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1345: David Epstein | How Constraints Make Us Better
Episode 1345
Maximizers are miserable, satisficers are happy. Inside the Box author David Epstein explains why limits beat limitless options for creativity and sa…
4 months, 1 week ago
1344: Avocados | Skeptical Sunday
Episode 1344
Does your guac come with a body count? Jessica Wynn peels back blood avocados, cartel taxes, and deforestation on this week's Skeptical Sunday.
Welcom…
4 months, 1 week ago
1343: Stats Say Most Men Are Bad and It Makes You Sad | Feedback Friday
Episode 1343
You've read the data on men and violence, and it's draining your hope in half the population. Can the numbers survive a fact-check? It's Feedback Fri…
4 months, 1 week ago
1342: Jacob Ward | How AI Turns Convenience Into Control
Episode 1342
Think you make your own choices? The Loop author Jacob Ward shows how AI preys on the autopilot brain, and what a little friction can do to fight bac…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
1341: Lou Valoze | Outsmarted the Criminals, Betrayed by the Government
Episode 1341
Lou Valoze ran Ray Khan — one of the ATF's most effective informants ever — then watched the system he served leave the man out to dry.
Full show note…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
1340: ZYNs | Skeptical Sunday
Episode 1340
Are ZYNs gas-station Ozempic or a dopamine loan shark? Nick Pell digs into the nicotine pouch boom this Skeptical Sunday — and the verdict is messy.
W…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
1339: Brother's Objection Threatens Family Connection | Feedback Friday
Episode 1339
Your brother demands you cut off the parents who hurt him years ago, but your kids love their grandparents. Now what? Welcome to Feedback Friday!
And …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
1338: Jamie Metzl | The AI Ten Commandments
Episode 1338
Jamie Metzl asked AI to distill thousands of years of human wisdom into 10 commandments. What it reflected back says more about us than the machine.
F…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
1337: Nicole Sachs | How Your Nervous System Might Be Keeping You Sick
Episode 1337
Mind Your Body author Nicole Sachs explains how pain is your brain's alarm, and why facing buried feelings can reverse symptoms once thought permanen…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
1336: Dialysis | Skeptical Sunday
Episode 1336
This Skeptical Sunday, Jessica Wynn explains how dialysis became a $50B industry where under 40% of patients survive five painful years of dependence…
4 months, 3 weeks ago