Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

A podcast by Spencer Greenberg - Thursdays

Thursdays

257 Episodes

  1. Experiments for enlightenment and fundamental wellbeing (with Jeffery Martin)

    Published: 9/27/2023

  2. Mothers who harm their children for attention (with Andrea Dunlop)

    Published: 9/20/2023

  3. Is evolutionary psychology just a bunch of "just so" stories? (with Geoffrey Miller)

    Published: 9/13/2023

  4. Systems of governance built on prediction markets (with Robin Hanson)

    Published: 9/7/2023

  5. Using metacognitive therapy to break the habit of rumination (with Pia Callesen)

    Published: 8/30/2023

  6. How quickly is AI advancing? And should you be working in the field? (with Danny Hernandez)

    Published: 8/23/2023

  7. Can we choose who we are? (with Gavin Leech)

    Published: 8/16/2023

  8. Normalizing catastrophes and catastrophizing normalcy (with Mike Pesca)

    Published: 8/9/2023

  9. What's wrong with society, and how can we fix it? (with Tim Urban)

    Published: 8/2/2023

  10. AI creativity and love (with Joel Lehman)

    Published: 7/26/2023

  11. Glimpses of enlightenment through nondual meditation (with Michael Taft and Jeremy Stevenson)

    Published: 7/19/2023

  12. Crumbling institutions, culture wars, and the dismissal economy (with Ashley Hodgson)

    Published: 7/12/2023

  13. Virtual reality, simulation theory, consciousness, and identity (with David Chalmers)

    Published: 7/5/2023

  14. Deep canvassing, street epistemology, and other tools of persuasion (with David McRaney)

    Published: 6/28/2023

  15. Will AI destroy civilization in the near future? (with Connor Leahy)

    Published: 6/21/2023

  16. Is AI development moving too fast or not fast enough? (with Reid Hoffman)

    Published: 6/14/2023

  17. Where philosophy meets the real world (with Peter Singer)

    Published: 6/7/2023

  18. Large language models, deep peace, and the meaning crisis (with Jim Rutt)

    Published: 5/31/2023

  19. Censorship, cancel culture, and truth-seeking (with Iona Italia)

    Published: 5/24/2023

  20. Why are birth rates plummeting? And how much does it matter? (with Malcolm & Simone Collins)

    Published: 5/18/2023

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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?