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Maximizers are miserable, satisficers are happy. Inside the Box author David Epstein explains why limits beat limitless options for creativity and sanity. What We Discuss with David Epstein: The periodic table wasn’t a dream — it was a deadline. Mendeleev cramming elements into a textbook beats the genius-wakes-up-inspired myth. Hand your brain total freedom and […]
View EpisodeDoes your guac come with a body count? Jessica Wynn peels back blood avocados, cartel taxes, and deforestation on this week’s Skeptical Sunday. Welcome to Skeptical Sunday, a special edition of The Jordan Harbinger Show where Jordan and a guest break down a topic that you may have never thought about, open things up, and debunk common misconceptions. […]
View EpisodeYou’ve read the data on men and violence, and it’s draining your hope in half the population. Can the numbers survive a fact-check? It’s Feedback Friday! And in case you didn’t already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! […]
View EpisodeThink you make your own choices? The Loop author Jacob Ward shows how AI preys on the autopilot brain, and what a little friction can do to fight back. What We Discuss with Jacob Ward: How nearly all our daily decisions run on autopilot, made by the ancient shortcut part of the brain rather than […]
View EpisodeLou Valoze ran Ray Khan — one of the ATF’s most effective informants ever — then watched the system he served leave the man out to dry. What We Discuss with Lou Valoze: How immigrant convenience store owner Ray Khan unwittingly walked into an ATF sting to buy illegally untaxed cigarettes and emerged as a […]
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