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Smart People Podcast — 509 episodes · page 1 of 6
Why We Don’t Trust Each Other Anymore with Claude Steele
The Economic Lie That Let Companies Sell Us Out with Eric Ries
Are You Really You, or Just a Pattern Your Brain Built with Dr. Masud Husain
The Plastic Problem Most People Miss with Judith Enck
How to Predict Other People’s Behavior - The Process Communication Model
The Science of Feeling Dead Inside with Dr. Corey Keyes
Decoding Human Behavior: The Science of How We Show Up with Shaun Dyke
Feeling Guilty for Hating Your Job? Here’s the Real Problem with Malissa Clark
Why You’re Not As Creative As You Think and How to Actually Change That with Zorana Pringle
How AI Is Forcing Us to Rethink Who We Are and the Future We Want with Jeff Burningham
What If DMT Isn’t a Hallucination But a Message From Our Creator: A Neuroscientist Makes His Case - Dr. Andrew Gallimore
Why Normal People Do Horrific Things: The Neuroscience of Revenge with James Kimmel Jr.
Why You Can’t Heal Until Your Body Feels Safe… and How To Get There with Dr. David Rabin
Feel Stressed? Why That Might Not Be a Bad Thing with Dr. Sharon Bergquist
The Real Cost of Dismantling Public Eduction with former U.S. Secretary of Education, John B. King
Rethinking Purpose: Why Chasing Big Goals Might Be Making You Miserable with Jordan Grumet
What AI Can’t Replace - and Why That Matters with WSJ Bestselling Author, Faisal Hoque
Brainwashing, Mind Control, and Hyper-Persuasion with Harvard Professor, Rebecca Lemov
Feed Drop! Money For Couples - 192- We spend 98% of what we make—Where is it all going
Don't Let Your Doctor Kill You: How to Beat Physician Arrogance, Corporate Greed and a Broken System with Dr. Erika Schwartz
Reflections - The Truth About The Nature of Sex and Gender
The Truth About Sex and Gender: What Nature Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are with Dr. Nathan Lents
Why AI Could Be the Key to Better, Faster, and Cheaper Healthcare with Dean of Stanford Medicine, Dr. Lloyd Minor
Reflections - Three Tips for Inspiring Others (Adam Galinsky episode)
How Understanding Social Hierarchies Can Help You Inspire Others and Get What You Want with Adam Galinksy
Reflections - How GLP-1s Changed My Thinking On Medicine (Dr. Alexandra Sowa episode)
Weight Loss and Willpower: The Science of Metabolic Health and GLP-1s with Dr. Alexandra Sowa
Reflections - How Learning About Mysticism Has Changed the Way I Live (Simon Critchley Episode)
What Mysticism Can Teach Us About Living Well, with Philosopher Simon Critchley
Reflections - My 4 Biggest Lessons from Richard Cytowic
Stone Age Brain, Screen Age Problem - The Truth About Technology and Your Brain with Richard Cytowic
Life in the Corporate Blender: Why Change is Making Work Worse with Ashley Goodall
Eliminate Work Fatigue and Optimize Your Productivity with Neuroscientist, Dr. Mithu Storoni
What’s Your Strategy? How to Drive Progress in Your Business and Your Life with Seth Godin
How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain with Peter Goodman
Overcome Perfectionism and Unlock Your Full Potential with Dr. Mary Anderson
How to Use Economics to Maximize Your Wellbeing and Make Tough Decisions with Dr. Andrew Leigh
Stress Wisely: How to Be Well in an Unwell World with Psychology Scholar Dr. Robyne
The Rise of White Nationalism: Exploring the Online Roots of a Growing Threat with Elle Reeve
The #1 Thing Holding You Back from Your Dream Job with Dr. Tessa West
How to Intentionally Design Your Future with Frederik Pferdt
How to Rewrite Your Life Story and Overcome a Lifetime of Conformity with Christina Rasmussen
Special Episode - The Optimistic Outlook - Gen Z and the power of multigenerational teams
Does UV Light Actually Sterilize? The Truth About Using UV Light to Sanitize and a New Technology That Could Change Everything with Founder, John Rajchert
The Alarming Truth About Brain Surveillance and the War for Your Thoughts with Nita Farahany
America in Crisis: A Bold New Solution to Our Broken Democracy with Constitutional Law Scholar, Max Stearns
Brian Klaas - Fluke: How to Use Chance and Chaos to Your Advantage
Guy Kawasaki Explains How Steve Jobs Taught Him to Think Remarkably
The Past, Present, and Future of Real Estate: A Conversation with Dave Liniger, Founder and President of the Largest Real Estate Company in the World
Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality with Nobel laureate, Venki Ramakrishnan
Charles Duhigg - Mastering the Art of Supercommunication in Daily Life
Why We Remember and How to Hold on to What Matters with Dr. Charan Ranganath
How to Find Your Life Path with Creative Strategist, Bonnie Wan
From Survival Mode to Thriving: Hacking Your Neurobiology for Success using Polyvagal Theory with Dr. Stephen Porges
Hate Work? Listen here. A conversation on designing your intentional life with Paul Millerd.
The Convergence: Blockchain, AI, Extended Reality, and IOT are coming together with Alex Tapscott
Your Wakeup Call: Life Lessons from FBI Negotiation Trainer and Suicide Prevention Specialist, Dr. Mark Goulston
Bridging the Divide: Using Curiosity as a Solution for Division with Scott Shigeoka
Reflecting on the Pandemic: What We Learned and What We Didn’t with Joe Nocera
The Neuroscience Behind the Power of Emotions with Dr. Julia DiGangi
Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way with Kieran Setiya
Threshold: Terminal Lucidity and the Border Between Life and Death, with Dr. Alexander Batthyany
If we are the only sentient beings, what does that mean for how we live? A manifesto for living with Physicist, Marcelo Gleiser.
The Perfection Trap - Learning to let go and focus on what matters most with Thomas Curran
Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars with Harvard Astronomer Avi Loeb
Dealing with Stress, Anxiety, and Panic. How to turn anxious energy into a useful tool with Dr. Luana Marques
How to see things as they really are. A better way to pay attention in a distracted world with Christian Madsbjerg.
Your IQ doesn't matter, it's all about XQ. How to leverage experiential intelligence with Soren Kaplan
What do you want to be known for? How to establish your brand with Aliza Licht.
A New Theory that Explains the Mysteries of Life with Dr. Neil Theise
Scientific Wellness: How to use your blood, your genes, and AI to help you live longer with Dr. Nathan Price
What does it mean to be you? A powerful exploration of identity with Stanford psychologist Brian Lowery
Turn Your Flaws Into Fuel with Shark Tank Investor Matt Higgins
The Surprising Benefits of 'Bad' English: Lessons from Linguistics Expert Valerie Fridland
Should America Pay Reparations for Slavery? A Discussion on Racism with Coleman Hughes
Evolution, The Big Bang, and How We Can Live Better By Understanding Our Origin Story with Dan Levitt
Steven Kotler - Peak Performance Aging: Crushing It As You Get Older
Garrett Brown and Colin Coggins - Authentic Influence: A New Paradigm in Sales and Effectiveness
Stefan Falk - Creating Intrinsic Motivation: The Key to Loving Your Work
Gloria Mark - How to Find Focus, Fight Distraction, and Get More Done
Dr. Marc Schulz - How to Live the Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
2022 Year in Review
Jennifer Moss - The Rise of Chronic Stress and How We Can Fix It
Leigh Marz and Justin Zorn - Finding Purpose in Silence
Bethany Brookshire - Can we Separate Humans from Nature?
David Sikorjak and Ben Valenta - Why it’s Better to be a Sports Fan
Kristin Keffeler - How Money Changes Your Perspective
Jeremy Utley and Perry Klebahn - The secret to generating great ideas
Christie Hunter Arscott - Reimagine Risk, Embrace Uncertainty & Launch a Brilliant Career
Mauro Porcini - Will Companies Finally Put People First?
Will Storr - The Status Game - On Human Life and How to Play It
Steve Magness - How to Build Healthy Resilience and Toughness
Kathryn Judge - The Middlemen who have Taken Control of our Economy
Eric Barker - Everything You Know About Relationships is (Mostly) Wrong
Todd Kashdan - How to Challenge the Status Quo… and Win
Julie Winkle Giulioni - Promotions Are So Yesterday
Avery Carl - Making Passive Income With Real Estate In Today’s Market
Chuck Ruby - Is Mental Illness A Myth - Part 2
Kute Blackson - How to Find Your Truth
Dan Pink - The Power of Regret