Host Daniel Gambacorta shares insights, advice, and stories designed to help make you a more effective altruist.
Global Optimum
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Host Daniel Gambacorta shares insights, advice, and stories designed to help make you a more effective altruist.
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9/4/2018
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November 27, 2023
New podcast: The Scientific Worldview
<p class="MsoNormal">I started a new podcast! Here is the blurb: Professor Daniel Gambacorta and Behavior Interventionist Atanah Shannon explore the big questions in science and philosophy. What is consciousness? Do we have free will? Are we living in a simulation??? Find out on the next episode of... The Scientific Worldview.</p>
December 10, 2019
Social Status: The Key to the Matrix Part III
<p>This episode features:</p> <p>-Why does men’s testosterone go down when they fall in love?</p> <p>-Does “power posing” have any psychological effects?</p> <p>-What is “humblebragging” and why does it pervade social media?</p> <p>-Is our preference for democracy really a preference for high status?</p> <p>-What is self-esteem?</p> <p>-How to increase self-esteem (the answer is disappointing)</p> <p>-How to act high status (the answer is not disappointing)</p> <p> </p> <p><a href= "http://danielgambacorta.com/podcast/social-status-the-key-to-the-matrix-part-iii/"> Full transcript</a></p> <p> </p> <p>-References-</p> <p>Apply Psychology:</p> <p>Cameron, J. J., & Stinson, D. A. (2017). Sociometer Theory. <em>Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences</em>, 1-6.</p> <p>Feltovich, N., Harbaugh, R., & To, T. (2002). Too Cool for School? Signalling and Countersignalling. <em>RAND Journal of Economics</em>, <em>33</em>(4), 630-649.</p> <p>Gettler, L. T., McDade, T. W., Feranil, A. B., & Kuzawa, C. W. (2011). Longitudinal evidence that fatherhood decreases testosterone in human males. <em>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</em>, <em>108</em>(39), 16194-16199.</p> <p>Longman, D. P., Surbey, M. K., Stock, J. T., & Wells, J. C. (2018). Tandem androgenic and psychological shifts in male reproductive effort following a manipulated “win” or “loss” in a sporting competition. <em>Human Nature</em>, <em>29</em>(3), 283-310.</p> <p><a href= "https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_may_shape_who_you_are?language=en"> Amy Cuddy TED Talk</a></p> <p><a href= "http://www.spsp.org/news-center/blog/leary-self-esteem">Is it time to give up on self-esteem?</a></p> <p><a href= "https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2008/07/xxxxxxx.html"> Move on – this isn’t true</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/09/politics-isnt-a.html">Politics isn’t about policy</a></p> <p>Check This Rec:</p> <p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-519115521">Future Strategist</a></p>
November 26, 2019
Social Status: The Key to the Matrix Part II
<p>This episode features:</p> <p>-Why does high status reduce creativity?</p> <p>-How to remain creative as you gain status</p> <p>-When should you distrust your own moral reasoning?</p> <p>-How do we come to learn what counts as high status in our culture?</p> <p>-What are the psychological underpinnings of “inspiration”?</p> <p>-How to feel less motivated to engage in conspicuous consumption</p> <p> </p> <p><a href= "http://danielgambacorta.com/podcast/social-status-the-key-to-the-matrix-part-ii/"> Full transcript</a></p> <p> </p> <p>-References-</p> <p>Apply Psychology:</p> <p>Borjas, G. J., & Doran, K. B. (2015). Prizes and productivity how winning the fields medal affects scientific output. <em>Journal of human resources</em>, <em>50</em>(3), 728-758.</p> <p><a href= "https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Ethical_injunction">Ethical Injunction</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/cgrvvp9QzjiFuYwLi/high-status-and-stupidity-why"> High Status and Stupidity: Why?</a></p> <p>Check This Rec:</p> <p>Murray, D. (2019). <em>The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity</em>. Bloomsbury Publishing USA.</p>
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