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What Chris Williamson Says About Science
47 episodes about science
Life is hard. This podcast will help.
Key Insights on Science
"Mask up in between bites" on airplanes should have been the moment everyone realized COVID protocols were theater, not science - Adam
- Research proposal involves 25 cerebral palsy patients over five years to test replicability of the transformation method
- What to Make of a Life took Collins 12 years of research studying pairs of notable figures who faced similar 'cliff events' that forced life reconstruction
- Research shows perceived inequality drives political radicalization more than actual inequality, with social media amplifying wealth exposure effects
- Political efficacy research shows reducing polarization doesn't reduce violence support, but belief in democratic channels working does
- UBI proposals may backfire by confirming economic decline fears rather than addressing trajectory concerns, according to sacred values research
- OpenClaw research agent operates 24/7 to hunt for new AI use cases and categorize them as Primetime, Emerging, or Frontier
- AI models have crossed from creative parlor tricks into genuine reasoning, solving problems in medicine, law, and science that seemed impossible 18 months ago
Episodes
Is AI The Next Stage Of Human Evolution? - Robert Wright - #1122
Why You Don’t Feel Loved (even when you are) - Sonja Lyubomirsky - #1115
The Career Trap That Makes Women Miserable - Suzanne Venker - #1113
How The Partner You Choose Reveals Your Self-Worth - Quinlan Walther - #1110
Harvard Professor: Why Nothing Feels Real Anymore - Arthur Brooks - #1109
19 Lessons From 1100 Episodes -
Birth Rate Debate: Why Is No One Having Kids? -
The Health Crisis Of Office Jobs - Bob King -
DEBATE: Why Do Gen Z Women Hate Men So Much? -
Why You’re Obsessed, Anxious, & Still Single - Mercedes Coffman -
How to Steal Thoughts Out of Anyone’s Head - Oz Pearlman -
David Friedberg - Everything You Know is About to Collapse
Erica Komisar - The Permanent Impact of Divorce on Children
Tristan Harris - AI Expert Warns: “This Is The Last Mistake We’ll Ever Make”
Studio Launch Party - Indian Fetishes, Betting on Wars & Tom Cruise
Chris Bailey - Why Some Goals Feel Effortless (and others hurt)
Roy Baumeister - Why Men Are At The Top Of Society (and the bottom)
Nir Eyal - A Masterclass in Changing Your Limiting Beliefs
Dr Debra Soh - Why Nobody is Having Sex Anymore (& why it matters)
Bill Gurley - If You Hate Your Job, This is How to Start Over
Louis Theroux - Is The Manosphere Really That Dangerous?
Dr Max Butterfield - How Love Turns You Insane
Dr Peter Salerno - How Narcissists Hijack Your Brain
Cal Newport - The collapse of modern attention (and how to get it back)
Dr Kathryn Paige Harden - The Genetics of Evil: Are People Born Bad?
Scott Solomon - The Insane Biological Cost of Living on Mars
Dr Dani Sulikowski - The Brutal Tactics of Female Sexual Competition
Dave Evans - It’s time to rethink your entire life plan
James Sexton - Divorce Lawyer: “Give her a prenup on the 3rd date”
4.1M Q&A - Health Update, Sobriety & Finding The One
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