In this episode, we explore why our career choices often fail to align with our stated values. We discuss what helped each of us course correct and delve into the interplay of money, meaning, and personal risk tolerance in career decisions. We explore the hidden influence of status quo bias, the strategic tradeoffs between intellectual stimulation, impact, and well-being, and the implications of discounting the quality of life in our later years.
The Invisible Shackles: Mental Health Labels and Personal Agency
The Optimal Rate of Sexism
Western Civilization & The Paradox of Intolerance
Contra Freddie DeBoer on the honest case for socialism
How much of education is signaling?
Warriors of Columbia, Anonymous Speech and the Future of Liberalism
Beliefs That Sterilize The World with Malcolm Collins
Canada: Politeness, Wokeness, and Assisted Dying
AI, Institutions, and the Future of Human Flourishing with Sam Hammond
Animal Welfare and Moral Weight with Bob Fischer
National IQ, Immigrants & the Wealth of Nations with Garett Jones
A Canadian Take on Indians
Eliezer's Call Option on Love
Meditations on Effective Altruism
Economics of Immigration
Free Speech: How slippery is your slope?
Are we our identities?
Israel/Palestine: The Other Side of Statehood
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