288 - Fluke - Brian Klaas
In this episode we sit down with Brian Klaas, author of Fluke, to get into the existential lessons and grander meaning for a life well-lived once one finally accepts the power and influence of random...
26 Maj 202450min
287 - The Complexity of Genius - David Krakauer and Dean Simonton
In this episode, we are exploring the complexity of the concept of "genius" with two experts on the topic. First you’ll hear from David Krakauer, the president of The Santa Fe Institute, a research i...
13 Maj 20241h 4min
286 - Notes on Complexity - Neil Theise
In this episode we sit down with professor Neil Theise, the author of Notes on Complexity, to get an introduction to complexity theory, the science of how complex systems behave – from cells to human...
29 Apr 202457min
285 - What Do You Mean? - Celeste Kidd (rebroadcast)
Is a hotdog a sandwich?Well, that depends on your definition of a sandwich (and a hotdog), and according to the most recent research in cognitive science, the odds that your concept of a sandwich is t...
14 Apr 202448min
284 - Awe - Dacher Keltner (rebroadcast)
In this episode we sit down with psychologist Dacher Keltner, one of the world’s leading experts on the science of emotion, the man Pixar hired to help them write Inside Out. In his new book – Awe: Th...
31 Mars 202454min
283 - Cultures of Growth - Mary C. Murphy
In this episode we welcome psychologist Mary C. Murphy, author of Cultures of Growth, who tells us how to create institutions, businesses, and other groups of humans that can better support collaborat...
18 Mars 20241h 5min
282 - They Thought We Were Ridiculous - Andy Luttrell
In 1974, two psychologists, Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, as the New Yorker once put it, "changed the way we think about the way we think." The prevailing wisdom, before their landmark research we...
3 Mars 20241h 9min
281 - More Chat, Less Bot - Jeremy Utley, Kian Gohar, Henrik Werdelin
Jeremy Utley, Kian Gohar, and Henrik Werdelin sit down to discuss the surprising results of a new study into what happens when groups of people work together to brainstorm solutions to problems with t...
19 Feb 20241h 10min
