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#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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 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, 5 months ago
#396 - Sebastian Junger - The Brutal History Of Freedom
Episode 396
Sebastian Junger is a journalist, author and filmmaker.
Throughout history, humans have been driven by the quest for two cherished ideals: community a…
4 years, 5 months ago
#395 - Alfie Brown - Not Sucking At Fatherhood, DIY & Halloween
Episode 395
Alfie Brown is a comedian and a podcaster.
Adulting is hard. I had hoped to discover that Alfie, a dad of 3, would have worked out how to do it proper…
4 years, 5 months ago
#394 - Carl Zimmer - What Are The Weirdest Types Of Life?
Episode 394
Carl Zimmer is a science writer, journalist and an author who specialises in evolution, parasites, and heredity.
Life is the thing which illuminates o…
4 years, 5 months ago