Why Breakthroughs Look Like Bad Ideas | Adam Mastroianni
Science needs weirdos. Are we filtering them out? Adam Mastroianni on discovery, academic incentives, and why breakthroughs can look like bad ideas.
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Life in Palestine Since October 7 | Sami Awad
Sami Awad begins with an unexpected reason to be happy: his neighborhood in Bethlehem has running water for the first time in almost a month. In this episode…
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AI Is Making Hiring Harder, Not Easier | Ryan Hogan
In this episode of The Unfolding Thought Podcast, Eric talks with Ryan Hogan about a hiring market that artificial intelligence was supposed to improve. Instead, employers can receive…
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What Simple Systems Are For | Mike Michalowicz
Mike Michalowicz has spent nearly two decades developing simple systems for complicated business problems.
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The Hidden Structure Behind Self-Help | Dr. Jeremy Stevenson
Most self-help advice does not fail because the advice is wrong. It fails at the point where knowing must become doing. Clinical psychologist Dr. Jeremy Stevenson and co-author…
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Can AI Have Values? | Geoffrey Moore on Consciousness, Ethics & The Infinite Staircase
Geoffrey Moore gave technology one of its most enduring metaphors: Crossing the Chasm. But what happens when a useful framework is mistaken for reality? In this episode of…
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Your Productivity Problem Might Be Your Boss | Shawn Vanderhoven
Your productivity problem may not be yours. We treat focus like a matter of personal discipline: close Slack, block the calendar, stop checking email, and try harder. Shawn…
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Did MAGA Take the Deal Jesus Refused? | Jonathan Rauch
Jonathan Rauch is a lifelong atheist who once expected declining religious influence to make America more tolerant, rational, and peaceful. Instead, he watched politics become a substitute religion,…
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The Price of Moral Courage: John Boyd, Bud Day & Brute Krulak
What does moral courage cost when power would rather you stay silent? Investigative journalist and military biographer Robert Coram joins to examine four extraordinary and complicated figures in…
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Replacing People with AI? Or, Re-Placing People with AI?
In this episode, Eric talks with leadership strategist, military veteran, and author Kari Zeller about one of the biggest misconceptions surrounding artificial intelligence: that AI is primarily a…
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Why Philosophy Will Matter More Than AI
In this episode, Eric talks with MIT researcher, innovation expert, and author Michael Schrage about why artificial intelligence is forcing leaders to rethink much more than technology. Michael…
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Is AI Slop at Work Inevitable?
In this episode, Eric talks with organizational researcher, entrepreneur, and Primed to Perform co-author Neel Doshi about a question most discussions about artificial intelligence never ask: What if…
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