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Chapters & Sections (49)
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Misconceptions about Human Behavior and Happiness
2:46
Misconceptions of Human Pursuit of Happiness
4:38
The Futility of Chasing Happiness
6:43
The Nature of Drug Addiction and Happiness
8:10
The Power of Incentives in Human Behavior
9:47
Distinction Between Ends and Means to an End
11:11
Evolutionary Psychology and Motivational Systems
13:47
Defining Opinions and Preferences
15:44
Defining Opinions and Social Judgments
18:11
Social Norms and Self-Interest
19:32
Social Norms and Status Seeking in Culture
21:49
Manipulation of Social Norms and Status
24:19
Social Status and the Status Game
26:34
Cognitive Biases and Self Deception
28:15
Incentives in Science and Academia
29:49
Criticism of Replication Attempts in Science
31:02
Social Norms and the Battle for Dominance
32:44
Status Games and Cultural Variation
34:09
Evolution of Status Symbols and Cultural Variation
36:14
Human Brain Size and Social Complexity
37:53
Biases in Reasoning and Social Influence
41:17
Social Debates Focus on Status and Appearance
43:17
Status Competition in Argumentation
45:36
Silencing Opposition through Intimidation and Pseudo Arguments
49:44
Challenges of Scaling Good Faith Debate
51:33
Autistic Rationality in Politics Debate
54:13
Abuse of the 'We Only Live Once' Phrase
56:20
Critique of Deep and Meaningless Philosophical Statements
57:39
Philosophical Discussion on Bold and Boring Ideas
59:07
Tactics of Intellectual Manipulation
1:00:38
Philosophical Discussion on Vague and Deep Ideas
1:03:24
Cult Leader Uses Vague Language Manipulation
1:05:23
Cult Leaders Use Vague Language for Control
1:07:16
Vagueness in Language and Social Functions
1:08:29
Interview about Podcast and Blog