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Princeton Psychology Professor, Eldar Shafir: Why Having Too Little Makes People Perform Worse and Become More Impatient, Impulsive, and Careless (#24)
Season 1 Episode 24
Learn how scarcity of anything — money, food or social connections — affects our daily lives and leads us astray. Scarcity reduces both intelligence …
5 years, 6 months ago
Harvard’s Chair of Astronomy, Avi Loeb: Why We Are Not Alone and Are Very Common Like Ants On A Sidewalk (#23)
Season 1 Episode 23
Find out why Harvard’s Chair of Astronomy Avi Loeb says we are not alone in the universe and that there are more intelligent and sophisticated civili…
5 years, 6 months ago
Marshall Van Alstyne: Why Platform Companies (Facebook, Amazon, Airbnb and Uber) Are the Opposite of Traditional Companies, Why They Become So Enormous, and How They Can Be Regulated (#22)
Season 1 Episode 22
Find out why platform companies dominate traditional businesses and why 7 of the 10 largest companies in the world are platform companies. Learn how …
5 years, 7 months ago
Former Foreign Minister of Mexico, Jorge Castañeda: America Through Foreign Eyes (#21)
Season 1 Episode 21
Jorge Castañeda, former foreign minister of Mexico, provides a unique perspective on America and the world, including American interventions abroad, …
5 years, 7 months ago
What the Good Life Actually Looks Like Based on Harvard’s 75 Year Study with the Director of the Study, Robert Waldinger (#20)
Season 1 Episode 20
Find out what the good life actually looks like based on Harvard's 75 year study of over 700 men from when they were teenagers through old age, with …
5 years, 7 months ago
CEO of Marriott, Arne Sorenson: On the Future of Travel and, as a CEO of the Year, How To Be A Great Leader (#19)
Season 1 Episode 19
Find out from CEO of Marriott Arne Sorenson, head of the world’s largest hotel chain, and one of the world’s best leaders (as a “CEO of the Year” and…
5 years, 8 months ago
Former Under Secretary of State, Nicholas Burns: On American Foreign Policy Under President Biden and What It Can Accomplish (#18)
Season 1 Episode 18
Find out what President Biden can accomplish internationally and what an activist US policy looks like from Ambassador Nicholas Burns, former Under S…
5 years, 8 months ago
Princeton Professor, Robert George: On Why Supreme Court Justices Are Unlike Umpires and Are Political (#17)
Season 1 Episode 17
Find out how Democratic and Republican judges’ decisions differ and how judges’ decisions can be predicted based on whether they are Democrats or Rep…
5 years, 8 months ago
John Cleese of Monty Python: On Creativity and How Everyone Can Be More Creative (#16)
Season 1 Episode 16
John Cleese opens up about how he gets his best ideas and how everyone can be more creative. He also provides insights on comedy and humor.
5 years, 8 months ago
Head of Columbia University’s Creative Machines Lab, Hod Lipson: On the Future of Artificial Intelligence (#15)
Season 1 Episode 15
We are at an inflection point in artificial intelligence today. Find out what the next 3 waves of artificial intelligence will bring — including crea…
5 years, 9 months ago