Episode 187: Peeling a Dangerous Onion
TOPIC: Knowing What You'll Need to Know This week, Dan and Merlin talk about a recent presentation Merlin gave on expertise and curiosity. They also pour out a 40 for Macworld Magazine. Links for thi...
16 Sep 20141h 29min
Episode 186: I Wish John Siracusa Were Here
TOPIC: Grab bag. This week, Dan and Merlin talk about—what? Well. They talk about privilege, empathy, bikes, bass players, Merlin's new mic, more bathroom signs, and a controversial anecdote about ho...
9 Sep 20141h 6min
Episode 185: David Foster Wallace Morning
TOPIC: The Durable Impossibility of Email. This week, Dan and Merlin return to an evergreen topic: the impossibility of email. Chaotic, paradoxical, debilitating, frustrating, buoyant, and occasiona...
2 Sep 20141h 29min
Episode 184: Days of Bathrooms Past
TOPIC: Is there anything else you want to tell me? This week, Dan and Merlin discuss what bathrooms can teach us about learning, expertise, and empathy. Links for this episode:Rules of the Road - San...
26 Aug 20141h 28min
Episode 183: Remember Who Has the Cannon
TOPIC: Wait, what'd I DO?!? This week, Dan and Merlin talk about anger, misunderstandings, and trying to do the right thing. How bewildering (and emotional) it can be to feel misunderstood—as well as...
19 Aug 20141h 30min
Episode 182: Non-Canonical Suspenders
TOPIC: Thinking, Thinking, Thinking. This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the inextricable links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. They also take some time to fondly remember Robin Williams. ...
12 Aug 20141h 27min
Episode 181: A Broom Pusher for Johnny Carson
While Merlin takes a short sabbatical, Dan is joined by special guest David Sparks to talk about presentations, making your thing, balancing acts, iBooks author, paying for your kids' school with side...
6 Aug 20141h 7min
Episode 180: Deus Ex Machina for Your Gut
TOPIC: Stupid can't stick to me. This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the distinction between being against something vs. not having an opinion about it vs. just choosing not to let the world stick t...
22 Juli 20141h 10min
