Amanpour and Company

November 3, 2020

Christiane speaks with Christiana Figueres and Bill McKibben about the state of the climate. She also speaks with BBC journalist David Dimbleby about the invasion of Iraq and poet Bernardine Evaristo about her new project. Walter Isaacson speaks with evolutionary biology professor Joseph Henrich about "The WEIRDest People in the World."

Who Are "The WEIRDest People in the World?"

17m 45s

Are human behavioral studies giving us the complete picture? Joseph Henrich says no. As a Harvard professor of evolutionary biology, he argues that our understanding of human nature is skewed by the fact that the vast majority of people who volunteer to take part in studies are educated Westerners, who remain a psychologically peculiar crop. Henrich joins Walter Isaacson to explain his theory.

Previews + Extras

  • U.S Withdraws From Paris Agreement. What Will That Mean?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    U.S Withdraws From Paris Agreement. What Will That Mean?

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    No matter who wins the presidency ,one thing is certain: the United States will officially withdraw from the historic Paris Climate Accords, after Trump fulfilled his 2016 campaign promise to pull America out of the 2015 agreement. To discuss the state of the climate and whether we have cause for hope, Christiane speaks with the architect of the Paris Agreement, Christiana Figueres.

  • Veteran BBC Journalist Talks New Podcast on Iraq Invasion: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Veteran BBC Journalist Talks New Podcast on Iraq Invasion

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    Fresh off the success of his hit podcast on the rise of Rupert Murdoch, veteran BBC journalist David Dimbleby returns with a look at another important story: the invasion of Iraq. In the new series, he focuses on the crucial 18 months between 9/11 and the 2003 invasion, and on the close relationship of British Prime Minister Tony Blair and President George W. Bush.

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    A Poem For These Pandemic Times

    S2020 E3090 - 2m 52s

    In 2019, novelist Bernardine Evaristo became the first Black woman to win the Booker Prize, and since then she has used her elevated profile to continue her fight for racial justice. One of her key aims is to ensure that the Black experience in Britain is properly represented, read and heard, after being overlooked for so long. Evaristo joins the program to discuss her new project, and to offer a

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