February 5, 2026
Boost your career's global impact. Use counterfactual thinking to find irreplaceable roles, overcome imposter syndrome, and drive change.
January 28, 2026
Personality isn't about fixed 'types' but continuous traits. Psychologist Colin DeYoung discusses the Big Five, its stability, and its link to mental health.
January 21, 2026
Jeff Sebo discusses ambitious goals: banning industrial animal ag, addressing wild animal suffering, and the ethics of potential AI sentience.
January 7, 2026
Dean Karlan on embedding evidence at USAID, the high-impact 'Graduation Model,' and the shocking political dismantlement of U.S. foreign aid.
December 31, 2025
Why therapy fails and how evidence-based methods like CBT & DBT teach skills like radical acceptance and validation for lasting mental health improvement.
December 24, 2025
Beyond elections: How representation by random sampling, like juries, can solve gerrymandering, reduce polarization, and fix broken politics.
December 17, 2025
Nuclear power is a misunderstood but essential clean energy source. This episode debunks myths on safety, cost, and waste to make its case.
December 10, 2025
Unpacking OCD: A disorder of intrusive, egodystonic thoughts and the compulsive rituals used to fight overwhelming, irrational anxiety.
December 3, 2025
Climate change isn't hopeless. Forget performative actions like planting trees; real progress lies in systemic change and tech innovation.
November 19, 2025
You can do 100x more good with your charitable donations. This episode explores the principles of effective giving and the 10% pledge.
