One of the tragedies of modernity is how it has stripped away the time (or if we’re being honest, the inclination) to think about the big questions. Most of us no longer spend much time reflecting on the big questions. Which is why it was such a privilege for Will to speak to someone who does.

Sebastian Junger is a #1 New York Times best-selling author, Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker, and a celebrated war correspondent. His books, which include ‘The Perfect Storm’ (later adapted into a blockbuster Hollywood film), ‘Freedom’, ‘Tribe’, ‘War’, and ‘In My Time of Dying’, are bracing reminders to reflect on what it means to be human.