Podcast Episodes

How to Achieve Cognitive Dominance

When it comes to high-stakes endeavors, few are as fraught as brain surgery. One false move and you can forever alter someone's life. 

That's why my g…

4 years, 2 months ago

How the Desire for Status Explains (Pretty Much) Everything

Being famous. Knowing someone famous. Getting a laugh after telling a joke. Getting a good grade. Getting likes on a social media post. Winning a vid…

4 years, 2 months ago

Why Do the Navy’s Frogmen Fight on Land?

When you think of the Navy SEALs, you think of elite special operators who have been tasked with commando-type missions in conflict zones from Centra…

4 years, 2 months ago

A Surprising Theory on Why We Get Fat

There are two dominant theories as to why Westerners have gotten increasingly obese in the last fifty years. One is that we're eating too many carbs …

4 years, 2 months ago

Take Back the Weekend

Do you ever get to feeling kind of down, dejected, and anxious come Sunday evening? People refer to this phenomenon as the "Sunday Night Blues," and …

4 years, 2 months ago

The Metaphysical Club

In 1872, a group of men that included future Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., father of modern psychology William James, and eccentr…

4 years, 2 months ago

The Rise of the Religious "Nones" (And What It Means for Society)

In 1972, the number of Americans who described themselves as religiously unaffiliated was 5%. In 2018, it was almost 24%. Why has the number of peopl…

4 years, 2 months ago

The Surprising Benefits of Forgetting

Whenever Dr. Scott Small is at a social event and tells people what he does for a living — that he's a memory scientist — they inevitably tell him ho…

4 years, 2 months ago

Let the Children Play!

In Finland, children don't start formal schooling until age seven, aren't subject to standardized testing, and always get at least one hour of physic…

4 years, 2 months ago

Time Management for Mortals

A lot of ink has been spilled on time management and productivity hacking; you can find endless tips on how to master your workflow, tame your inbox,…

4 years, 2 months ago