Episodes

  • 34. Are Humans Smarter or Stupider Than We Used to Be?

    34. Are Humans Smarter or Stupider Than We Used to Be?
    Aug 10 2025

    Also: how can you become a more curious person? This episode originally aired on January 10, 2021.
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    36 mins
  • 33. Is Optimism a Luxury Good?

    33. Is Optimism a Luxury Good?
    Aug 3 2025

    Also: why is public speaking so terrifying? This episode originally aired on January 3, 2021.
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    39 mins
  • 32. Which Gets You Further: Talent or Effort?

    32. Which Gets You Further: Talent or Effort?
    Jul 27 2025

    Also: where is the line between acronyms, initialisms, and gibberish? This episode originally aired on December 20, 2020.
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    34 mins
  • 31. How Much Do Your Friends Affect Your Future?

    31. How Much Do Your Friends Affect Your Future?
    Jul 20 2025

    Also: which professions have the happiest people? This episode originally aired on December 13, 2020.
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    37 mins
  • 30. Why Do We Seek Comfort in the Familiar?

    30. Why Do We Seek Comfort in the Familiar?
    Jul 13 2025

    Also: is a little knowledge truly a dangerous thing? This episode originally aired on December 6, 2020.
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    35 mins
  • 29. How Do You Know When It’s Time to Quit?

    29. How Do You Know When It’s Time to Quit?
    Jul 6 2025

    Also: why is it so hard to predict success? This episode originally aired on November 29, 2020.
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    32 mins
  • 28. Why Do We Hoard?

    28. Why Do We Hoard?
    Jun 29 2025

    Also: do you spend more time thinking about the past, the present, or the future? This episode originally aired on November 22, 2020.
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    29 mins
  • 27. How Should You Ask for Forgiveness?

    27. How Should You Ask for Forgiveness?
    Jun 22 2025

    Also: why is behavior change so darn hard? This episode originally aired on November 15, 2020.
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    38 mins