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Annie Duke — Why We Make the Wrong Decisions (Ep. 296)
08 Jan 2026
01:45:13
Annie Duke — former professional poker player, decision strategist, and bestselling author — joins us for a deep conversation about why smart people so often make bad decisions.
Annie explains why misinterpretation is more dangerous than misinformation, why data is often true but misleading, and how our brains are wired for certainty in a probabilistic world. From real-world media examples to investing, health decisions, and AI-generated insights, this episode explores how explanations feel satisfying — even when they're wrong.
Jimmy Soni — The Publishing System is Broken (EP. 295)
01 Jan 2026
01:37:14
Jimmy Soni, CEO and editor in chief of Infinite Books, is back on Infinite Loops. We discuss what's broken in traditional publishing and how we're fixing it. We also dig into Jimmy's forthcoming book on Kobe Bryant, why the world needs more "problem authors," and why our goal is to make our authors millionaires.
We explore why most industries optimize for prestige instead of outcomes, how digital distribution has reshaped attention, and why authors — and creators more broadly — have more leverage than they realize.
The Almanac of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson (transcribed as "Naval Akan")
Dispatches from Grief (Upcoming)
Mamba Mentality by Kobe Bryant
Slow Horses by Mick Herron
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Kenneth Stanley — The Trap of the Objective (EP.288)
30 Oct 2025
01:25:34
Ken Stanley – AI researcher and author of "Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned" – joins me to explore why ambitious objectives can blind us to the stepping stones that make breakthroughs possible. Ken is the inventor of the novelty search algorithm and co-creator of Picbreeder, a crowdsourced evolutionary art experiment that has led to important insights about our objective-obsessed culture.
This conversation covers everything from why vacuum tubes had to come before computers, how the path you take to success matters more than the success itself, the "fractured entangled representation" hypothesis, why grant applications kill innovation, how education beats the playground mentality out of children, and why "interesting" is the opposite of random.
I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. For the full transcript, episode takeaways, and bucketloads of other goodies designed to make you go, "Hmm, that's interesting!", check out our Substack.
Why Pursuing Interestingness is Not the Same as Being Random
Mechanizing Serendipity via Stepping Stones
The Allure of the Security Blanket
The Omni-culture of NSF Funding
What Makes an Innovator?
The Fractured Entangled Representation Hypothesis
What does it say about LLMs if They Are Fractured and Entangled?
Path Dependency and Careers
Ken as Emperor of the World
Books Mentioned:
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned; by Kenneth Stanley (and Joel Lehman)
The God Problem; by Howard Bloom
The Lucifer Principle; by Howard Bloom
Global Brain; by Howard Bloom
The Beginning of Infinity; by David Deutsch
Invest Like the Best; by Jim O'Shaughnessy
A Mind At Play; by Jimmy Soni
Alec Stapp — Progress is a Policy Choice (EP. 202)
15 Feb 2024
01:06:59
Alec Stapp is the co-founder of the Institute for Progress, a non-partisan innovation policy think tank aiming to "accelerate scientific, technological and industrial progress while safeguarding humanity's future." He joins the show to discuss how to achieve change in the age of lobbying, why bipartisanship is underrated, why US immigration policy is so slow-moving and MUCH more!
Building God: Demystifying AI for Decision Makers; by Rohit Krishnan
Jim O'Shaughnessy — Turning the Tables (EP. 200)
01 Feb 2024
02:03:02
For this milestone 200th (yes, TWO HUNDREDTH) episode of Infinite Loops, regular guest and Infinite Media head Liberty RPF joins writer & researcher Ed William to turn the tables on Jim O'Shaughnessy.
Stay tuned for Jim's dream podcast guests, his advice to parents, a diabolical spin on his trademark closing question, and MUCH more!
Important Links:
Infinite Loops Substack
Show Notes:
Episode One: Tequila With Ramp Capital
Taking Inspiration From My Dinner With Andre
Would the Show Be Different if Monetized?
"I would be doing this if I wasn't pressing publish"
Jim's Definition of a Successful Episode
Nerves & Jim's Appearance on Oprah
Infinite Loops as a Serendipity Engine
The Infinite Loops Team
Jim's Dream Guests
Controversiality & Being Distinctive
Jim's Relationship With His Grandchildren
We Are Winners of the Cosmic Lottery
Why Aren't There More History-Focused Episodes?
The Jim O'Shaughnessy Guide to Productivity: Silence, Journalling & Keeping Things Simple
Advice to Parents
What Has Jim Changed His Mind On in the Last 12 to 24 Months?
Advice to Young People Who Doubt the American Dream
When Will We See An Updated What Works on Wall Street?
The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name; by ****Brian Muraresku
How to Retire Rich: Time-Tested Strategies to Beat the Market and Retire in Style; by Jim O'Shaughnessy
Invest Like the Best: Using Your Computer to Unlock the Secrets of the Top Money Managers; by Jim O'Shaughnessy
What Works on Wall Street: The Classic Guide to the Best-Performing Investment Strategies of All Time; by Jim O'Shaughnessy
The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It; by Will Storr
Fentanyl, Inc.: how rogue chemists are creating the deadliest wave of the opioid epidemic; by Ben Westhoff
One Summer: America 1927; by Bill Bryson
To His Coy Mistress; by Andrew Marvell
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock; by T. S. Eliot
Lisa Wehden and Minn Kim — America is Open For Business (EP.199)
25 Jan 2024
01:09:29
Lisa Wehden and Minn Kim are the founders of Plymouth Street, which guides talented individuals through the US immigration process. Its aim is to accelerate innovation through faster and more transparent immigration services.
Lisa & Minn join the show to discuss the pitfalls of the current system, how Plymouth Street is injecting agency into the immigration process, the importance of storytelling, and MUCH more!
The Hypomanic Edge: The Link Between (a Little) Craziness and (a Lot Of) Success in America; by John Gartner
Alice Albrecht — On Creativity, Connection & Convergence (EP.198)
18 Jan 2024
01:11:01
Alice Albrecht is the founder and CEO of re:collect, a company dedicated to "enhancing human intelligence by augmenting memory, perception, and synthesis utilizing AI." Alice started her career in psychology and academia, obtaining a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from Yale University. She joins the show to discuss how to become more creative, why she believes that nothing is true, how to boost evolution and MUCH more!
The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World; by David Deutsch
The Fabric of Reality: Towards a Theory of Everything; by David Deutsch
The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous; by Joseph Henrich
Guy Spier — Wealth, Wisdom & Enlightenment (EP.197)
11 Jan 2024
02:03:30
Guy Spier runs the Aquamarine Fund, an "investment partnership closely modeled on the original Buffet Partnerships." He is also a podcast host, YouTube creator, author of The Education of a Value Investor and the host of the annual investment gathering VALUEx. He describes his life's project as "a quest for wealth, wisdom and enlightenment."
Guy joins the show to discuss the differences between Switzerland and the US, how to unlock the British class system, what he learned from Warren Buffett, and MUCH more!
The Differences Between New York, Switzerland & Paris
Exploring the Dark Underbelly of New York Nightlife
Psychedelics, Guns & Regulation
The Advantages of Swiss Democracy
Don't Short the United States
The Branding Skill of the Royal Family
Unlocking the Rules of the Class System
Life Paths & Premeditation
Luck, Opportunity & Non-Canonical Science
Jim's Music Taste
Mathematical Shenanigans
Guy as Emperor of the World
MORE!
Books Mentioned:
How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us about Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence; by Michael Pollan
The Hypomanic Edge: The Link Between (a Little) Craziness and (a Lot Of) Success in America; by John Gartner
Write It Down, Make It Happen: Knowing What You Want and Getting It; by Henriette Anne Klauser
Invest Like The Best; by Jim O'Shaughnessy
Outside, the Sky is Blue: The story of a family told with searing honesty, humour and love; by Christina Patterson
Jared Dillian — How To Live a Stress-Free Financial Life (EP.196)
04 Jan 2024
01:04:18
Jared Dillian is a writer, strategist, financial expert, public speaker, and author of four books, including No Worries: How To Live a Stress-Free Financial Life (out this month!).
He joins us to discuss why you should never loan money to your friends or family, why the FIRE movement is a fast track to a miserable life, the hidden costs of being cheap, and MUCH more!
"I am not in the money business—I am in the happy business"
The Awesome Portfolio
Stop Worrying About Small Financial Decisions
The Biggest Financial Decisions You Will Ever Make
Keep Your Finances Separate From Your Partner; Never Loan Friends or Family Money
To Make Money, You Have to Want Money
Generational Attitudes to Money
Being Wealthy vs Being Rich
Blowing Up Your Identity
Improving Financial Education
Why Investing Should Be Hard
The Hidden Costs of Being Cheap
Why People Are Scared of Entrepreneurship
The Worst Financial Decision Jared Has Ever Made
Jared as Emperor of the World
MORE!
Books Mentioned:
No Worries: How To Live a Stress-free Financial Life; by Jared Dillian
Those Bastards: 69 Essays on Life, Creativity, and Meaning; by Jared Dillian
All The Evil of This World; by Jared Dillian
Street Freak: Money and Madness at Lehman Brothers; by Jared Dillian
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!; by Robert T. Kiyosaki
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People; by Stephen R. Covey
George Mack — The Game of Life (EP.195)
28 Dec 2023
01:43:06
Writer, marketer, entrepreneur, and master of mental models, George Mack, returns to discuss the top 0.1% of ideas he's ever come across, from treating life as a video game to spotting high-agency individuals.
What is Ignored by the Media but will be Studied by Historians?
The Reddit to Facebook Continuum
George's Most Midwit Opinion
Randomness & Feeding the Algorithm
How to Retain Curiosity
George as Emperor of the World
Books Mentioned:
The Hypomanic Edge: The Link Between (a Little) Craziness and (a Lot Of) Success in America; by John Gartner
Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine; by Derren Brown
What Works on Wall Street; by Jim O'Shaughnessy
The Secret; by Rhonda Byrne
Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid; by Douglas Hofstadter
The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform the World; by David Deutsch
Eric Jorgenson — on Publishing, Progress & Reinventing the Playbook (EP.194)
21 Dec 2023
01:15:20
Eric Jorgenson is (deep breath) an author, investor, writer, podcast host, online course creator, and the CEO of Scribe Media (breathe out). He joins the show to discuss the death of the marketing department, the changing nature of business-to-creator economics, the most impactful thing he learned from Balaji, the future of the publishing industry, and MUCH more!
Arkady Kulik is a founding partner of rpv, a deep tech venture fund that aims to "drive tangible advancements in the well-being of humankind" by focusing on early, scientifically intensive ventures. He has over 15 years of experience in the IT sector as a C-level executive, a master's degree in physics, and an MBA from INSEAD.
Arkady joins the show to discuss how to evaluate a deep tech deal, why more scientists don't become entrepreneurs, the ultimate goal of science, the two types of human motivation, and MUCH more!
Judging Investments by Their Technology Readiness Level
Bringing Scientific Expertise Into Venture Capital
Scorecards & Dealbreakers: How rpv Analyzes a Deep Tech Opportunity
Spotting the Early Red Flags
How rpv Deploys Scientific Due Diligence
Providing Feedback & Educating the Industry
Self-Censorship, Ideology & the Scientific Method
Why Don't More Scientists Become Entrepreneurs?
The Ideal Composition of a Deep Tech Founding Team
Science's Ultimate Goal
Taking Progress for Granted
The Two Types of Human Motivation
How Neurotech Can Benefit Humanity
Why Arkady is Less Bullish on Quantum Computing
Incoming Deep Tech Developments
MORE!
Books Mentioned:
Survive & Thrive: Entrepreneurship Frameworks That Work; by Paul Kewene-Hite
The Nature of Technology: What It Is and How It Evolves; by W. Brian Arthur
One Summer: America 1927; by Bill Bryson
Elle Griffin — Rethinking Ownership and the Future of Work (EP. 287)
23 Oct 2025
01:38:47
Writer, editor, and founder of The Elysian, Elle Griffin joins me on Infinite Loops to discuss her vision for participatory capitalism, a world where ownership, reputation, and creativity are shared more broadly across society.
We explore the evolution of capitalism from the industrial era to the networked age, how broad-based ownership could rebuild the middle class, why optimism is revolutionary, and how storytelling shapes our collective imagination.
We also discuss how reputation is becoming a new form of capital and how writers can become architects of meaning in a world reshaped by AI and automation. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. For the full transcript, episode takeaways, and bucketloads of other goodies designed to make you go, "Hmm, that's interesting!," check out our Substack.
The History of Civilization; by Will & Ariel Durant
Why Greatness Can't Be Planned; by Kenneth O. Stanley
Looking Backward; by Edward Bellamy
Herland; by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Les Misérables; by Victor Hugo
Frankenstein; by Mary Shelley
The Republic; by Plato
Das Kapital; by Karl Marx
The Count of Monte Cristo; by Alexandre Dumas
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; by Jules Verne
A Tale of Two Cities; by Charles Dickens
White Mirror Stories; by Infinite Books
Alex Lieberman — On Voice, Unicorns & Intrinsic Motivation (EP.192)
07 Dec 2023
01:30:52
Alex Lieberman is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Morning Brew, the cofounder of Storyarb and the host of 60 Second Startup & Founder's Journal.
Alex joins the show to discuss why hiring a Voice Editor contributed to Morning Brew's success, how to spot a writing unicorn, how he learned to follow his intrinsic motivation and MUCH more!
What Works on Wall Street, Fourth Edition: The Classic Guide to the Best-Performing Investment Strategies of All Time; by Jim O'Shaughnessy
The Adweek Copywriting Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Powerful Advertising and Marketing Copy from One of America's Top Copywriters; by Joseph Sugarman
The Tao Te Ching; by Laozi
The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success; by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman & Kaley Klemp
The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human, and How To Tell Them Better; by Will Storr
Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind; by Andy Dunn
Venkatesh Rao & Tim Beiko — The Summer of Protocols
30 Nov 2023
01:29:08
Tim Beiko, who runs the core protocol meetings for Ethereum, teams up with writer and consultant Venkatesh Rao to discuss their "Summer of Protocols" research program. This initiative brought together 33 researchers with a wide range of expertise to investigate protocols across several domains.
Join us for an in-depth exploration of protocols: understanding what they are, their importance, why they can go wrong, and much more!
Will Schoder — On Curation, Consumption & Compression (EP.190)
23 Nov 2023
01:09:48
Will Schoder is a video essayist who explores a diverse range of topics including psychology, meaning, re-enchantment, metamodernism, mortality, and satire. Initially known for his short-form videos, his latest series is a trilogy of fascinating long-form deep dives into the nature, foundations, and secrets of happiness.
Will joins the show to share his insights on the evolving significance of curation, the future of the creator economy, how to obtain deep happiness and MUCH more.
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion; by Jonathan Haidt
One Summer: America 1927; by Bill Bryson
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business; by Neil Postman
The Shallows: How the Internet Is Changing the Way We Think, Read and Remember; by Nicholas Carr
Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine; by Derren Brown
Happiness: A Very Short Introduction; by Daniel M. Haybron
The Pursuit of Unhappiness: The Elusive Psychology of Well-Being; by Daniel M. Haybron
All The Light We Cannot See; by Anthony Doerr
How To Change Your Mind; by Michael Pollan
Ben Westhoff — Fentanyl, Inc. (EP.189)
16 Nov 2023
01:02:33
Ben Westhoff is a best-selling investigative journalist focusing on culture, drugs, and poverty.
Ben's book Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Created the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic was the culmination of a four-year investigation into the worst drug crisis in American history, an investigation that included Ben making an undercover visit to Chinese drug factories. His latest book, Little Brother: Love, Tragedy, and My Search for Truth tells the story of Ben's search for his little brother's killer.
Ben is currently working on a documentary, Antagonist, about naltrexone, an opioid treatment medicine that some have called a "wonder drug."
Ben joins the show to discuss the failure of the War on Drugs, the role played by Big Pharma, how he speaks to his children about drugs, what most Americans misunderstand about poverty, and MUCH more.
What Most Americans Misunderstand About Poverty; How Listeners Can Help
How Ben's Documentary Can Help
Ben as Emperor Of The World
MORE!
Books Mentioned:
Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Created the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic; by Ben Westhoff
Little Brother: Love, Tragedy, and My Search for Truth; by Ben Westhoff
Original Gangstas: Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, and the Birth of West Coast Rap; by Ben Westhoff
Thank You For Smoking; by Christopher Buckley
Roon — On Shape Rotators, AGI & Tenet (EP.188)
09 Nov 2023
01:05:34
AI researcher, memelord extraordinaire, and techno-optimist Roon joins the show to discuss coming up with the shape rotator vs. wordcel meme, what an AGI world could become, and why Tenet is Christopher Nolan's best movie.
The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition into the Forces of History; by Howard Bloom
The Genius of the Beast: A Radical Re-Vision of Capitalism; by Howard Bloom
The God Problem: How a Godless Cosmos Creates; by Howard Bloom
William Blake vs the World; by John Higgs
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; by Douglas Adams
Katherine Dee — On Attention, Astroturfing and the Nostalgia Trap (EP.187)
02 Nov 2023
00:51:08
Katherine Dee is a writer, journalist, and internet culture reporter. A contributor to publications such as UnHerd, Tablet, and Blaze Media, she is also the proprietor of the Default Wisdom Substack, where she writes about a wide range of topics, including internet history and culture, digital communities, millennial nostalgia, and online fandom.
Katherine joins the show to discuss why you're never leaving Twitter, how to escape the nostalgia trap, whether it's possible to heal our attention spans, and MUCH more!
The God Problem: How a Godless Cosmos Creates; by Howard Bloom
The Selfish Gene; by Richard Dawkins
Awaken The Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Life; by Tony Robbins
The Enlightenment Trilogy; by Jed McKenna
What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies; by Tim Urban
Derek Sivers (Part One) — How to Become a Picasso [BONUS EPISODE] (EP.185)
24 Oct 2023
01:08:02
Over the years, Derek Sivers has been a musician, circus performer, computer programmer, author, public speaker, and entrepreneur.
In the 2000s, he sold his business, CD Baby, for $22 million and gave the proceeds to charity.
Derek has optimized his life "for creating and learning" and spends as much of his time as he can (often 12 hours a day, 6 days a week) passionately pursuing his interests. Known for his ability to compress complex ideas into succinct insights, he has written four books and is currently working on his fifth.
This conversation was so much fun that Derek immediately asked to return for a sequel, which we will be releasing this Thursday (26 October). Stay tuned!
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There; by Lewis Carroll
The Cosmic Trigger trilogy; by Robert Anton Wilson
The Time Paradox: The New Psychology of Time That Will Change Your Life; by Philip Zimbardo and John Boyd
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics; by Tim Marshall
Au Contraire!: Figuring Out the French; by Gilles Asselin and Ruth Mastron
Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour; by Kate Fox
John Fio — The Wizard & The Warrior (EP.184)
19 Oct 2023
01:21:06
John Fio is an inventor and entrepreneur who has bootstrapped four products that have collectively generated hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue.
He joins the show to discuss why ideas are harder than execution, what he learned from being Justin Bieber's intern, what most people get wrong about Kanye West, why magic is real, and what the success of Barbie and Taylor Swift can tell us about the future.
Moon Pals, Barbie, Taylor Swift & the Dawn of a New Paradigm
Long Tails, Curation & Good Taste
John as Emperor of the World
MORE!
Books Mentioned:
The Genius of the Beast: A Radical Re-Vision of Capitalism, by Howard Bloom.
The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World; by David Deutsch
Tao Te Ching; by Lao Tzu
The Two Cultures; by C.P. Snow
James Pethokoukis — The Conservative Futurist (EP.183)
12 Oct 2023
01:04:26
James Pethokoukis is a policy analyst, official CNBC contributor, and Dewitt Wallace Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He is also the creator and writer of the Faster, Please! newsletter, which is dedicated to "discovering, creating, and inventing a better world through technological innovation, economic growth, and pro-progress culture."
James joins the show to discuss his new book, The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised.
AI as a General Purpose Technology; Regulatory Capture
Technological Proficiency & Problem Solving
How to Reframe Tomorrow
"Be Like the Blade of Grass"
Green Shoots of Optimism
AI as a Lifelong Learning Instructor
We Are the Economy
Three Policies That Could Change the Future
James as Emperor of the World
MORE!
Books Mentioned:
The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised; by James Pethokoukis
The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World; by David Deutsch
The Hypomanic Edge: The Link Between (a Little) Craziness and (a Lot Of) Success in America; by John Gartner
The Tao Te Ching; by Lao Tzu
The Genius of the Beast: A Radical Re-Vision Of Capitalism; by Howard Bloom
Jay Yang — The Power of Permissionless Action (EP. 286)
16 Oct 2025
01:23:53
What if the biggest barrier between you and your dreams isn't talent, connections, or luck— but simply the belief that you need permission to act? Jay Yang joins Infinite Loops to challenge one of the most limiting assumptions of our time: that opportunities must be handed to us rather than created by us.
At just 16, Jay cold-emailed the CEO of Beehiiv with a concrete plan that led to an internship. At 17, he sent Noah Kagan a 19-page audit of his email funnel with ready-to-ship assets, ultimately becoming head of content and helping put "Million Dollar Weekend" on the New York Times bestseller list. His secret? Understanding that preparation beats bravado, that most doors don't even have locks, and that the fastest way to get what you want is to do the work upfront and make saying "yes" a no-brainer for others.
This conversation dives deep into Jay's philosophy of permissionless action, exploring why most people accept the "standard pace" when there's actually no speed limit, how to reprogram limiting beliefs through small wins, and why high agency people focus on outputs while low agency people get trapped tracking inputs.
I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. For the full transcript, episode takeaways, and bucketloads of other goodies designed to make you go, "Hmm, that's interesting!", check out our Substack.
How Quickly Will Different Sectors Be Transformed By AI?
Disruption vs. Destruction
Is AGI possible?
AI Use Cases: Mental Health & Elder Care
How to Win Twitter
Why Bojan Became a Top 10 Amazon Reviewer
Bojan's Favorite Books
Bojan's Current Side-Project
Bojan As Emperor of the World
MORE!
Books Mentioned:
Lolita; by Vladimir Nabokov
The work of Haruki Murakami
The work of Milan Kundera
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature; by Steven Pinker
Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition have Failed; by James Scott
Julie Fredrickson — "Circumstances change. Humanity doesn't. Plan accordingly." (EP.181)
28 Sep 2023
01:21:57
Julie Fredrickson is a former founder and the Managing Partner of Chaotic Capital, an "early stage fund for companies that adapt our lives and systems to the opportunities that chaos brings." She joins the show to discuss the Great Weirding, becoming a playable character, how the market provides a muse, the power of preparation, and more!
"Circumstances change. Humanity does not. Plan accordingly."
The Great Weirding
The Myth of the Perfect Past
How to Become a Playable Character
The Weirdo Lighthouse
The Power of Showing Up
How Julie Assesses Founders
Talent Doesn't Matter
The Market is the Muse
"In the beginning, there was the word"
Preference Falsification vs. Revealed Preferences
Julie's Revealed Preferences
"Prepare, and the opportunity will come"
Silicon Valley Is an Idea, Not a Place
The Open-Source Ethos
Julie as Empress of the World
Books Mentioned:
Bad Predictions: 2000 Years of the Best Minds Making the Worst Forecasts; by Laura Lee
The History of the Peloponnesian War; by Thucydides
Republic; by Plato
American Cycles of History: According to the Fourth Turning Generational Theory and The Boomer Soul 1946-2022; by William H. Van Marter Jr.
William Blake vs the World; by John Higgs
Julie, or the New Heloise; by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The End of History and the Last Man; by Francis Fukuyama
The Peripheral; by William Gibson
Neuromancer; by William Gibson
The Fifth Science; by Exurb1a
The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human, and How To Tell Them Better; by Will Storr
Class: A Guide Through the American Status System; by Paul Fussell
What Works on Wall Street: The Classic Guide to the Best-Performing Investment Strategies of All Time; by Jim O'Shaughnessy
Singularity Sky; by Charles Stross
Marxism and Modernism; by Eugene Lunn
The Genius of the Beast: A Radical Re-Vision of Capitalism; by Howard Bloom
Danny Miranda — Attracted to the Light (EP.180)
21 Sep 2023
01:05:50
Danny Miranda's ambition is to sell out Madison Square Gardens for a live edition of his podcast. Now, on episode 402 (and counting), he is getting closer to that goal every week. He joins the show to discuss the art of interviewing, why he's attracted to the light, his favorite questions, and more.
Fancy a phone call? The power of human interaction
What Danny has learned from 397 podcasts
The Art of Interviewing
Finding "the thing"
How has Danny changed deciding his aim was to sell out Madison Square Garden?
Danny's research process
"I'm attracted to the light"
When did things go wrong?
Podcasting as idea collecting
In-person vs Zoom
The ability to speak to anyone in the world
Danny's favorite questions
The different types of podcast
Why podcasts are like the printing press for audio
The importance of connection
What will podcasting look like in 2034?
Always Be Closing
Danny as emperor of the world
MORE!
Books Mentioned:
How to Win Friends and Influence People; by Dale Carnegie
Hidden Genius; by Polina Marinova Pompliano
The Tao Te Ching; by Lao Tzu
Jim's "Exploring the Dark" Reading List:
Meditations; by Marcus Aurelius
Heart of Darkness; by Joseph Conrad
The Human Animal: A Personal View of the Human Species; by Desmond Morris
Exploring the Shadow: Understanding and Addressing the Dark Side of the Human Psyche; by John C. Friel and Linda D. Friel (Article)
Man's Search for Meaning; by Viktor E. Frankl
The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious; by Carl Jung
Memories, Dreams, Reflections: An Autobiography; by Carl Jung
Beyond Good and Evil; by Friedrich Nietzsche
The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil; by Philip Zimbardo
Meeting the Shadow: Hidden Power of the Dark Side of Human Nature; edited by Connie Zweig and Jeremiah Abrams
Dror Poleg — The Future of Work
14 Sep 2023
01:34:49
Dror Poleg is an author, speaker, and researcher investigating technology's impact on the way people work, live, and invest. He joins us to discuss the relationship between AI and remote work, how cities are going to change, the internet's role as a matching engine, and MUCH more!
How AI will transform professions' scalability; the internet as a matching engine
How Dror uses AI
Unbundling ideas from execution
The value of Twitter
The tragedy of the uncommon
The great online game
UBI & the need for new social systems
Dror as emperor of the world.
MORE!
Books Mentioned:
Rethinking Real Estate: A Roadmap to Technology's Impact on the World's Largest Asset Class; by Dror Poleg
After Office: A Survival Guide For Cities, Humans And Companies; by Dror Poleg
The Longer Long Tail: How Endless Choice is Creating Unlimited Demand; by Chris Anderson
Trung Phan & Rob Henderson — Apocalypse Now (EP.178)
07 Sep 2023
01:11:00
Our previous episode with Trung & Rob included the bombshell reveal that Rob had never watched Apocalypse Now. Nearly one year later, Rob and Trung make their triumphant return to the show to discuss the themes of the film, the lessons aspiring creators can draw from its troubled production history, the role of the Vietnam War in American cinema, and a whole lot more.
Frederik Gieschen — On Agility, Agreeableness, Alchemy & the Arena
31 Aug 2023
01:14:21
"Who is America's best-known banker? That would be Jamie Dimon. But who is the richest? That would be Andy Beal, with an estimated net worth of $9 billion."
Friend-of-the-show Frederik Gieschen joins us for an impromptu conversation about his article on the life and work of Andy Beal, the richest banker in America.
Thinking like a banker vs. thinking like an investor
The random buzz generator: How to fight linear thinking
The alchemy of success
Bubbles: When heterogeneity becomes homogeneity
"The higher you rise in a hierarchy, the less good the information you get."
Deterministic vs. probabilistic thinking
The difference between being an investor and being in the investing business
The return of Andrew Beal
The importance of agility
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Books Mentioned:
The Cosmic Trigger trilogy; by Robert Anton Wilson
Aesop's Fables; by Aesop
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art; by James Nestor
The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King: Inside the Richest Poker Game of All Time; by Michael Craig
What Works on Wall Street; by Jim O'Shaughnessy
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life; by Alice Schroeder
Dr. Julie Gurner — Ultra Successful (EP.176)
24 Aug 2023
01:19:35
Dr. Julie Gurner is a doctor of psychology and executive performance coach to top percentile executives, primarily in finance and technology. She is also the proprietor of the Ultra Successful newsletter, which delivers a weekly challenge pulled from global business leaders and designed to "help you unleash your power."
Dr. Gurner joins the show to discuss the merits of being unreasonable, why your business should not be your identity, why niceness is overrated, and more! Important Links:
How forensic psychology experience can help executive coaching
Leaning into the 1%
Why psychological tests are flawed
The common traits of successful founders
High performance & bottlenecks
Why your business should not be your identity
Data vs. emotion
How Dr. Gurner applies her strategies in her own life
Don't be nice
Be unreasonable
Social validation is not important
How can you improve someone's communication skills?
How Dr. Gurner would teach executive coaching
The "no Plan B" mentality
Can high energy be detrimental?
How to unpack charisma
How to turn down work
Dr. Gurner's greatest satisfaction
How has leadership changed in the last 20 years?
Dr. Gurner as Empress of the World
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Books Mentioned:
The Art of War; by Sun Tzu
Todd Goodwin — "Revelation is not Resolution" (EP.175)
17 Aug 2023
01:16:30
Board Certified hypnotist & Goodwin Hypnosis founder Todd Goodwin joins us for his second appearance to discuss why we should treat the mind like a garden, why revelation is not the same as resolution, why labels can be counterproductive, and much more!
Clearing the emotional charge from traumatic memories
Top-down vs. Bottom-up solutions
Hypnosis as a way of reclaiming agency
How we are shaped by childhood experiences
Why we need a more compassionate criminal system
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Books Mentioned:
Healing Back Pain; by John E. Sarno
Luca Dellanna — On Survival, Signals & Success (EP.174)
10 Aug 2023
01:16:33
Why is hard work a form of laziness? Why should we be wary of short-term success? How can imagining parallel worlds help us make better decisions? Author, management advisor, and researcher Luca Dellanna joins us to discuss these questions and more!
What Luca has learned from living in multiple countries
Luca as Emperor of the World
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Books Mentioned:
Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder; by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
What Works on Wall Street; by Jim O'Shaughnessy
Ergodicity: Definition, Examples, And Implications, As Simple As Possible; by Luca Dellanna
The Control Heuristic: The Nature of Human Behavior; by Luca Dellanna
100 Truths You Will Learn Too Late; by Luca Dellanna
Tao Te Ching; by Lao Tzu
Luca Dellanna — On Survival, Signals & Success (EP.174)
10 Aug 2023
01:16:33
Why is hard work a form of laziness? Why should we be wary of short-term success? How can imagining parallel worlds help us make better decisions? Author, management advisor, and researcher Luca Dellanna joins us to discuss these questions and more!
What Luca has learned from living in multiple countries
Luca as Emperor of the World
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Books Mentioned:
Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder; by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
What Works on Wall Street; by Jim O'Shaughnessy
Ergodicity: Definition, Examples, And Implications, As Simple As Possible; by Luca Dellanna
The Control Heuristic: The Nature of Human Behavior; by Luca Dellanna
100 Truths You Will Learn Too Late; by Luca Dellanna
Tao Te Ching; by Lao Tzu
Jeff Bussgang — The Experimentation Machine (EP.285)
09 Oct 2025
01:19:34
Jeff Bussgang — entrepreneur, venture capitalist, Harvard Business School professor, and co-founder of Flybridge Capital — joins Infinite Loops to explore how AI is transforming the operating systems of startups.
We dive into Jeff's framework from his new book The Experimentation Machine, why AI compresses the cost and time of learning, how to distinguish 10X founders and 10X joiners, and why execution velocity matters more than tech moats in the age of AI.
One of the most important things Jeff and I discuss is why discernment and taste may be the most valuable human skills of the future. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. For the full transcript, episode takeaways, and bucketloads of other goodies designed to make you go, "Hmm, that's interesting!," check out our Substack.
Emperor of the World: Jeff's Two Rules for Humanity
Jack Butcher — Reality is the Boss (EP.173)
03 Aug 2023
01:29:17
Designer, entrepreneur and Visualize Value founder Jack Butcher joins us for his second appearance on the show to discuss how to get closer to reality, the differences between the US & the UK, whether vision can be taught, and MUCH more!
"The day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit"
How to transcend language
Can you teach vision?
The internet as a variance amplifier
How to communicate clearly
Get closer to reality
Jack's Twitter X Logo
Jack as emperor of the world
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Books Mentioned:
The Hypomanic Edge: The Link Between (a Little) Craziness and (a Lot Of) Success in America; by John Gartner
The Illuminatus! Trilogy; by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea
The Psychology of Money, by Morgan Housel
Spiritually Incorrect Enlightenment; by Jed McKenna
Dan Runcie — The Future of Music (EP.172)
27 Jul 2023
01:22:13
Dan Runcie is the Founder of Trapital, a company focused on music, media, and entertainment. Trapital's output includes a podcast, weekly newsletter, and deep-dive essays breaking down trends in the music industry.
Dan joins us for his second appearance on the show to discuss how AI will transform the music industry, whether the age of the superstar is over, how artists become billionaires, and MUCH more!
Important Links:
Dan's Twitter
Trapital
Dan's first appearance on the show
Show Notes:
Can the music industry embrace AI?
What will happen to music when AI gets better?
Will some genres be quicker to adapt than others?
How streaming algorithms are improving
Are AI playlists the death of DJs?
How artists can game the algorithm
How artists can use the music industry's Pareto distribution
Artists become millionaires selling music, and billionaires selling product
Will we see the end of record companies?
Will Bowie Bonds die?
Are we going to see the end of the superstar?
Ads & audiences
Spotify vs YouTube vs TikTok
Can newcomers displace the incumbents?
Will the streamers dominate podcasting?
What's next?
Dan as Emperor of the World
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Dr. William Zeng — Towards a Quantum Future (EP.171)
20 Jul 2023
01:03:33
Dr. William Zeng is founder and President of the Unitary Fund, a non-profit dedicated to developing the quantum ecosystem to benefit the most people. He previously led initial development of Rigetti Computing's quantum cloud platform, and is co-inventor of the Quil quantum instruction language. He was named to Forbes' 30 under 30 in the Science category for his work on quantum computing.
Dr. William was one of the first recipients of an O'Shaughnessy Fellowship, which is a one-year program for ambitious people who want to build something great. Fellows receive a $100,000 grant and access to OSV's network of founders, investors and experts to support them in bringing their projects to life. Dr. William is using his fellowship grant to study how emerging quantum technologies can explore foundational questions in quantum mechanics.
Richard Craib — How to Open Source Finance (EP.169)
06 Jul 2023
00:58:06
Richard Craib is the Founder & CEO of Numerai, a new kind of hedge fund where data scientists around the world collaborate to predict equity returns using artificial intelligence. Richard joins the show to discuss Numerai's origins, how it embraces the spirit of open source, why it has its own cryptocurrency and MUCH more!
How Numerai scores users; becoming comfortable with the process
Size limits & leverage
Reactions to Numerai
Numerai's cryptocurrency
How Numerai differs from Quantopian
Data, optimization & LLMs
"Monopolize intelligence, monopolize data, monopolize money, and decentralize the monopoly"
What could go wrong?
Numerai's relationship with its data scientists
Could Numerai's model work in any other industries?
What could go wrong?
"Life is long"
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Brian Roemmele - The Wisdom Keeper (EP.168)
29 Jun 2023
02:11:27
The scientist, researcher, analyst, connector, thinker, and doer Brian Roemmele joins us for his second Infinite Loops appearance to discuss the decline of wisdom and how we can save it, why LLMs are the modern version of Plato's cave, we need locally run AI models and MUCH more!
"How To Have A Conversation With Your Local Documents"
History is written by the victors; using wisdom to define our future
The tragedy of lost knowledge
You are loved and you are not alone
MUCH more!
Books Mentioned:
Cycles: The Science of Prediction; by Edward R. Dewey and Edwin F. Dakin
The Iliad; by Homer
The Odyssey; by Homer
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Bible
The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size; by Tor Norretranders
The Hero with a Thousand Faces; by Joseph Campbell
Dr. Pippa Malmgren — Why Leadership Has Gone Wrong (EP.167)
22 Jun 2023
01:13:31
Dr. Pippa Malmgren is an economist, founder, keynote speaker & award-winning author.
She served President George W. Bush as Special Assistant to the President and on the National Economic Council. She was responsible for financial market issues during the Enron crisis, and was responsible for assessing terrorism risks to the economy after 9/11. She has also advised the US Cabinet.
Dr. Pippa's most recent book, the Infinite Leader, won the International Press Award for the Best Book on Leadership for 2021.
Dr. Pippa joins the show to discuss why leadership has gone wrong, what she thinks of the recent UFO news, why we're already in World War III, and a whole lot more!
Worldbuilding & the difference between management and leadership
Why leaders always stay too long
Balancing trust vs truth
Confidence vs competence
Balance, surfing & Taoism
Numbers, stories & UFOs
Reality belief systems: "It's not only stranger than we think, it's stranger than we can think."
How psychedelics impact how we understand reality
What Pippa would include in her leadership academy
Bailouts, inflation & CBDCs
We are already in World War III
Creating a hug movement
MUCH more!
Books Mentioned:
The Infinite Leader: Balancing the Demands of Modern Business Leadership; by Chris Lewis & Dr. Pippa Malmgren
The Leadership Lab: Understanding Leadership in the 21st Century; by Chris Lewis & Dr. Pippa Malmgren
Signals: How Everyday Signs Can Help Us Navigate the World's Turbulent Economy; by Dr. Pippa Malmgren
Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life; by Rory Sutherland
Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders; by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
Tao Te Ching; by Lao Tzu
The Rig Veda
Prometheus Rising; by Robert Anton Wilson
Wholeness and the Implicate Order; by David Bohm
Orthodoxy; by G. K. Chesterton
mgren is an economist, founder, keynote speaker & award-winning author.
She served President George W. Bush as Special Assistant to the President and on the National Economic Council. She was responsible for financial market issues during the Enron crisis, and was responsible for assessing terrorism risks to the economy after 9/11. She has also advised the US Cabinet.
Dr. Pippa's most recent book, the Infinite Leader, won the International Press Award for the Best Book on Leadership for 2021.
Dr. Pippa joins the show to discuss why leadership has gone wrong, what she thinks of the recent UFO news, why we're already in World War III, and a whole lot more!
Worldbuilding & the difference between management and leadership
Why leaders always stay too long
Balancing trust vs truth
Confidence vs competence
Balance, surfing & Taoism
Numbers, stories & UFOs
Reality belief systems: "It's not only stranger than we think, it's stranger than we can think."
How psychedelics impact how we understand reality
What Pippa would include in her leadership academy
Bailouts, inflation & CBDCs
We are already in World War III
Creating a hug movement
MUCH more!
Books Mentioned:
The Infinite Leader: Balancing the Demands of Modern Business Leadership; by Chris Lewis & Dr. Pippa Malmgren
The Leadership Lab: Understanding Leadership in the 21st Century; by Chris Lewis & Dr. Pippa Malmgren
Signals: How Everyday Signs Can Help Us Navigate the World's Turbulent Economy; by Dr. Pippa Malmgren
Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life; by Rory Sutherland
Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders; by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
Tao Te Ching; by Lao Tzu
The Rig Veda
Prometheus Rising; by Robert Anton Wilson
Wholeness and the Implicate Order; by David Bohm
Orthodoxy; by G. K. Chesterton
Ethan Mollick — How AI Changes Everything (EP.165)
15 Jun 2023
00:53:47
Ethan Mollick is an Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he studies and teaches innovation and entrepreneurship. He also leads Wharton Interactive, an effort to democratize education using games, simulations, and AI.
When Ethan started his Substack One Useful Thing in November last year, he was planning on writing about a different management paper every post.
Then, in Ethan's words, the arrival of ChatGPT turned him from "an AI-skeptic to an AI-believer."
Over the last few months, Ethan has been explaining the rapid developments in the AI industry, documenting how he has incorporated AI into his teaching, and providing practical guides to how we can use AI in our daily lives.
The complex relationship between corporations and AI use
We have agency over our future
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Books Mentioned:
The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology; by Raymond Kurzweil
The Iliad; by Homer
Chen Qiufan — AI 2041: 10 Visions of Our Future (EP.164)
08 Jun 2023
01:13:30
Chen Qiufan (AKA Stanley Chan) is an award-winning science fiction writer, screenwriter, creative producer, and columnist. He is the president of the World Chinese Science Fiction Association and the founder of the content development studio Thema Mundi. Chen joins the show to discuss his latest novel, AI 2041: Ten Visions for the Future, which he co-wrote with former Google China president Kai-Fu Lee. Part science fiction, part science forecasting, over ten short stories AI 2041 imagines the different ways, good and bad, that AI will impact our society. The central thesis? AI will transform our lives, but we remain masters of our fate. Important Links:
AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future; by Kai-Fu Lee & Chen Qiufan
Bullshit Jobs: A Theory; by David Graeber
Tao Te Ching; by Lao Tzu
Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek; by Manu Saadia
Waste Tide; by Chen Qiufan
Todd Goodwin — Hypnosis: Separating Myth From Reality (EP.163)
01 Jun 2023
01:05:57
Todd Goodwin is the founder of Goodwin Hypnosis, a hypnosis center based in North Carolina. He is a Board Certified Fellow of the National Guild of Hypnotists, a designation earned by only one in every 500 hypnotists.
As well as working with thousands of clients since opening Goodwin Hypnosis in 2007, Todd has co-facilitated hypnosis certification courses, created a book and accompanying 30-day hypnosis system designed to stop people from smoking, and given numerous presentations on hypnosis to physicians, students, and medical staff.
Todd joins the show to discuss some of the common myths & misconceptions around hypnosis.
Be curious about yourself; remember that you are worthy of love
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Books Mentioned:
Healing Back Pain; by John E. Sarno
Influence: Science and Practice; by Robert Cialdini
Frogs into Princes: Neuro Linguistic Programming; by Richard Bandler and John Grinder
Dan Wang — China, US and our Collective Future (EP.284)
02 Oct 2025
01:37:43
Dan Wang, author of "Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future," joins me to explore why China builds while America blocks, how lawyers strangled U.S. infrastructure, and why Connecticut trains run slower than they did in 1914. Dan lived through China's trade war, Zero COVID, and the exodus of 15,000+ Chinese millionaires, giving him unique insight into both superpowers' pathologies.
This conversation covers everything from why ribbon-cutting ceremonies matter for societal optimism to how lawyers morphed from deal-makers to obstructionists after the 1960s. We explore California's high-speed rail fiasco, the rebellion against NIMBYism, and Dan's prescription: America needs 20% more engineering, China needs 50% more lawyerly protections. Plus we discuss cognitive diversity, the Death Star versus the Rebel Alliance, and why we need synthesis.
I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. For the full transcript, episode takeaways, and bucketloads of other goodies designed to make you go, "Hmm, that's interesting!", check out our Substack.
Nat & Martha Sharpe — The Conflict between Agency & Community (EP.163)
30 May 2023
01:14:30
Nat & Martha Sharpe have been a creative team for over a decade. Nat was a film school graduate and Martha a storytelling enthusiast. They fell in love while filming a musical parody of "Beowulf" with their friends.
After another comedy and two documentaries, they started having children. Focus shifted from art to survival. Together, they learned to code, got off food stamps, and traveled around America in an RV. Today, Nat and Martha homeschool their 5 kids and are eager to explore alternative education, expand their comfort zones, and—as always—make movies. Nat & Martha were the first recipients of an O'Shaughnessy Fellowship, which is a one-year program for ambitious people who want to build something great. Fellows receive a $100,000 grant and access to OSV's network of founders, investors and experts to support them in bringing their projects to life.
Nat & Martha are using their fellowship grant to study and make documentary films of alternative childhood education schools.
"Kids want to survive, they want to thrive, they want to learn"
Education vs indoctrination
Screen time isn't the problem & why unschooled children become entrepreneurs
The magic blue bus
Finding the others
What caused the rise in helicopter parenting?
The conflict between agency & community
It can be hard to give people money
Learning by doing; in-demand learning
How can we monetize the best teachers in the world?
How AI is going to transform education
What's next?
MUCH more!
Books Mentioned:
One Summer: America, 1927; by Bill Bryson
Jason Crawford — The Roots of Progress (EP.162)
25 May 2023
01:12:03
Jason Crawford is the founder & president of The Roots of Progress, a nonprofit dedicated to establishing a new philosophy of progress for the 21st century.
Jason has written well over 100 essays on the history of technology and the philosophy of progress, and given numerous talks and interviews on the same.
He joins the show to discuss whether humans deserve progress, how to make progress cool, the two types of optimism, and more!
The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World; by David Deutsch
The Ultimate Resource; by Julian L. Simon
The Collapse of the Common Good: How America's Lawsuit Culture Undermines Our Freedom; by Philip K. Howard
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; by Douglas Adams
The Jungle; by Upton Sinclair
One Summer: America, 1927; by Bill Bryson
David Pinsof — Everything is Bullshit (EP.161)
18 May 2023
01:06:47
David Pinsof is an evolutionary social scientist and a co-creator of the game Cards Against Humanity. He holds a PhD in Psychology from UCLA, where he studied the evolutionary origins of political bullshit, and has written a handful of academic papers, one of which has been cited 152 times and another of which was quoted in the New York Times. David is the author of the 'Everything Is Bullshit' Substack, which aims to poke holes in the stories we tell ourselves. He joins the show to discuss why happiness & morality are bullshit, the difference between bullshit & lying, why we conceal the status monkey, and more! Important Links: