Rigged, or Just Tilted? Texas Senate Candidate James Talarico's Economic Case, Checked
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico tells Steven Bartlett the economy is rigged by crony capitalism. His story, his fixes, Bartlett's pushback, and which of his numbers hold up. We take no position in the race.
Step Outside the Circle: Robert Greene on Finding the Sublime in Ordinary Attention
Robert Greene tells Andrew Huberman that awe isn't a trip you take but a doorway out of habit. His circle of consciousness, self-remembering, slowing your frame rate and falling in love on purpose, with his history and science claims checked.
Fewer Problems, Same Worry: James Smith on Why Success Never Empties the Worry Jar
James Smith tells Chris Williamson his first $100,000 month felt smaller than his first $10,000 one. Why worry expands as life improves, the monthly number that buys calm, and ambition as a game, with claims checked.
Real Records, Contested Reading: A Former CIA Analyst's Case That the West Provoked Russia
Retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern argues that broken promises, ignored warnings and rejected diplomacy explain Russia's war better than ambition. His case, attributed to him, with the documents checked and the counter-readings laid out.
Laughter Needs a Room: Jimmy Carr on Why Comedy Is Connection, and Why He Doubts AI Can Be Funny
Jimmy Carr tells Sam Harris that comedy's real purpose is connection, that it should be taught like music, and that AI won't be funny because it can't laugh with anyone. His craft, his view of AI, and what we checked.
Leave the Tent: Jordan Peterson on Why Comfort Makes You Pick Fights With Your Own Life
Jordan Peterson reads the story of Abraham as a warning: comfort without purpose breeds self-made trouble. His case for answering the call to grow and giving up your immature self, with the claims checked.
Smarter, Quieter: Michal Kosinski on the AI Progress You Can't See, and the Dependence He Fears
Psychologist Michal Kosinski says AI got far smarter than most users notice. Why models feel human, how they learn from talking to you, and his fear that AI domesticates us, with the mathematicians' letter checked.
Not Willpower, a New Link: Tony Robbins's Pain-and-Pleasure Switch, and How Far Research Backs It
A food that once made you sick can repel you for years, with no willpower needed. Tony Robbins says the same switch, from pleasure to pain, drives every change. We check it against research on taste aversion, fear messages and habits.
Not Running Out, Running Late: Why Time, Not Copper, Limits AI Abundance
Copper has averaged about 38 years of reserves from 1960 on. Grand Angle argues the real shortage for AI is time, not matter. We check the copper, yttrium and turbine numbers, and the Simon-Ehrlich bet.
The Last Class: What Tuesdays with Morrie Teaches About Living, and Which Lessons Research Backs
Fourteen Tuesdays with a dying professor: Morrie's lessons on death, love, regret and money, which ones research supports, and the Auden line that drifted.
You Might Be Breathing Wrong: James Nestor's Breath, and Where the Evidence Runs Thin
James Nestor's case for slow, nasal breathing, from his nose-plug experiment to mouth taping, weighed against what the studies can actually show.
This Is the Worst AI Yet: Ethan Mollick's Four Rules for Working With AI, and the Study Behind Them
Ethan Mollick's four rules for working with AI, the jagged frontier study he co-wrote, and why a tool that is usually right can make you stop checking.