Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

A podcast by Spencer Greenberg - Thursdays

Thursdays

247 Episodes

  1. Forecasting the things that matter (with Peter Wildeford)

    Published: 10/21/2022

  2. Is the universe a computer? (with Joscha Bach)

    Published: 10/12/2022

  3. Inventions, stories, and ideas that don't matter (with Pablos Holman)

    Published: 10/5/2022

  4. Humble-bragging, counter-signalling, and impression management (with Övül Sezer)

    Published: 9/28/2022

  5. Ambition and expected value at extremes (with Habiba Islam)

    Published: 9/21/2022

  6. Career science, open science, and inspired science (with Alexa Tullett)

    Published: 9/14/2022

  7. Estimating the long-term impact of our actions today (with Will MacAskill)

    Published: 9/7/2022

  8. The differences between analytic and continental philosophy (with Alexander Prescott-Couch)

    Published: 8/31/2022

  9. Voting method reform in the US (with Aaron Hamlin)

    Published: 8/24/2022

  10. Critiquing Effective Altruism (with Michael Nielsen and Ajeya Cotra)

    Published: 8/19/2022

  11. How to form habits effectively (with Jim Davies)

    Published: 8/10/2022

  12. Are scientific journals just parasites? (with Chris Chambers)

    Published: 8/7/2022

  13. Human bias in the definition of intelligence (with Alene Anello)

    Published: 7/27/2022

  14. Guess culture vs. ask culture (with Will Eden and Sam Rosen)

    Published: 7/20/2022

  15. Are we all the heroes of our own stories? (with Cate Hall)

    Published: 7/13/2022

  16. Content moderation and its dis-content-moderators (with Ada Palmer)

    Published: 7/6/2022

  17. Exploring sex science and pseudo-science (with Mary Roach)

    Published: 6/29/2022

  18. The worst mistakes people make with diet and exercise (with Menno Henselmans)

    Published: 6/22/2022

  19. Communicating what you really mean (with Misha Glouberman)

    Published: 6/15/2022

  20. Taking pleasure in being wrong (with Buck Shlegeris)

    Published: 6/8/2022

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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?