3 Apr 2021

Life's big questions: Jordan Peterson

From Saturday Morning, 11:40 am on 3 April 2021
Danyl Mclauchlan

Danyl Mclauchlan Photo: supplied

Scientist and writer Danyl McLauchlan joins Kim to tackle life's big questions, ideas and thinkers.

 

This week he's considering controversial Canadian clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson, author of 2018's super-selling self-help guide 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos.

 

Peterson has recently released a follow up Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life.

 

McLauchlan regularly contributes essays to The Spinoff and released his first collection, Tranquillity and Ruin in February of this year.

 

He's also author of comic noir novels Unspeakable Secrets of the Aro Valley and Mysterious Mysteries of the Aro Valley.

Canadian psychology professor and author Dr Jordan B Peterson in October 2018

Canadian psychology professor and author Dr Jordan B Peterson in October 2018 Photo: Lars Pehrson / SvD / TT / Kod: 30152

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