Spencer Greenberg
A mathematician/entrepreneur in social science. Tweets about psychology, society, rationality, tech, science, and philosophy. Founder of https://t.co/2YGraOwo77
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2 weeks ago |
podcast.clearerthinking.org | Spencer Greenberg
JOSH: Hello, and welcome to Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg, the podcast about ideas that matter. I'm Josh Castle, the producer of the podcast, and I'm so glad you've joined us today. In this episode, Spencer and an anonymous sexual assault victim discuss feelings of safety and danger, gray areas of consent, negative cultural tropes, and the experience of repeated victimhood.
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3 weeks ago |
podcast.clearerthinking.org | Spencer Greenberg
SPENCER: David, welcome. DAVID: Thank you. Great to talk to you again. I really appreciate it. SPENCER: Your previous episode was one of our listeners' favorites, so it's great to have you back. DAVID: It's great to be back. I'm glad they liked it. Hope we can make it interesting again. SPENCER: Now we have to exceed their high expectations. The first thing I wanted to ask you about is, what are the main causes of problems in relationships? DAVID: Okay, well, that's an important question.
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1 month ago |
podcast.clearerthinking.org | Spencer Greenberg
Enjoying the episode? Want to listen later? Subscribe on any of these apps or stores to be notified when we release new episodes: What life skills do most people fail to learn before adulthood? Why does this failure occur? What should constructive disagreement look like? When might it be impossible to overcome a disagreement? How can you appease your (or someone else's) "elephant"? What do many people get wrong about dating?
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1 month ago |
podcast.clearerthinking.org | Spencer Greenberg
What do most people get wrong about happiness? Why doesn't the happiness resulting from success last longer? Is it easier to "get ahead" today than it was 100 years ago? How are we trapped by our ideas of happiness? Does individualism help or hurt happiness? Where do hyper-individualistic messages come from (especially in the US)? How have those messages changed over the past several decades? How can people better open themselves up to help from friends and family?
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1 month ago |
podcast.clearerthinking.org | Spencer Greenberg
SPENCER: Gordon, welcome. GORDON: Thank you. Glad to be here. SPENCER: Now, Gordon, your work has been incredibly influential in the evidence-based medicine movement, also known as EBM. But I'm wondering, how were decisions made medically about which treatments to trust before evidence-based medicine?
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No matter how stupid, harmful, or irresponsible a policy is, carefully designed framing can make it appear good to many (or even most) of those who see the policy initiators as the “good guys.” Without sufficient critical thinking and questioning, groups end up endorsing harm.
A question for you: what's an unexpected way AI is incorporated into or influences your daily life (e.g., for optimizing elevators in your building, traffic light optimization on your commute, quality control for producing your mouthwash, etc.)?