Sean talks with Julia Galef about why rationality is a good thing, and how we can all get better at it.
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Shared by Simon HarrisMindscape: Julia Galef on Openness, Bias, and Rationality
Shared by Simon HarrisMindscape: Charis Kubrin on Criminology, Incarceration, and Hip-Hop
Shared by Simon HarrisSean talks with criminologist Charis Kubrin on who we put in jail and why, including the role of what the defendant’s favorite music is.
Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow by Matthew Skelton
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Women at Work: Negotiating Strategically
Shared by Simon HarrisHow can we get better at negotiating? We hear from a butter maker and entrepreneur about a sensitive deal she recently navigated and then use that experience to draw out the principles and practices essential to any negotiation. Ashleigh Shelby Rosette, a professor who studies and teaches negotiatio…
Mindscape: Jordan Ellenberg on the Mathematics of Political Boundaries
Shared by Simon HarrisSean talks with mathematician Jordan Ellenberg about how random walks and Markov chains help us understand political gerrymandering.