Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

A podcast by Spencer Greenberg - Thursdays

Thursdays

247 Episodes

  1. What do we know for sure about human psychology? (with Simine Vazire)

    Published: 9/11/2024

  2. Pattern-breaking ideas, and startups that change the world (with Mike Maples)

    Published: 9/4/2024

  3. The intersection of decision-making and game design (with Dan Epstein)

    Published: 8/28/2024

  4. The path to utopia (with Nick Bostrom)

    Published: 8/24/2024

  5. Physical limits and the long-term future (with Anders Sandberg)

    Published: 8/14/2024

  6. Becoming a goat to avoid existential dread (with Thomas Thwaites)

    Published: 8/7/2024

  7. AI apocalypticism vs. AI optimism (with Adam Russell)

    Published: 8/1/2024

  8. Should we trust papers published in top social science journals? (with Daniel Lakens)

    Published: 7/24/2024

  9. Is psychology the same across cultures? (with Joseph Henrich)

    Published: 7/17/2024

  10. Spencer on The 80,000 Hours Podcast discussing money & happiness and hype vs. value (with Rob Wiblin)

    Published: 7/10/2024

  11. Concrete actions anyone can take to help improve AI safety (with Kat Woods)

    Published: 7/3/2024

  12. What do socialism and effective altruism have in common? (with Garrison Lovely)

    Published: 6/26/2024

  13. Raising our happiness baseline (with Sasha Chapin)

    Published: 6/19/2024

  14. Worldviews, altruism, and embracing variance (with Emmett Shear)

    Published: 6/12/2024

  15. Two things shape the course of your life: luck and your decisions (with Annie Duke)

    Published: 6/5/2024

  16. What we know and don't know about nutrition (with Gil Carvalho)

    Published: 5/29/2024

  17. Measuring everything that matters (with Doug Hubbard)

    Published: 5/22/2024

  18. What happens when you follow 100 self-help books to the letter? (with Kristen Meinzer)

    Published: 5/15/2024

  19. Aligning society with our deepest values and sources of meaning (with Joe Edelman)

    Published: 5/8/2024

  20. Separating quantum computing hype from reality (with Scott Aaronson)

    Published: 5/1/2024

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Clearer Thinking is a podcast about ideas that truly matter. If you enjoy learning about powerful, practical concepts and frameworks, wish you had more deep, intellectual conversations in your life, or are looking for non-BS self-improvement, then we think you'll love this podcast! Each week we invite a brilliant guest to bring four important ideas to discuss for an in-depth conversation. Topics include psychology, society, behavior change, philosophy, science, artificial intelligence, math, economics, self-help, mental health, and technology. We focus on ideas that can be applied right now to make your life better or to help you better understand yourself and the world, aiming to teach you the best mental tools to enhance your learning, self-improvement efforts, and decision-making. • We take on important, thorny questions like: • What's the best way to help a friend or loved one going through a difficult time? How can we make our worldviews more accurate? How can we hone the accuracy of our thinking? What are the advantages of using our "gut" to make decisions? And when should we expect careful, analytical reflection to be more effective? Why do societies sometimes collapse? And what can we do to reduce the chance that ours collapses? Why is the world today so much worse than it could be? And what can we do to make it better? What are the good and bad parts of tradition? And are there more meaningful and ethical ways of carrying out important rituals, such as honoring the dead? How can we move beyond zero-sum, adversarial negotiations and create more positive-sum interactions?