Jaron Lanier is an early Internet pioneer, computer scientist, visual artist, musician, and author of Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now. What We Discuss with Jaron Lanier: The real cost of the “everything is free” mentality that accompanied the cultural proliferation of the Internet and social media. How social media manipulates […]
Psychology
Jordan Harbinger podcast interviews that get heady. Conversations about cognition, psychology, and the human mind.
153: Adam Grant | How to Know the Real You Better
Adam Grant (@AdamMGrant) has been Wharton’s top-rated professor for seven years, is the host of podcast WorkLife with Adam Grant, and is the author of three New York Times Best Sellers: Option B (with Sheryl Sandberg), Originals, and Give and Take. What We Discuss with Adam Grant: Why you probably don’t know yourself as well […]
150: Derren Brown | Using the Power of Suggestion for Good
Derren Brown (@DerrenBrown) is a mentalist, illusionist, magician, artist, photographer, collector of curiosities, and author. What We Discuss with Derren Brown: How did Derren Brown make the transition from law student to career hypnotist? How does psychological manipulation and hypnotic suggestion work to make people operate counter to their own desires? How does Derren use […]
136: Spencer Greenberg | Cultivating Clearer Thinking for Cloudy Times
Spencer Greenberg (@SpencrGreenberg) is a mathematician, entrepreneur, and founder of Clearer Thinking, a website that trains people to overcome their own biases and make better decisions rationally. What We Discuss with Spencer Greenberg: Common logical fallacies and concepts like black and white thinking, cherry picking, straw man arguments, and the typical mind fallacy. How these […]
133: Tom Bilyeu | The Secret to Making Powerful Friends
Tom Bilyeu (@TomBilyeu) interviewed Jordan on his Impact Theory Podcast earlier this year, and the episode was so well-received that Tom has been kind enough to let us share it here with you! What Tom Discusses with Jordan: Jordan’s three rules for improving your relationships — and not poisoning them. How — and why — […]
130: Srini Rao | Why You Should Reclaim Your Own Creativity
Srini Rao (@unmistakableceo) is the host and founder of the Unmistakable Creative podcast and author of An Audience of One: Reclaiming Creativity for Its Own Sake. What We Discuss with Srini Rao: How an ADHD diagnosis in his mid-twenties and the inability to hold down a real job forced Srini to develop his own tools […]