself, and why so many people feel quietly dissatisfied even when life seems fine.

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