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What Chris Williamson Says About Science
45 episodes about science
Life is hard. This podcast will help.
Key Insights on Science
Dr. Christina Maher combines software engineering, finance, and neuroscience backgrounds to develop brain-computer interfaces for enhanced human communication
- Free Will research by Sam Harris and Behave by Robert Sapolsky suggest humans may lack true Free Will due to subconscious brain processes
- Personalized medicine will enable disease prediction and treatment before symptoms appear, addressing individual brain chemistry differences
- Your nervous system chooses your partners before your mind does - chaos can feel like chemistry
- The Citrini article caused market panic that reminded Haydek of 1984 - 'just science fiction' creating Orwellian-style fear
- The Hot Hand was released March 10, 2020 — the book party was Tuesday, and 'the world shut down on Wednesday,' making for a uniquely strange launch experience.
- The 'learning budget' strategy involves dedicating 1-10% of monthly income to skill acquisition and business experiments
- Tracy Letts lived through 1976 at age 11, getting a Honda 50 dirt bike for his bicentennial birthday while his parents ran a disastrous grocery store experiment
Episodes
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
Matthew Hussey - How to Know When to Leave a Relationship
Dr Paul Eastwick - Did Evolutionary Psychology Get Dating All Wrong?
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