Are existential risks from AI fundamentally different from those posed by previous technologies such as nuclear weapons? How can global cooperation overcome the challenges posed by national interests? What mechanisms might enable effective governance of technologies that transcend borders? How do competitive pressures drive harmful behaviors even when they threaten long-term stability? How might we balance innovation with precaution in rapidly advancing fields? Is slow progress the key to dod...| Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
How bad is the air quality in the US and around the world? What's the evidence that certain kinds of particles in the air lead to negative health outcomes? Are there differences in air quality among urban, suburban, and rural areas? And if so, then to what extent are negative health outcomes attributable to air quality rather than to (e.g.) poverty, education, or other confounding factors? What are 'PM 2.5' particles? Can some particles be too small to matter? Are _all_ particles of a certain...| Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
A conversation with an autistic person (with Megan Neff) | Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg — the podcast about ideas that matter| Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
The skills every adult human should have (with Raffi Grinberg) | Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg — the podcast about ideas that matter| Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
What's the most effective type of therapy? (with Matthew Smout) | Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg — the podcast about ideas that matter| Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
Making better decisions by thinking like an artist (with Elspeth Kirkman) | Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg — the podcast about ideas that matter| Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
Beyond cognitive biases: improving judgment by reducing noise (with Daniel Kahneman) | Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg — the podcast about ideas that matter| Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
Is AI going to ruin everything? (with Gabriel Alfour) | Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg — the podcast about ideas that matter| Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
The FTX catastrophe (with Byrne Hobart, Vipul Naik, Maomao Hu, Marcus Abramovich, and Ozzie Gooen) | Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg — the podcast about ideas that matter| Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
What do we know about psychology that matters? (with Paul Bloom) | Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg — the podcast about ideas that matter| Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
What are the main causes of problems in romantic relationships? What are the behaviors and patterns that lead to healthy relationships? What is the price of a good relationship? Are dark triad traits (i.e., psychopathy / sociopathy, Narcissism, and Machiavellianism) treatable? What is outcome resistance? What is process resistance? How can a person overcome their own resistance to healthy change? When are labels useful? Do thoughts lead to emotions? Or do emotions lead to thoughts? Or do they...| Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
What do most people get wrong about happiness? Why doesn't the happiness resulting from success last longer? Is it easier to 'get ahead' today than it was 100 years ago? How are we trapped by our ideas of happiness? Does individualism help or hurt happiness? Where do hyper-individualistic messages come from (especially in the US)? How have those messages changed over the past several decades? How can people better open themselves up to help from friends and family? What is the 'critical posit...| Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
What are the biggest mistakes people make when investing? What's the best thing to do with extra savings? How can we overcome emotional biases that might negatively impact our investment strategies? What is 'hyperbolic discounting'? How can you know when to pull your money out of an investment? How can journaling help with investing? Is it irrational to invest only in companies based in your country? What's the optimal mix of stocks and bonds? Are short-term bonds better than long-term bonds,...| Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
