E166: Is the Internet Too Big to Moderate? — John Wihbey
A wide-ranging conversation with Northeastern’s John Wihbey on how algorithms, laws, and business models shape speech online—and what smarter, lighter regulation could look like.Guest bio: John Wihbey...
6 Nov 20251h 33min
E165: STUDY Shows NFL Favors the Chiefs — Lead Researcher Explains
Finance professor Spencer Barnes explains research showing postseason officiating systematically favors the Mahomes-era Chiefs—consistent with subconscious, financially driven “regulatory capture,” no...
1 Nov 20251h 2min
E164: The Real Reason You Can Speak: Explained by Evolutionary Biologist - Dr. Madeleine Beekman
How human babies, big brains, and social life likely forced Homo sapiens to invent precise speech ~150–200k years ago—and what that means for learning, tech, and today’s kids.Guest Bio:Madeleine Beekm...
29 Okt 20251h 10min
E163: Why AI Still Loses to Humans: Renowned Psychologist Explains - Dr. Gerd Gigerenzer
A candid conversation with psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer on why human judgment outperforms AI, the “stable world” limits of machine intelligence, and how surveillance capitalism reshapes society.Guest ...
25 Okt 20251h 3min
E162: He Built a Billion-View Empire: Now He Warns Social Media Rewires Your Brain - Richard Ryan
How a tech insider who helped build billion-view machines explains the attention economy’s playbook—and how to guard your mind (and data) against it.Guest bio:Richard Ryan is a software developer, med...
22 Okt 20251h 12min
E161: From Rome to Right Now: What History Gets Wrong About Collapse - Dr. Luke Kemp
Dr. Luke Kemp, an Existential Risk Researcher at the University of Cambridge shows how today’s plutocracy and tech-fueled surveillance imperil society—and what we can do to build resilience.Guest bio:...
15 Okt 20251h 17min
E160: How North Korea’s Dictatorship Endures: Historian Fyodor Tertitskiy Explains
A deep dive with historian Dr. Fyodor Tertitskiy on how North Korea’s dynasty survives—through isolation, terror, and nukes—and why collapse or unification is far from inevitable.Guest bio:Fyodor Tert...
11 Okt 202558min
E159: Laziness Is a Myth: How Hustle Culture Hijacked Your Life
Dr. Devon Price unpacks “the laziness lie,” how AI and “bullshit jobs” distort work and higher ed, and why centering human needs—not output—leads to saner lives.Guest bio: Devon Price, PhD, is a Clini...
4 Okt 202559min
