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26 Why isn't there a field of study for happiness?
Season 26 Episode 7
We often mistake a happy life for one that is completely free of pain and full of constant pleasure. This episode explores why this mindset is a misc…
3 months, 1 week ago
16 What defines the "Two Wings" of the Islamic house?
Season 16 Episode 10
We examine the first civil war in Islam and the subsequent split between the Sunni majority and the Shi'a minority. The discussion traces how these g…
3 months, 1 week ago
21 Are your emotions actually master software programs?
Season 21 Episode 7
We often view emotions as irrational distractions, but cognitive science reveals them to be essential coordinators of our mental architecture. Withou…
3 months, 1 week ago
01 Is your product a vitamin or a morphine?
Season 1 Episode 17
There is a major gap between having a technical idea and solving a problem people are actually desperate for. Startups often fail not because the tec…
3 months, 1 week ago
12 लीडरशिप में सहानुभूति और असीमित खेल
Season 12 Episode 16
Modern corporate environments are often failing because they lack the two essential qualities required for trust: empathy and perspective. The tensio…
3 months, 1 week ago
05 Is Unpaid Care the Hidden Engine of the Global Economy?
Season 5 Episode 16
There is an invisible foundation to our global economy: the billions of hours of unpaid care work performed daily by women. Until this "time poverty"…
3 months, 1 week ago
27 The Functional Approach to Computer Mediated Communication
Season 27 Episode 8
There is a constant tension between whether technology shapes society or society shapes technology. This episode breaks down the core theoretical fra…
3 months, 1 week ago
20 The chemical invisible: how air pollutants transform in our atmosphere
Season 20 Episode 6
There is a significant difference between the pollutants we see and the ones that form through invisible interactions in the sky. This episode examin…
3 months, 1 week ago
स्वार्थ ही समाज की असली बुनियाद
Episode 7
This episode discusses the rational necessity of moving from isolated egoism to a strategic social agreement. We examine how unlivable conditions of …
3 months, 1 week ago
05 What Stands Between Indian Industry and 100% Green Power?
Season 5 Episode 14
Industrial sectors in India are caught between the clear economic benefits of renewables and the complex reality of regulatory and infrastructural bo…
3 months, 1 week ago