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#406 - Rob Pope - The Man Who Ran 15,000 Miles Across America
Episode 406
Rob Pope is an ultra endurance runner and an author.
For 20 years, Forrest Gump's famous route across America 5 times has stood as pure fiction. Not o…
4 years, 1 month ago
#405 - Scott Capurro - How To Survive Thanksgiving & LGBT Politics
Episode 405
Scott Capurro is a comedian, writer and an actor.
I needed some advice for how to survive my first thanksgiving in America and also to try and make se…
4 years, 1 month ago
#404 - Adam Lane Smith - 13 More Harsh Psychology Truths
Episode 404
Adam Lane Smith is a psychotherapist and an author.
Adam wrote one of the best threads on Twitter which I've seen this year, our first episode on this…
4 years, 1 month ago
#403 - Richard Betts - Why Is Climate Science So Disputed?
Episode 403
Richard Betts MBE is Head of the Climate Impacts strategic area at the MET Office, the lead author on several reports from the IPCC and a Professor a…
4 years, 1 month ago
#402 - Paul Bloom - Why Pain & Suffering Are Necessary For A Good Life
Episode 402
Paul Bloom is Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale University and an author.
People do stran…
4 years, 1 month ago
#401 - Rory Sutherland - The Psychology Of Transport, Google Maps & Bear Attacks
Rory Sutherland is the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy Advertising and an author.
Transportation is getting quicker. As we reach close to terminal velocity fo…
4 years, 1 month ago
#400 - Special: 19 Lessons From 400 Episodes
Episode 400
To celebrate 400 episodes on Modern Wisdom, I broke down some of my favourite lessons, insights and quotes from the last 3 and a half years.
Expect to…
4 years, 1 month ago
#399 - Rob Orchard - Terrible Journalism & Interesting Statistics
Episode 399
Rob Orchard is a journalist and the co-founder and editor of Delayed Gratification Magazine.
Journalism isn't working. Media outlets are more concerne…
4 years, 1 month ago
#398 - Life Hacks 206
Episode 398
Jonny & Yusef from Propane Fitness join me for another Life Hacks episode.
Sit back & enjoy as we run through our favourite tools, apps, websites, str…
4 years, 2 months ago
#397 - Dr Benjamin Hardy - A High Achievers' Guide To Happiness
Episode 397
Dr Benjamin Hardy is an organisational psychologist and an author.
Many high achievers are unhappy because the same motivation which drives exceptiona…
4 years, 2 months ago