Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

A podcast by Spencer Greenberg - Thursdays

Thursdays

251 Episodes

  1. The science of addiction (with Crystal Dilworth)

    Published: 2/10/2022

  2. Evidence, reason, and compassion for all sentient beings (with Jamie Woodhouse)

    Published: 2/2/2022

  3. Can the economy grow indefinitely? (with Alyssa Vance)

    Published: 1/26/2022

  4. How many minds do you have? (with Kaj Sotala)

    Published: 1/19/2022

  5. Are you a wamb or a nerd? (with Tom Chivers)

    Published: 1/12/2022

  6. Behind the scenes of the online dating world (with Tom Quisel)

    Published: 1/5/2022

  7. The clash between social justice and anti-wokeness (with Amber Dawn and Holly Elmore)

    Published: 12/22/2021

  8. Tyler's three laws and twelve rules (with Tyler Cowen)

    Published: 12/15/2021

  9. Freezing to (not) death: cryonics and the quest for immortality (with Max Marty)

    Published: 12/8/2021

  10. The pre/trans fallacy, and why you should learn the skill of coaching (with Eben Pagan)

    Published: 12/1/2021

  11. What does humanity need to survive after a global catastrophe? (with David Denkenberger)

    Published: 11/24/2021

  12. To be successful, should you focus on your strengths or your weaknesses? (with Anna Paley)

    Published: 11/17/2021

  13. When is suffering good? (with Paul Bloom)

    Published: 11/11/2021

  14. What causes progress? And how can we stop it from slowing? (with Jason Crawford)

    Published: 11/3/2021

  15. Clearer paths and sharper ideas (with Lynette Bye)

    Published: 10/28/2021

  16. How to measure impact, and why we may have all been doing it wrong (with Michael Plant)

    Published: 10/24/2021

  17. Major and minor scales of consciousness (with Andrés Gomez Emilsson)

    Published: 10/13/2021

  18. The art of being a creative person (with Georgia Shreve)

    Published: 10/7/2021

  19. An interview with an A.I. (with GPT-3 and Jeremy Nixon)

    Published: 9/30/2021

  20. Beyond cognitive biases: improving judgment by reducing noise (with Daniel Kahneman)

    Published: 9/23/2021

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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?