262 Episodes

  1. The pre/trans fallacy, and why you should learn the skill of coaching (with Eben Pagan)

    Published: 1/12/2021

  2. What does humanity need to survive after a global catastrophe? (with David Denkenberger)

    Published: 24/11/2021

  3. To be successful, should you focus on your strengths or your weaknesses? (with Anna Paley)

    Published: 17/11/2021

  4. When is suffering good? (with Paul Bloom)

    Published: 11/11/2021

  5. What causes progress? And how can we stop it from slowing? (with Jason Crawford)

    Published: 3/11/2021

  6. Clearer paths and sharper ideas (with Lynette Bye)

    Published: 28/10/2021

  7. How to measure impact, and why we may have all been doing it wrong (with Michael Plant)

    Published: 24/10/2021

  8. Major and minor scales of consciousness (with Andrés Gomez Emilsson)

    Published: 13/10/2021

  9. The art of being a creative person (with Georgia Shreve)

    Published: 7/10/2021

  10. An interview with an A.I. (with GPT-3 and Jeremy Nixon)

    Published: 30/09/2021

  11. Beyond cognitive biases: improving judgment by reducing noise (with Daniel Kahneman)

    Published: 23/09/2021

  12. How to use your career to have a large impact (with Ben Todd)

    Published: 15/09/2021

  13. Why does psychotherapy work (when it works at all)? (with Scott Miller)

    Published: 8/09/2021

  14. How broken is social science? (with Matt Grossman)

    Published: 2/09/2021

  15. How to communicate better with the people in your life (with Sara Ness)

    Published: 28/08/2021

  16. How to hack your own brain (with Elizabeth Ricker)

    Published: 21/08/2021

  17. Why do civilizations collapse? And is ours next? (with Samo Burja)

    Published: 19/08/2021

  18. Utopia on earth and morality without guilt (with Joe Carlsmith)

    Published: 11/08/2021

  19. How do you leverage your limitations? (with Oliver Burkeman)

    Published: 4/08/2021

  20. The secrets of effective learning (with Andy Matuschak)

    Published: 29/07/2021

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Clearer Thinking is a podcast about ideas that truly matter. If you enjoy learning about powerful, practical concepts and frameworks, wish you had more deep, intellectual conversations in your life, or are looking for non-BS self-improvement, then we think you'll love this podcast! Each week we invite a brilliant guest to bring four important ideas to discuss for an in-depth conversation. Topics include psychology, society, behavior change, philosophy, science, artificial intelligence, math, economics, self-help, mental health, and technology. We focus on ideas that can be applied right now to make your life better or to help you better understand yourself and the world, aiming to teach you the best mental tools to enhance your learning, self-improvement efforts, and decision-making. • We take on important, thorny questions like: • What's the best way to help a friend or loved one going through a difficult time? How can we make our worldviews more accurate? How can we hone the accuracy of our thinking? What are the advantages of using our "gut" to make decisions? And when should we expect careful, analytical reflection to be more effective? Why do societies sometimes collapse? And what can we do to reduce the chance that ours collapses? Why is the world today so much worse than it could be? And what can we do to make it better? What are the good and bad parts of tradition? And are there more meaningful and ethical ways of carrying out important rituals, such as honoring the dead? How can we move beyond zero-sum, adversarial negotiations and create more positive-sum interactions?

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