Dr. Irwin Redlener

Kathryn interviews James B. Duke Professor of Philosophy, Duke University Dr. Allen Buchanan, author of “Our Moral Fate: Evolution and the Escape from Tribalism.” Is tribalism - the political and cultural divisions between Us and Them - an inherent part of our basic moral psychology? Dr. Buchanan offers a counterargument: the moral mind is highly flexible, capable of both tribalism and deeply inclusive moralities, depending on the social environment in which the moral mind operates. Kathryn also interviews Pediatrician & Founding Director, National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Earth Institute Irwin Redlener MD, author of “The Future of Us: What the Dreams of Children Mean for Twenty-First-Century America.” He examines our nation’s health care safety nets and special programs that are designed to protect and nurture our most vulnerable kids. Dr. Redlener communicates with leadership in US Departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security.