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Bringing your "A-game" to your relationships (with Annie Lalla)
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What does it mean to bring your "A-game" to relationships? What is emotional "fitness"? What forces do relationsh…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
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 "…
9 months, 4 weeks 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…
10 months 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 …
10 months, 1 week 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 …
10 months, 2 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 peo…
10 months, 3 weeks 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…
11 months 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 disorde…
11 months, 1 week 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 g…
11 months, 2 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 U…
11 months, 3 weeks ago