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Episodes
A Simplified Strategy for Increased Profitability feat. Felix Oberholzer-Gee
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning Harvard Business School professor Felix Obelholzer-Gee says that data about the rate of change in companies is no faster today than in p...
Social Mobility and the Industrial Revolution: What Can We Learn from History feat. Gregory Clark
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The first half of the episode discusses distinguished professor Gregory Clark's book, A Farewell To Alms. During the eighteenth century, England under...
The Quest for the Master Algorithm and the Ultimate Learning Machine feat. Pedro Domingos
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For a while now, machines have been inseparably tied to our lives. The algorithms on Google, Netflix, Amazon, Xbox, and Tinder have run your life unwi...
Understanding Food Science: The Role of Evolution and Nature in our Diet feat. Rob Dunn
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Traditionally, biologists and ecologists study microbes and hosts separately. And, it’s only recently that 'Hologenomics' emerged as a discipline wi...
The Future of Capitalism: The Growing Gaps and Social Anxieties in Developed Nations feat. Paul Collier
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Developed nations like the United Kingdom and the United States are experiencing growing radical oppositions and deep divisions between rural communit...
Nose Dive: A Field Guide to the World's Smells feat. Harold McGee
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that all humans go through a period, during late infancy or early childhood, when their sense of smell judgement is almost completely bl...
Is it Good to Feel Bad? How Evolution and Pain Affects Our Mental Health feat. Randy Nesse
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we feel bad after losing a loved one? What causes people to people panic and worry?? How can people pursue happiness even after heartbreaks? Un...
Engineering Environments for an Optimized Sensory Experience feat. Charles Spence
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Could plants and nature sounds make you happier at work? What kind of scent should you wear on your first date? Can a simple hug make grandma and gran...
Risks and Uncertainty: Understanding Data and Making Rational Decisions feat. Gerd Gigerenzer
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Machine learning and big data are becoming increasingly important, and some say they can make predictions more accurate than ever before. But as risk ...
The Sharing Economy and Crowd-Based Capitalism: Challenges in Regulating Platform-Driven Markets feat. Arun Sundararajan
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Finding a ride, booking an overnight stay, running errands for someone— these amenities have been around for a while. But peer to peer platforms th...
Truths and Crisis: Understanding the Hedge Fund Mirage and Why Bonds Won’t Last Forever feat. Simon Lack
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Following the success of his first three books, best-selling author and licensed chartered financial analyst Simon Lack examined how the steady growth...
Deep Dive into AI: Ethics, Design, and Human Compatibility feat. Stuart Russell
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Popular culture often portrays artificial intelligence (AI) as a super-powerful, ominous threat to jobs, lives, and ultimately humanity. As AI is movi...
Human Jaws, Hidden Epidemics and the Dying Environment feat. Paul Ehrlich
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why do so many kids in wealthy countries have braces? Our jaws and teeth are growing smaller, causing aesthetic challenges as well as breathing diffic...
Reinvent the Wheel: What to Do When Your Management Model is Outdated feat. Frederic Laloux
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you considering a new way of working? Is it possible to give people the freedom to lead projects they are great at and to collaborate regardless o...
The Man from Gobi Desert: Stories of Survival, Deals, Breaking Barriers and Building Trust feat. Weijian Shan
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hard work and luck. That's the key to success, according to Weijian Shan. And he knows a thing or two about success. Shan is the founder and head of H...
The A.I. Advantage: Using it For Strategic Advancement and Success feat. Tom Davenport
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The buzz surrounding A.I. cognitive strategy, technology, data, and analytics has many companies excited, but what does a business do with the informa...
Why People Spend: Expressive and Emotional Benefits of Spending and Investing feat. Liam Vaughan
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why do you buy a lottery ticket when the odds of winning are one out 200 million? In this episode, Meir Statman, Professor of Finance at St. Clara Uni...
Heroes and Villains: Stories Behind the Flash Crash feat. Liam Vaughan
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On May 6, 2010, the global financial markets went into a tailspin suddenly and simultaneously. The event was known as the “Flash Crash,” the faste...
Money: The True Story feat. Jacob Goldstein
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There is a saying that money makes the world go round. But Jacob Goldstein, journalist, author, and co-host of NPR’s Planet Money, suggests that mo...
Becoming Better: How to Achieve Maximum, Sustainable Goodness feat. Max Bazerman
24 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a world of hundreds of decisions every day, how do you reconcile your ethics and biases? Max Bazerman, award-winning author, distinguished educator...
Coherence: Closing the Gap Between Strategy and Execution feat. Paul Leinwand
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Two-thirds of executives say their organizations are incapable of supporting their strategies. In this episode, Paul Leinwand, Adjunct Professor of St...
Designology: Integrating Environment, Sensory Experiences, and Lifestyle feat. Sally Augustin
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is it about the color blue that appeals to people around the world? Why is yellow and green disliked so much? According to Sally Augustin, Ph.D.,...
The Paradox of Success in Commitments and Flexibility in Taking Risks feat. Michael Raynor
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Strategies that have the greatest likelihood of success are also the most likely to fail. In his best-selling and critically acclaimed book, The Strat...
Financial Behavior and Psychological Biases: Lessons from the Accidental Economist feat. Terry Odean
10 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do individual traders and institutional investors suffer from psychological bias? This episode features an interview with Terry Odean, Rudd Family Fou...
T.R.I.C.K. to Raising Successful People feat. Esther Wojcicki
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do you raise successful children? T.R.I.C.K. them! No, it's not what you think. Esther Wojcicki, Woj to her friends, wrote about the T.R.I.C.K. te...
Adaptive Spaces: Creating Agile Teams and Maximizing Social Capitals feat. Michael Arena
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's business world, where everything happens at super speed, how does a company survive these accelerated changes? Author of the book Adaptive ...
Arguments, Conversations, and Social Learning: Why Humans Reason the Way They Do feat. Hugo Mercier
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Humans have intuitive and reflective beliefs. Often, these affect how we weigh and process our arguments and views. Listen to Hugo Mercier, Cognitive ...
Cents and Sensibility: The Marriage Between Economics and Literature feat. Gary Saul Morson & Morton Schapiro
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are the benefits of interdisciplinary research for educators in terms of gaining a deeper understanding of the larger issues that affect their fi...
Blockchain: Understanding Decentralized Governance and the Currency feat. Kevin Werbach
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Despite its decentralized governance and vulnerability, why does Blockchain excite even the most powerful companies and governments? Associate Profess...
How Do You Foster Discovery Driven Growth and a Sustainable Innovation Strategy? feat. Rita McGrath
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do companies and firms become unstuck to pursue sustainable competitive advantage? Best-selling author, globally renowned strategic advisor, and C...
Prediction Machines: Understanding How AI Impacts our Daily Lives feat. Ajay Agrawal
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How can artificial intelligence benefit your business? Ajay Agrawal, Author and Geoffrey Taber Chair of Rotman talks about A.I. and how it generates p...
Changemaker: Why Creating Hubs for Academic and Commercial Collaboration Matters feat. Richard Lyons
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are the steps to fostering collaboration in the academe, firms, industries, and organizations? Professor Richard Lyons, UC Berkeley's Chief Innov...
Mind in Motion: Understanding How Action Shapes Thoughts feat. Barbara Tversky
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Is Venice east or west of Naples? Our perception of an environment is often influenced by how we categorize things by proximity. Often, we associate w...
Dynamic Capabilities: Understanding Your Firm’s Core Competencies in an Innovative Market feat. David Teece
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When markets are dynamic, it’s important that firms become dynamic too. Listening and understanding what's going on in the environment, outlining wh...
What Open Innovation Really Means feat. Henry Chesbrough
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is the extent to which good fencing makes good neighbors? How much of your innovation process should you make public? Henry Chesbrough, the devel...
Alloparenting and Allomothers: Learning How to Parent from Mother Nature feat. Sarah Hrdy
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Women from different species, including humans, who had better help and support have better chances of survival. What can we learn from mother nature?...
Perfectly Confident and Good Judgment: Your Keys to Succeeding in Life feat. Don Moore
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Can overconfidence harm you? Despite popular belief, psychologists and experts state that overconfidence can also lead to failure. Avoiding a differen...
Why We Work: Breaking Down the Psychological and Economic Factors of a Great Workplace feat. Barry Schwartz
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you confine an animal in a box with nothing to do but push a lever to disperse food? According to a study by the American psychologi...
The Lessons They Didn’t Teach You in Business School feat. Jay Barney
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Taking a one-sided approach to entrepreneurship and business won't work. The key to success in business is to put different skill sets from your toolb...
Understanding Carry Trades feat. Kevin Coldiron
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What clues can carry trading give us about the past two decades of international economic downturns?Kevin Coldiron is a Lecturer at UC Berkeley's Haas...
Analyzing the Meaning of “Free Speech” feat. Stanley Fish
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How does the First Amendment really work? Why is it important to understand the difference between free speech and free action? What role, if any, sho...
Markets, Risk, and Human Interaction feat. Richard Bookstaber
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A Demon Of Our Own Design is a provocative title for a first book. But that's just the kind of work Richard Bookstaber does.Richard has been a practit...
The Value of Storytelling in Economics featl. Charles Wheelan
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Publishing a book with no graphs is quite the feat in the world of economics. But that’s part of Charles Wheelan’s mission: using storytelling to ...
The Economics of the COVID-19 Pandemic feat. Joshua Gans
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stanford health economics professor Jay Bhattacharya has said that the coronavirus is one of the biggest failures of the economics profession. And whe...
Pulling Back the Curtain on Venture Capital feat. Scott Kupor
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 2020, venture capitalists invested about $150 billion into U.S. start-ups, according to the data company, Crunchbase. According to the San Diego Un...
The Power of Social Pressure feat. Robert Frank
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Although it’s usually associated with teenagers, psychologists and economists have long understood that “peer pressure” is not limited to adoles...
What Primate Behavior Can (and Can’t) Tell Us About Human Behavior feat. Richard Wrangham
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How can the distinct habits of chimps and bonobos inform us about human evolution and behavior?Today we speak with Richard Wrangham, a research profes...
Biological Economics and Human Behavior feat. Terry Burnham
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Terry Burnham is a Professor of Finance at Chapman University, and an author whose works include Mean Genes and Mean Markets And Lizard Brains.But ...
How Leaders Can Evolve, Innovate, and Increase the Life Expectancy of their Organizations feat. Charles O’Reilly III
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The average life expectancy of a company on the S&P 500 is less than half of what it was 60 years ago. How have some companies managed to adapt and ev...
Teaching our Teachers to Teach feat. Daniel Willingham
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The ethics of teaching are in the news daily as the pandemic continues to upend everything we know about education. Looking forward, how can we better...
The Benefits of Lifelong Learning feat. Tom Vanderbilt
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When was the last time you learned a new skill? Maybe you’ve always wanted to teach yourself how to rollerblade, to speak French, or to woodwork. Wh...