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The rival philosophies to Stoicism that you've never heard about (with Greg Lopez)
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Do we still have a lot to learn from ancient Greco-Roman philosophies? What is telos? What is ataraxia? What is "dark" Stoicism? What is the "resilient asshole" problem…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
What can we all agree on? (with Bradley Tusk)
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In times of such extreme political polarization, where can we find common ground? Should we require disclosure of AI authorship? Should AI companies be required to prov…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Shamanism, witchcraft, and the power of narrative (with Manvir Singh)
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What do westerners misunderstand about "tribal" cultures? How does justice in very small communities differ from justice in large nation-states? Why do some cultures ha…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Which Spencer is real? Spencer vs. his AI clone
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Can you tell which is the real Spencer and which is his AI clone? How irrational are people really? What do most people misunderstand about psychology? What are the bes…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Too many mental health challenges and not enough psychiatrists (with Jacob Appel)
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How big is the current mental health crisis? What's causing it? What do we know about the age distribution of people suffering from mental health issues right now? Is t…
Published on 3 months ago
Misinformation from all sides (with Brian Dunning)
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Why is misinformation a never-ending problem? What fraction of misinformation is intentionally manipulative? What's the difference between bullshit and other kinds of m…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
A conversation with a rigid perfectionist who has OCPD (with Darryl Rossignol)
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What is obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), and how does it compare to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)? Why is it relatively prevalent and yet also re…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Simple and effective methods for helping people that nonprofits often ignore (with Kanika Bahl)
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Why do nonprofits often ignore the simplest, most obvious solutions for helping the world? Why do some problems get a lot of attention while others — often of equal or …
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
How to unleash student potential in education (with Jack Despain Zhou)
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How bad are things in US education? Why does it seem that educational progress has stagnated? What parts of the US education system should be reformed? Is it better to …
Published on 4 months ago
How f***ed is psychology? (with Adam Mastroianni)
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Is the bar for what counts as new knowledge higher in psychology than in other scientific fields? Why did the field of psychology formally start centuries later than ot…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago