Seize the Moment Podcast 🎙

Is fame worth pursuing or is it better to pursue meaning? @CassSunstein argued that we should do things that we’re passionate about without expecting our pursuits to bring us acclaim. Full episode: youtu.be/hrASdQHty8Q?si… #psychology #behavioreconomics #politics #podcast

A fun interview on my book, How to Become Famous. (Which guarantees: Famous, or your money back.) youtube.com/watch?v=hrASdQ…

This was really fun - many thanks to @seize_podcast

On ep 242, we welcome @CassSunstein to discuss fame, the roles of information cascades and reputation cascades in fostering one’s success, whether talent is enough for sustainable success, and how group polarization influences our perceptions. Full ep: youtu.be/hrASdQHty8Q…

Congratulations to one of our favorites, @Goldberg, on one of the greatest runs ever! Very cool to see @RealDDP alongside, who shared his thoughts with us on his classic match with Bill at WCW Halloween Havoc 98 for the world championship. Full episode: youtu.be/5bE_I0uqzkw?si…

Alen and Natalia Kholodenko discussed cognitive flexibility and how our expectations affect our realities! Full episode: youtu.be/XIu1aaxvDCU?si… #psychology #mentalhealth

On ep 241, we welcome Natalia Kholodenko to discuss the psychological impact of trauma, how the citizens in war-torn countries respond to trauma, and Natalia’s own trauma when fleeing from Ukraine after Russia began its bombing campaign. Full ep: youtu.be/XIu1aaxvDCU Apple:…

I was honored once again to chat with Leon and Alen at @seize_podcast, this time about "Ethics of the Fantastic Four" (available here: amzn.to/4dUdiZz)

Philosopher @profmdwhite helped us apply ethical, philosophical systems to the Fantastic Four, teaching us how each of them addressed moral dilemmas. Full episode: youtu.be/iiMe7XeqsRc?si… #marvel #fantasticfour #podcast #philosophy

On ep 240, we welcome @profmdwhite to discuss the ethical philosophies behind the fantastic four, how superheroes embody the emotions associated with moral decision-making, and whether moral decisions can be perceived as mere calculations. Full ep: youtu.be/iiMe7XeqsRc…

.@hh_matt got to the heart of why people believe in ghosts and alien encounters, asking us about our own personal beliefs about the paranormal. Episode: youtu.be/vZB1SnBVyNY?si… #science #criticalthinking #psuedoscience #podcast #mentalhealth

Why does the United Nations recognize the crime of witchcraft? Just 1 of many headscratchers that Bizarro Ben Shapiro, Sesame Street's Ernie and I spoke about in a fun, wide-ranging conversation about my new book, The Ghost Lab: hachettebookgroup.com/titles/matthew… youtube.com/watch?v=vZB1Sn…

On ep 239, we welcome @hh_matt to discuss his foray into the paranormal, how anti-establishment people misuse the scientific method, who’s to blame for the common anti-science bias, and what happens when experience conflicts with empirical data. Full ep: youtu.be/vZB1SnBVyNY…

#throwback to one of our favorite moments of the podcast. We express gratitude to @TheRealEDIDON, who tells us, “I just wanted to take the gift 2Pac gave me and do the best that I can with it, and change as many lives as possible.” Full episode: youtu.be/C5jIZFG0X4M?si… #o4l

We asked Emile DeWeaver if his dad’s advice, imploring him to work three times as hard because he’s black, was, in reality, an impossibility, which helped sustain white supremacy. Full episode: youtu.be/j3qEL4K42cE?si… #socialjustice #podcast #politics

On ep 238, welcome Emile DeWeaver to discuss reforming the criminal system, the lack of a systematic understanding of crime in rehabilitation, white supremacy as a version of the tendency to dominate, and the “near enemy” of incremental change. Full ep: youtu.be/j3qEL4K42cE

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Incredibly insightful human!