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The relationship between language, thought and culture is of concern to anyone with an interest in what it means to be human. The Language Puzzle by Steven Mithen explains how the invention of words at 1.6 million years ago began the evolution of human language from the ape-like calls of our earliest ancestors to our capabilities of today, with over 6000 languages in the world and each of us knowing over 50,000 words. Out of interest in correctness, Sam investigates cultural ideas across other books from Richard Wrangham, Christopher Boem and Yuval Noah Harari to create this tour de force episode on what the hell was going on. Drawing on the latest discoveries in archaeology, linguistics, psychology, and genetics, this episode reconstructs the steps by which language evolved; how it transformed the nature of thought and culture, and how we talked our way out of the Stone Age into the world of farming and swiftly into today's Digital Age. - - - About Wiser Pod Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what. Sam Webster Harris 👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris 🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology 🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World Nicolas Vereecke 👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke 🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc - - - How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation Available on all podcast players: SPOTIFY - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APPLE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Can't find it on your player? RSS feed - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- CHAPTERS 00:00 Little Miracles and Airplanes 02:26 Wiser pod Introduction 03:32 Framing the Four-Part Journey 05:49 The Compression Problem 09:30 Act 1 – Cognitive Basis of Language 09:30 Biological History of Languages 14:27 The Interconnected Brain 18:03 Complex Words and Abstract Ideas 21:50 Ad Break 22:13 Words, Planning, and Teamwork 23:10 Act 2 – Gossip, Myths & Religion 23:10 Gossip and the Glue of Society 26:48 Myths and Shared Delusions 31:42 Early Religions, Animism and Cave Art 34:39 Act 3 – Self-Domestication 34:45 Shame, Blushing, and Human Civility 38:10 Invitation to Continue on How to Change the World Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce Lee was an intense man with such sheer concentration of energy that no one who encountered him, on screen or in person, could help but be drawn to him and his enthusiasm for life and knowledge. Bruce Lee: Artist of Life explores the development and fruition of Bruce Lee's thoughts about gung fu (kung fu), philosophy, psychology, poetry, jeet kune do, acting, and self-knowledge. Imagine being so annoyingly good at punching people that your dad has to ship you to another continent. That, more or less, is where our story with Bruce Lee begins. Bruce Lee wasn’t born a legend. He built one, habit by habit. This episode breaks down six simple, brutal habits that turned a skinny Hong Kong troublemaker into the most recognisable martial artist on earth. It’s surprisingly copy‑and‑pasteable into a normal life: Turn failure into a feedback loop instead of an identity crisis.Build a simple notebook ritual that actually shapes your decisions.Design one “Bruce Lee hour” a day to practice your craft like it matters.Hit play, and steal Bruce’s operating system, not just his quotes. - - - About Wiser Pod Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what. Sam Webster Harris LinkedIn - Sam HarrisHistory of Innovation Pod - How to Change the World Nicolas Vereecke LinkedIn - Nico VereeckeAI world domination - Evil Plan Inc - - - How to Change the World SPOTIFY - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APPLE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Can't find it on your player? RSS feed - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Chapters 00:00 Bruce Lee’s First Boxing Match 01:55 Determined to Succeed in Acting 02:23 Bruce Lee’s Habits of Success 02:57 #1 – Embrace Failure on the Path to Success 04:49 #2 – Carry a Notebook Everywhere 05:48 #3 – Repeat Goals to Yourself 08:41 #4 – Practice Your Craft Constantly 10:12 #5 – Constantly Read a Variety of Subjects 11:45 #6 – Research and Adapt 15:01 Bruce Lee’s Influence After 50 Years 15:22 Send Off Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this stunningly original book, Richard Wrangham argues that it was cooking that caused the extraordinary transformation of our ancestors from apelike beings to Homo erectus. At the heart of Catching Fire lies an explosive new idea: the habit of eating cooked rather than raw food permitted the digestive tract to shrink and the human brain to grow, helped structure human society, and created the male-female division of labour. As our ancestors adapted to using fire, humans emerged as "the cooking apes". Covering everything from food-labelling and overweight pets to raw-food faddists, Catching Fire offers a startlingly original argument about how we came to be the social, intelligent, and sexual species we are today. - - - About Wiser Pod Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what. Sam Webster Harris 👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris 🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology 🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World Nicolas Vereecke 👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke 🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc - - - How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation Available on all podcast players: SPOTIFY - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APPLE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Can't find it on your player? RSS feed - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Chapters 00:00 The Role of Fire in Civilization 02:20 Introduction: Who is in control 03:55 Fire's Impact on Predators and Prey 05:59 First Fire - 500 million years ago 09:24 Humans and fire - ~2 million years ago 11:36 The Discovery of Fire 13:07 When did we discover Fire 13:48 Stadium of Grandmothers 14:51 Fire's Influence on Human Biology 17:22 Fire and Human Digestion 19:43 Light and Campfires 21:52 Mealtimes 23:00 Fire's Role in Human Birth and Survival 24:51 Why Only Humans Mastered Fire 27:22 Fire, Social Structures & Gender Roles 32:42 Role Change in the Information Age 34:45 Fire's Role in Human Expansion - 70,000 years ago 35:11 Second half of the episode on the new show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why is there more chance we'll believe something if it's in a bold type face? Why are judges more likely to deny parole before lunch? Why do we assume a good-looking person will be more competent? The answer lies in the two ways we make choices: fast, intuitive thinking, and slow, rational thinking. This book reveals how our minds are tripped up by error and prejudice (even when we think we are being logical), and gives you practical techniques for slower, smarter thinking. It will enable to you make better decisions at work, at home, and in everything you do. Sam gives a full break down of the main lessons in the book Thinking Fast and Slow. From our system 1 and system 2 thinking to how different biases form and why. To hear about the psychology of biases you can listen to a full season on the Growth Mindset Pod - - - About Wiser Pod Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what. Sam Webster Harris LinkedIn - Sam HarrisHistory of Innovation Pod - How to Change the World Nicolas Vereecke LinkedIn - Nico VereeckeAI world domination - Evil Plan Inc - - - How to Change the World SPOTIFY - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APPLE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Can't find it on your player? RSS feed - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Chapters 00:00 Cognitive Biases 02:40 System 1 and System 2 04:05 How both systems Work Together 05:31 System 1's Impact on Decision Making 07:08 System 1 and Politics 10:10 The Teenage Brain and System 2 Development 11:14 Cognitive Biases and Their Impact 17:20 The Law of Large Number 22:15 Prospect Theory and Risk Assessment 22:33 The Cookie Analogy: Understanding Loss Aversion 23:18 Rationality and Utility Theory in Economics 25:16 Prospect Theory: Perception of Value and Risk 26:52 Probability and Decision Making 29:05 The Experiencing Self vs. The Remembering Self 30:53 The Peak-End Rule and Its Impact on Memory 34:25 Pleasure vs Satisfaction 37:36 The Focusing Illusion: What Really Matters 43:17 Final Thoughts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Brexit more important than Bitcoin? How do we rank Buddhism vs TikTok? The world changes, technology advances, but what really matters and how much? Sam explains the Innovation Richter Scale, a framework for understanding impact at every level of technology and what it means to society. In Nate Silver's book "On The Edge", he introduces a Technology Richter scale to determine the impact of AI. Sam takes the idea much, much further because it's cool. - - - About Wiser Pod Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what. Sam Webster Harris LinkedIn - Sam HarrisPsychology Pod - Growth Mindset PsychologyHistory of Innovation Pod - How to Change the World Nicolas Vereecke LinkedIn - Nico VereeckeAI world domination - Evil Plan Inc - - - How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation Available on all podcast players: SPOTIFY - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APPLE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Can't find it on your player? RSS feed - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ------- Chapters 00:00 Innovation Richter Scale 01:47 Why create a Scale? 04:32 Earthquake Metaphor 06:54 Invention, Innovation, Technology 06:54 Ranking Magnitude not Morality 08:01 The Innovation Richter Scale - Level 1 - 10 08:04 Level 1 - Shower thoughts 08:23 Level 2 - Actioned Idea (In private) 08:42 Level 3 - Public ideas (Not popular) 10:10 Level 4 - Popular and commercial ideas 11:01 Level 5 - Defining Brand 12:31 Level 6 - Innovation of the year 15:53 Level 7 - Innovation of the Decade 18:12 Level 8 - Innovation of the Century 21:22 Level 9 - Innovation of the Era 23:46 Level 10 - Species Epoch 28:24 Wrap up and where to find part 2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The favourite mental models and timeless lessons from Charlie Munger on how to build worldly wisdom. Charlie Munger was the business partner of Warren Buffet and the cofounder of Berkshire Hathaway. The most successful investing company in history. He was obsessed with how ot make better decisions. His book is full of ways to help you be less wrong and how to find an edge where you can perform at your best and minimise risk of losing. From the inversion principle to understanding opportunity cost and your own circle of competence. He has a no nonsense strategy and likeable charm that just oozes credibility and makes you wish you'd spent time working and learning from him. - - - About Wiser Pod 📚 Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what. Sam Webster Harris 👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris 🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology 🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World Nicolas Vereecke 👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke 🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc - - - How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation SPOTIFY - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APPLE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Chapters 00:00 Poor Charlie's Almanac 02:58 Interdisciplinary Thinking 05:44 Understanding Circle of Competence 06:54 Opportunity Costs in Decision Making 07:49 The Inversion Principle 10:43 Cognitive Biases Overview 11:51 Confirmation Bias and Clear Thinking 13:38 Authority Bias and Independent Thought 15:30 Social Proof and Individuality 16:55 Arguing Against Your Own Beliefs 17:37 Critiquing Charlie's Rationality 18:10 Lack of Emotion and suspension of belief 19:29 Binary thinking and fixed mindset 24:35 The Art of Rational Decision Making 25:48 First Principles Thinking 27:35 Probabilistic Thinking and Risks 29:11 The Margin of Safety 30:25 Chauffeur Knowledge vs. True Understanding 32:40 Applying Mental Models in Real Life 33:27 Sharing Wisdom and Building Community 34:51 Conclusions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heard enough lame insights about caveman psychology? Jared Diamond goes hard into what life was really like, how we thought and how it compares to today. A masterclass of a book when it comes to truly understanding our history and humanity and packed full of insights. Sam digests the book from a lens of innovation and what the reality of our life meant for taking risks and trying new ideas and making them happen. We cover various tribe studies across the world and the episode is brimming with stories and statistics that will make you think and a little bit Wiser than Yesterday. Part two is available on the How to Change the World: History and Future of Innovation podcast: SpotifyApple Note - Nico is taking a reading break, and Sam has a season to cover some of his favourite books in depth 🙃 - - - About Wiser Pod 📚 Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what. Sam Webster Harris 👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris 🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology 🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World Nicolas Vereecke 👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke 🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc --- Chapters 00:00 Intro to The World Until Yesterday 02:12 The Hand Axe Conundrum 04:05 Episode Goals 05:21 1 - SURVIVAL LOCK 06:00 Energy requirements 08:09 Time Scarcity 10:38 Risk and Psychological Safety 12:56 2 - CULTURE LOCK 14:17 Culture in New Guinea 15:16 Results of trying ideas 17:01 The Grandmother Hypothesis 17:57 Widowhood statistics 19:21 Kaulong Tribe Widow killing 21:03 Catalhayuk - 1000 years of stasis 22:12 3 - KNOWLEDGE LOCK 24:18 Losing knowledge 25:41 Maths 26:28 Communication and Language 27:29 Ice Age Picasso Paradox 29:30 Wrap up - Book review and teasers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We share the 10 best mental models about innovation from tech titan Jeff Bezos. This episode covers the story of Amazon and some of the incredible shifts it has created on the planet. From the obvious online shopping wave to things like the e-reading industry and audiobooks, web-servers giving us Uber and Netflix, devices like Alexa. We also learn about their failures like the Fire Phone and other things you probably haven't even heard of, Amazon Destinations, anyone? Lessons to think like an innovator and be more decisive: Primitive Thinking - Creating the building blocks that make new thingsReversible and Irreversible Decisions - Can you just try something already instead of overthinking?Day 1 Thinking - The philosophy of never being finished Note - Nico is taking a reading break, and Sam has a season to cover some of his favourite books in depth. - - - About Wiser Pod Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what. Sam Webster Harris 👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris 🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology 🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World Nicolas Vereecke 👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke 🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc - - - How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation SPOTIFY - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APPLE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Chapters 00:00 The Everything Store & Jeff Bezos 02:53 Thinking in Primitives 04:10 Story of AWS 06:44 2 Customer Centric Obsession 08:25 Working backwards - Why they built Amazon Prime 10:23 3 Long Term Thinking 11:39 Story - Kindle and e-publishing industry 14:21 Willingness to be Misunderstood 15:01 Team - Single-Threaded Leadership 16:10 Team - Employ and Empower Builders 17:15 Culture - Meetings are for Decisions 18:15 High Velocity Decision making 20:27 Regret Minimisation Framework 22:03 Disagree and Commit 23:13 Embrace Failure 23:56 Total Fails - Fire Phone, Amazon Wallet etc... 26:14 Importance of Timing and Competition 28:28 Day 1 Thinking 31:10 Useful Bonus points 31:18 Flywheel effect 31:46 Word of Mouth Marketing 32:42 Opposing beliefs - Ignoring vs Crushing Competition 34:51 Opposing Beliefs - Stubborn and Flexible 35:22 Wrap up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene are described as amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive. This multi-million-copy New York Times bestselling book brands itself as the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control. 50 Cent loved the book so much that he reached out to the author to work with him. But what can we learn from this book about power, society, and morality and what are its limits? Hosts Sam Webster Harris and Nicolas Vereecke provide a summary of the 48 laws of power, and discuss the book that launched Robert Greene's career. - - - Wiser Than Yesterday Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what. Wiser Pod Website Sam Webster Harris 👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris 🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology 🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World Nicolas Vereecke 👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke 🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc - - - How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation Available on all podcast players: SPOTIFY - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APPLE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - - - Chapters 00:00 Overview of the 48 laws of power03:04 Favorite laws of power03:12 Law 4 - Say less than necessary07:24 How the book is structured10:43 Law 5 - So much depends on reputation. Guard it with your life11:47 Law 47 - Don't go past the mark. You aim for in victory, learn when to stop13:30 Law 46 - Never appear too perfect15:39 Laws that didn't stick well23:19 Law 26 - Keep your hands clean 23:37 Law 27 - create a cult-like following24:40 Law 32 Play into people's fantasies25:23 Have the top 10 influential people used these laws?29:21 Law 33 - Discover each man's thumbscrew30:17 Law 39 - Stir up waters to catch fish31:25 Law 10 - Infection: Avoid the unhappy or the unlucky33:52 General take on the book and rating34:30 Sam - rating 6/1035:43 Nico - rating 4/1036:36 Correlation between power and happiness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From legendary investor Ray Dalio, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Principles, who has spent half a century studying global economies and markets, Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order examines history’s most turbulent economic and political periods to reveal why the times ahead will likely be radically different from those we’ve experienced in our lifetimes—and to offer practical advice on how to navigate them well. He discusses how nations that control the world have seized and lost their global power in predictable cycles. He explores where we are at today with the United States as a world power and where we are going next. Ray Dalio noticed a confluence of political and economic conditions he hadn’t encountered before. They included huge debts and zero or near-zero interest rates that led to massive printing of money in the world’s three major reserve currencies; big political and social conflicts within countries, especially the US, due to the largest wealth, political, and values disparities in more than 100 years; and the rising of a world power (China) to challenge the existing world power (US) and the existing world order. - - Wiser Than Yesterday Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what. Wiser Pod Website Sam Webster Harris 👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris 🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology 🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World Nicolas Vereecke 👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke 🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc - - How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation Available on all podcast players: SPOTIFY - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APPLE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:43 Brief summary of the book 17:31 3 key forces that influence the world 17:56 #1 Debt cycles 31:26 #2 Wealth and power disparities 23:40 #3 Rise and Fall of Empires 27:14 Is the US losing power 30:59 Bitcoin 31:35 What Ray Dalio thinks about bitcoin 33:15 How would the knowledge in this book change your life 36:27 Hosts ratings 38:06 Would you trust Ray Dalio with your money?  38:36 Next book - 48 laws of power 39:08 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Review of the Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, one of the most impactful hard-science fiction books this century. Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion. We discuss the book and its philosophical ideas as well as some of the more exciting science ideas within. It's a heavy book to wrap your head around but full of insights for the keen explorer. - - - Wiser Than Yesterday Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what. Wiser Pod Website Sam Webster Harris 👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris 🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology 🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World Nicolas Vereecke 👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke 🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc - - - How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation Available on all podcast players: SPOTIFY - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APPLE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Can't find it on your player? RSS feed - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - - - Chapters 00:00 Intro01:00 Quick summary of the book01:24 Personal reactions to the book 09:07 Sending a message out to aliens18:16 How do you determine if a civilisation is important20:50 Hard times make hard people24:10 Three body problem review27:00 Ratings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In False Alarm, Bjorn Lomborg examines how climate change panic costs us trillions, hurts the poor, and fails to fix the planet. This is a divisive book and even had us as hosts disagreeing on subjects. Bjorn Lomborg proposes to debunk the myths and hype surrounding climate change, revealing the true costs and benefits of our response to this global challenge. Lomborg argues that our current approach to climate change is doing more harm than good, and offers a bold and pragmatic alternative that puts the world's poor first. This book is worth understanding and reading as healthy skepticism is always valuable. Of course, the book itself is worth some skepticism which you can definitely find in this episode. - - - Wiser Than Yesterday Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what. Wiser Pod Website Sam Webster Harris 👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris 🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology 🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World Nicolas Vereecke 👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke 🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc - - - How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation Available on all podcast players: SPOTIFY - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APPLE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Can't find it on your player? RSS feed - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - - - Chapters 00:00 Intro01:09 Our take on the book02:38 Short summary of the book06:09 Nico's perspective09:36 Positives about the book13:22 When was the best time to be born?15:16 Critiques on the book21:26 Warnings 23:15 If you read this book 20 years ago, how would it have changed your life?24:57 What business would you start based on the principles of this book?29:37 Who would you gift the book and why?31:42 Outro - the 3 body prob Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Teamwork is renowned for being the key to success. The practicalities of making it happen to rely on building a brilliant culture. But what does that mean? This book breaks down some memorable and thought-provoking examples leading to some actionable lessons. In our view, it is a perfect book for anyone in management or trying to bring out the most in their teams. - - - Wiser Than Yesterday Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what. Wiser Pod Website Sam Webster Harris 👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris 🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology 🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World Nicolas Vereecke 👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke 🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc - - - How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation Available on all podcast players: SPOTIFY - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APPLE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Can't find it on your player? RSS feed - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - - - Chapters 00:00 Introduction Quote00:31 Intro of Culture Code01:42 Nico's anecdote03:16 3 main was to create an effective culture03:32 Sam's other favourite quote04:13 Airplane story about "All help is good help"06:52 It's the leader's responsibility to create a culture07:37 Safety means making one feel like family11:32 Roadmap your story14:19 6 points on establishing a purpose and encoding the right behaviour17:12 Discussions Don't Forget to leave a comment on this episode See podvine.com/privacy-policy for podcast listener privacy info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4000 weeks is a productivity book that is anti-productivity. We are all going to die and optimising our day for every last morsel of work is not the way to be happy or effective. We break down the biggest lessons from the book which are practical to adopt in your life. We also discuss what the opportunities are economically and philosophically. - - - Wiser Than Yesterday Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what. Wiser Pod Website Sam Webster Harris 👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris 🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology 🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World Nicolas Vereecke 👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke 🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc - - - How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation Available on all podcast players: SPOTIFY - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APPLE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Can't find it on your player? RSS feed - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - - - Chapters 00:00 Introduction01:25 Sam's opinion about the book01:48 Nico's opinion about the book02:51 What 4000 weeks represents03:38 Problems identified by the author 05:52 Taking control of your time06:44 4000 weeks did not stick compared to other productivity books10:02 If you've read this 20 years ago, how would it have changed your life?11:48 A solution to existential overwhelm - Write 25 goals, focus on the first 5 goals12:46 Avoiding efficiency trap13:23 Last time reflection14:35 Share positive comments out loud15:08 What business would you start based on the principles of the book15:27 Therapy and journaling15:48 Anti-productivity content creators16:43 Applying the close and open to-do-list20:50 Who would this be an ideal gift for 23:22 Should this book be taught in school?29:58 Nico started to write a journal and reflecting 32:06 Outro - Next book is The Culture Code Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What we do if most of civilization collapsed to survive as a species? What human knowledge is most important to preserve and use to rebuild society as quickly as possible?   Lewis Dartnell assesses the most important actions to take during an apocalypse to survive. He then cherry-picks the most important inventions to teach us how to rebuild everything we need from modern society to survive and thrive. - Why read? - This is a great book for the inner geek learning about the history of human invention and how humanities progression has shaped society and the things we take for granted. It is also useful if you want to prepare for you know, just-in-case. - - - Wiser Than Yesterday Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what. Wiser Pod Website Sam Webster Harris 👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris 🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology 🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World Nicolas Vereecke 👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke 🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc - - - How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation Available on all podcast players: SPOTIFY - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APPLE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - - - Chapters 00:00 - Introduction03:33 - What do you do if 50% of humanity is wiped out05:38 - How would your life change if you read this 20 years ago10:38 - What business would you start on the lessons of this book13:52 - Who is this an ideal gift for?17:25 - Suggestions for the book18:28 - Tangent on horses Don't Forget to leave a comment on this episode See podvine.com/privacy-policy for podcast listener privacy info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.