Paul Bloom is a professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto. He was also the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Yale University . Paul studies how children and adults make sense of the world, with a focus on pleasure, morality, religion, fiction, and art. Paul's newest book is The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning.Read more about Paul at his website: paulbloom.net.Support the Show - Become a Patron!Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcastSponsors:Ginger - To learn more about how Ginger can support your employee’s mental health, visit ginger.com/smart.Organifi - Treat yourself to amazing health and try it today for 20% of the entire purchase! Go to organifi.com/SMARTDonate:Donate here to support the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon McConaughy has been immersed in sustainable agriculture for the past 15 years. His approach at Double Brook Farm is one that is financially sustainable while also being energy sustainable and treating animals in a humane and ethical fashion.Prior to his career change, Jon worked for 20 years in the financial sector for Susquehanna International Group and Credit Suisse.You can read more about Jon and his work at Double Brook Farm and The Decency Foundation.Support the Show - Become a Patron!Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcastSponsors:Ginger - To learn more about how Ginger can support your employee’s mental health, visit ginger.com/smart.Organifi - Treat yourself to amazing health and try it today for 20% of the entire purchase! Go to organifi.com/SMARTDonate:Donate here to support the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Schutt is an Emeritus Professor of Biology at LIU Post and a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History. Bill received his Ph.D. in zoology from Cornell and held a post-doctoral fellowship at the AMNH where he received a Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Grant. He has also published over two dozen peer-reviewed articles.Bill's newest book, Pump: A Natural History of the Heart, is available now!Support the Show - Become a Patron!Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcastDonate:Donate here to support the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bryan Adams is the CEO and founder of Ph.Creative. On top of running one of the leading employer brand agencies in the world, Bryan is also an author, podcaster, creative strategist, and specialist speaker.To read more about Bryan and his book, Give & Get Employer Branding: Repel the Many and Compel the Few with Impact, Purpose and Belonging, check out giveandget.net.Support the Show - Become a Patron!Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcastSponsors:Gumball - Meet the mighty host-read ad. Podcasters and advertisers: Browse shows, discover new advertising options, or list your own podcast on gumball.fm.Donate:Donate here to support the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Garson was an attorney for 25 years before leaving law in 2000 and becoming a psychotherapist. As a psychotherapist, Jeff has supported many clients that have struggled to navigate a competitive world and ultimately judge themselves when they fall short of expectations. Jeff is also the co-founder of the Decency Foundation, which is an organization dedicated to bringing Radical Decency to business.Jeff's book, Radical Decency: A Values-Based Approach to a Better Life and World, can be found wherever books are sold!Find out more about Jeff and his work at jeffgarson.com.Become a Patron!This show runs on the support of our listeners. Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcastDonate:Donate here to support the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Siegel is a Lecturer in Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a venture investor.Robert is a General Partner at XSeed Capital and Venture Partner at Piva. He sits on multiple Boards of Directors and is a Member of the Supervisory Board of TTTech Auto AG, chairs the Strategic Advisory Board for TTTech Computertechnik AG, and sat on the Board of SmartDrive Systems for 14 years. He also holds a BA from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Stanford University.Robert's newest book is The Brains and Brawn Company: How Leading Organizations Blend the Best of Digital and Physical, which is available now.Become a Patron!Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcastDonate:Donate here to support the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a leading digital CEO and entrepreneur with more than 25 years of leadership experience founding, scaling, and advising companies including Google, Amazon, StubHub, Yodlee, and more.Sukhinder served as the leader of StubHub, the premier global consumer ticketing marketplace for live entertainment, which she and her team sold for $4 billion in February 2020. Sukhinder has an undergraduate degree from the Ivey School of Business Administration at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.Find out more about Sukhinder's book at choosepossibility.com.We have a brand new podcast coming soon! To learn more about the upcoming show, sign up for the newsletter at smartpeoplepodcast.com/new.Become a Patron!Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcastDonate:Donate here to support the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Zani is the CEO of The Predictive Index, a talent optimization platform that uses over 60 years of proven science and software to help businesses design high-performing teams and cultures, make objective hiring decisions, and inspire greatness in people. Its 8,000+ clients include Bain Capital, Blue Cross Blue Shield, DoorDash, LVMH, Nissan, Omni Hotels, and VMware.Mike is also the co-founder and partner at Phoenix Strategy Investments, a private investment fund. An avid sailor, he was coach of the 1996 US Olympic Team. He holds a BS from Brown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.We have a brand new podcast coming soon! To learn more about the upcoming show, sign up for the newsletter at smartpeoplepodcast.com/new.Become a Patron!Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcastSponsors:Felix Gray - Go to felixgrayglasses.com/smart for the best Blue Light glasses on the market!Donate:Donate here to support the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Bezzerides is a professor of biology at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho where he teaches a wide range of classes from Human Anatomy and Physiology to Entomology. He earned degrees from Colorado State University and Cornell University. He has published a number of scientific articles about the chemical ecology of insects. His first book is about the aches and pains of the body and how they evolved. Alex's book, Evolution Gone Wrong: The Curious Reasons Why Our Bodies Work (Or Don't), is available now.We have a brand new podcast coming soon! To learn more about the upcoming show, sign up for the newsletter at smartpeoplepodcast.com/new.Become a Patron!Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcastSponsors:Felix Gray - Go to felixgrayglasses.com/smart for the best Blue Light glasses on the market!LinkedIn Jobs - When your business is ready to make that next hire, find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. Your first job post is free. Just visit https://linkedin.com/smart.Donate:Donate here to support the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Annie Murphy Paul is an acclaimed science writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Scientific American, and The Best American Science Writing. She is the author of Origins, selected by the New York Times Book Review as a “Notable Book,” and The Cult of Personality. Her TED Talk has been viewed more than 2.6 million times. Annie is a recipient of the Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellowship, the Spencer Education Journalism Fellowship, and the Bernard L. Schwartz Fellowship at New America.You can learn more about Annie at: anniemurphypaul.com.Annie's book, The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain, is available now.We have a brand new podcast coming soon! To learn more about the upcoming show, sign up for the newsletter at smartpeoplepodcast.com/new.Become a Patron!Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcastSponsors:Felix Gray - Go to felixgrayglasses.com/smart for the best Blue Light glasses on the market!Donate:Donate here to support the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices