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25 If you couldn't choose otherwise, can you really be blamed?
Season 25 Episode 11
We naturally want our moral systems to rest on a solid and secure foundation. Yet, the moment we try to ground our values in the natural world, we ru…
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11 Is the US moving into an autocratic gray zone?
Season 11 Episode 23
Democracy is not a self-sustaining system; it is a fragile set of rules that can be methodically dismantled from the inside. We explore why the most …
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4 Will teachers survive the new mandatory AI licensing exams?
Season 4 Episode 19
Global powers are racing to secure future geopolitical leadership by restructuring their classrooms around artificial intelligence. However, this hig…
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17 Why does excessive oversight threaten to paralyze public administration?
Season 17 Episode 14
While institutional control is necessary to prevent corruption, excessive supervision can render an entire administration dysfunctional. Finding the …
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24 The Counterintuitive Science of Why We Value Things
Season 24 Episode 14
We often assume that logical improvements, such as making a train faster or a product cheaper, are the only ways to create genuine value. Yet, many o…
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10 The Guided Missile Inside Your Mind
Season 10 Episode 31
We are often held back by an invisible foundation: a mental image of ourselves formed by past failures and the opinions of others. This internal self…
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3 The Hidden Science of Appetite and the Indian Protein Gap
Season 3 Episode 30
India faces a unique health challenge where muscle mass is declining as obesity rates climb, largely due to a diet where protein accounts for less th…
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2 The Invisible Thread That Actually Builds Wealth
Season 2 Episode 23
We often view wealth as the things we see—houses and cars—but real wealth is actually the freedom you do not see. The central tension in modern finan…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
9 The Real Reason You Lose Focus
Season 9 Episode 24
Most discussions about India's large population focus on modern socio-economic problems. However, historical data and geological evidence suggest tha…
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23 The AI Trap: Why Rational CEOs Make Irrational Economic Choices
Season 23 Episode 23
There is a growing tension between a company's immediate duty to its shareholders and the collective survival of the global economy. While AI offers …
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