Ranked #1
Episode 5: Know When to Walk Away
Episode 5: Know When to Walk Away
Why do people persist with terrible jobs or relationships, where jumping ship is clearly the better option? Is it even p... Read more
15 Aug 2016
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48mins
Ranked #2
Episode 4: Decisions, Decisions…
Episode 4: Decisions, Decisions…
How do you decide what product to buy, apartment to rent, or who to marry? Listing pros and cons, weighing attributes, a... Read more
15 Aug 2016
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1hr 20mins
Ranked #3
Episode 11: Epistemic Modesty
Episode 11: Epistemic Modesty
In the final chapter of “Mindware,” Nisbett assures the reader that we’re smarter than we were before started the book, ... Read more
20 Oct 2016
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1hr 19mins
Ranked #4
Episode 10: Simplicity
Episode 10: Simplicity
If a major goal in science is to “Keep It Simple,” what exactly does “simple” mean in this context? Helpful? Useful? Eas... Read more
6 Oct 2016
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #5
Episode 9: Logic and Wisdom
Episode 9: Logic and Wisdom
Many experiments have demonstrated differences between people who grew up in the Eastern vs Western cultures on a variet... Read more
3 Oct 2016
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52mins