You Are Not So Smart

Guest Terry Crews shares his journey of self-improvement, breaking toxic norms and confronting toxic masculinity. He explores therapy, vulnerability, and personal growth, advocating for internal validation over external validation.

Therapist Britt Frank discusses the intention-action gap, procrastination, and escaping behavioral loops. Strategies like if-then planning, progress tracking, and mindfulness meditation are shared. Procrastination is viewed as a physiological response requiring physical movement to overcome. A three-step formula is provided to combat procrastination effectively.

Marina Nitze, a professional fixer of broken systems, shares insights on hacking bureaucracies to improve organizations. She discusses reframing bureaucracy as a system to leverage, hidden resources in organizations, and the impact of bureaucracy throughout history.

Author Brian Klaas discusses existential lessons in his book 'Fluke' focusing on randomness, chaos, and proportionality bias. They explore how small events shape history, the butterfly effect, and the balance between chaos and order. The podcast also touches on stress management and business efficiency, and the debate between reductionist and relational views on complex systems.

Delving into the complexity of genius, the podcast features David Krakauer and Dean Simonton discussing the intricate nature of exceptional abilities. They explore the historical perception of genius, innate talent versus environmental factors, and the correlation between mental disorders and creativity. The conversation challenges traditional views on genius and highlights the importance of openness to experience and cognitive disinhibition in making groundbreaking discoveries.

Join Professor Neil Theise as he discusses complexity theory, chaos science, and interconnected systems, drawing parallels to Jurassic Park. Explore how shared starting conditions shape various fields, from predicting cancer to understanding genius. Discover the origins of complexity science and its impact on stem cell research. Delve into ant colonies as a model for complex systems and ponder the finite lifespan of organisms in the realm of complexity theory.

Psychologist Celeste Kidd discusses how semantic disagreements, like the hotdog sandwich debate, arise from conceptual misalignment. Exploring the complexities of human communication, understanding, and the impact of semantic variability on shared reality.

Psychologist Dacher Keltner discusses the benefits of awe, its evolutionary origins, and how to pursue more wonder in daily life. Topics include the impact of awe on health, the role of emotions in decision-making, and the historical evolution of awe from horror to wonder.

Psychologist Mary C. Murphy discusses creating cultures of growth to support collaboration and innovation, exploring fixed vs. growth mindsets in academic and business environments, the impact of feedback on mindset development, and the importance of prioritizing mental health in organizations.

Delving into the groundbreaking research of Kahneman and Tversky that challenged human rationality, leading to behavioral economics. Exploring the Linda problem and representativeness heuristic. Redefining rationality in economics and the synergy between pioneering psychologists. Unpacking mental heuristics and biases in decision-making. Evolution of behavioral economics and psychology in shaping human perception.