Topics covered include the Sackler dynasty (three generations), Purdue Pharma, the opioid crisis (oxycontin), addiction, pharmaceutical companies, corporate social responsibility, business ethics, company malfeasance, plausible deniability, the business of medicine, philanthropy as a costly signal vs. to assuage one's existential guilt, Maimonides' view on altruism, the Sinaloa drug cartel and Chapo Guzman, Scientology, Bernie Madoff, fossils of the human mind, Curb Your Enthusiasm (the show), and writing tips (fiction vs. non-fiction).

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Patrick Radden Keefe is a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine. He is the author of four books: 1) the New York Times bestseller Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory; 2) The Snakehead; 3) Chatter; and 4) his most recent book Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty. _______________________________________

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This chat was posted earlier today (November 3, 2021) on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_1331: https://youtu.be/exPuk4o-NuM

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Dr. Gad Saad is a professor, evolutionary behavioral scientist, and author who pioneered the use of evolutionary psychology in marketing and consumer behavior. In addition to his scientific work, Dr. Saad is a leading public intellectual who often writes and speaks about idea pathogens that are destroying logic, science, reason, and common sense.

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