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unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc
unSILOed is a series of interdisciplinary conversations that inspire new ways of thinking about our world. Our goal is to build a community of lifelong learners addicted to curiosity and the pursuit of insight about themselves and the world around them.*unSILOed Podcast is produced by University FM.*
Episodes
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc211. Corporate Influence and the Economy feat. Luigi Zingales
In today’s world, corporate lobbying is everywhere. Corporations wield immense power over our economy and use their economic clout to influence policymakers…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc210. Recovering Our Lost Nutritional Wisdom feat. Mark Schatzker
When it comes to nutrition, conventional wisdom suggeststhat we are at the mercy of an unhinged appetite and an addiction to calories. But as science shows…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc209. Developing Non-Violent Conflict Solutions That Last feat. Chris Blattman
While wars and other violent conflicts dominate the news, it is easy to overlook that the majority of conflicts are actually resolved peacefully. In his highly…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc208. Psychological Safety and the Benefits of Discomfort feat. Todd Kashdan
Clinical psychologists like Todd Kashdan are in many ways the philosophers of our time, digging into what it is that makes for a fulfilling and happy and…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc207. There Are Many Ways To Raise A Child feat. Dana Suskind
Recognized as a national thought leader in early language development, Dr. Dana Suskind has dedicated her research and clinical life to optimizing foundational…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc206. The Evolution of Human Exercise feat. Daniel Lieberman
If exercise is so healthy, then why do many people dislike or avoid it? So much of our modern lives is sedentary, it’s more important than ever to get our…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc205. Developing a Jurisprudence of Forgiveness. feat. Martha Minow
Martha Minow has taught at Harvard Law School since 1981, where her courses include civil procedure, constitutional law, fairness and privacy, family law…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc204. What Economics Is and What It Should Be feat. Diane Coyle
How can you be both interdisciplinary and be a contributing specialist in your discipline in this day andage? It's a core theme of this podcast, as well as our…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc203. Upholding the Tradition of Hume for the 21st Century feat. Julian Baggini
No one will accuse our next guest of doing philosophy in an isolated fashion. Julian Baggini is a writer and philosopher, and currently the Director of the…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc202. The Business of Venture Capital feat. Mahendra Ramsinghani
Since its initial publication, “The Business of Venture Capital” has been hailed as the definitive, most comprehensive book on the subject. In its upcoming…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc201. How Do We Know What People Really Want? feat. Eric Johnson
Every time we make a choice, our minds go through an elaborate process most of us never even notice. We’re influenced by subtle aspects of the way the choice…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc200. The Golden Age of Persuasion feat. Robert Cialdini
Dr. Robert Cialdini has spent his entire career conducting scientific research on what leads people to say “Yes” to requests and appeals. The results of his…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc199. At What Point Does Something Become Fake? feat. Lydia Pyne
Lydia Pyne’s work may loosely be called history, but it's really a combination of the sciences and the humanities. It's a reflection on how we make sense of…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc198. The Politics of Innovation feat. Mark Zachary Taylor
Innovation seems to occur at uneven rates across different countries. At a time when we’re so intimately connected in all fields and industries, its…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc197. Finding Fascination in the Mundane feat. Bruce Hood
You may not believe it, but there is a link between our current political instability and your childhood attachment to teddy bears. There's also a reason why…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc196. What Would A Manual For Civilization Look Like? feat. Lewis Dartnell
Having a background in planetary science gives our guest an interesting perspective on the world. In his work, Lewis can tie together things like the existence…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc195. Creating Curriculum for Leaders in Training feat. John Hennessy
For a podcast called unSILOed, you really can’t think of a more perfect guest than John Hennessy. From being a founder of a company, to a scholar, to a book…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc194. Status and The Games We Play feat. Will Storr
The minute you walk into an elevator, everybody is immediately sizing up each other to figure out who is high and low status. When you're driving down the…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc193. Racial Disparities in Housing and Education feat. Rick Sander
Well, Rick Sander has been working on questions of social and economic inequality for nearly all of his career. From being an activist in Chicago back in the…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc192. The Rise of Superbug Infections and the New Therapies That Might Kill Them feat. Steffanie Strathdee
Epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee and her husband, psychologist Tom Patterson, were vacationing in Egypt when Tom came down with a stomach bug. What at first…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc191. How We Form Societies feat. Mark Moffett
When trying to figure out how to understand humans, we tend to look to our nearest neighbors: bonobos, chimps, and monkeys. But our guest Mark Moffett believes…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc190. What Animal Behavior Can Tell Us About Humans feat. Lee Dugatkin
Lee Dugatkin is a professor of biology at the University of Louisville and the author of many books, including what Greg calls one of the seminal texts in the…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc189. Becoming a Changemaker feat. Alex Budak
When Alex Budak first started his course “Becoming a Changemaker” at UC Berkeley, he had to turn students away because it was too popular. This course was the…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc188. What Happened To Liberal Arts Education? feat. Roosevelt Montas
Its no surprise to anyone in academia that the liberal arts and humanities are in crisis. Liberal arts colleges are closing down, departments are closing down…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc187. What Does It Mean To Be Virtuous Now? feat. Christian Miller
Character is a uniquely human feature, based on questions of agency, responsibility, free will and choice. But what qualifies as good or bad character, and how…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancAgainst Fairness feat. Stephen Asma
Its difficult to describe the work our guest Stephen Asma does, falling at the intersection of philosophy, psychology, religion, and study of the emotions…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancBusiness School and Its Relevance to Modern Society feat. Philip Delves Broughton
Philip Delves Broughton was a news journalist before going to business school. And he ended up continuing his career as a writer since leaving. Now, there are…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancWhat Dating and Sports can Teach us About Economics feat. Paul Oyer
You can apply economics to just about anything. Economics provides you with a perspective and a toolbox that enables you to see things that you wouldn't…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancToxic Coworkers and What To Do About Them feat. Tessa West
We’ve all had to deal with problematic bosses or coworkers at some point in our career journeys. But the issue is how can you deal with them in a productive…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancRethinking Our Ideas Around “Success” feat. Brad Stulberg
Has the idea of “peak performance” as the general public sees it, run its course? It seems like nowadays, there is much more of a focus & value placed upon…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancThe Psychology of the Arts feat. Ellen Winner
We don't really question the importance of studying mathematics, or the importance of studying science. We don't even question the importance of athletics! But…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancWhy Smart Leaders Make Bad Decisions feat. Zachary Shore
Can we teach leaders to become better strategic decision makers? Our guest Zach Shore says we can. Part of the problem he says is that people get stuck in…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancChoices and Transparency in the American Healthcare System feat. Peter Ubel
In our guest's latest book “Sick to Debt,” Peter Ubel theorizes whether it is a bigger insult to call someone a doctor or an economist. Well, Peter is actually…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancLearning For The Sake of Learning feat. Zena Hitz
When was the last time you learned something just out of curiosity? Not for school or to advance your career, with no end goal in sight. To learn something new…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancThe Erratic and Chaotic Worlds of Physics and Economics feat. Mark Buchanan
When the general public thinks about physics, they’re usually thinking about the origins of the universe, quantum theory; other terms that have bled into pop…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancThe Evolution of Sibling Rivalry feat. Douglas Mock
Sibling rivalry seems to exist in all families, whether human or non-human.. So why would animals want to compete, and maybe even kill their nearest…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancThe Constitution of Knowledge feat. Jonathan Rauch
Its hard to believe that a book like The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth,” hasn't been written before, which surfaces the structures that we need…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancHunt, Gather, Parent feat. Michaeleen Doucleff
The science of parenting…isn't really a science. It's a lot of myths and advice and stories from elder generations. But let's think about where we are getting…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancBeliefs Are Real For Those Who Hold Them feat. Agustín Fuentes
“Belief” as a word can take on so many meanings. Most people only think about it in terms of religion. But our guest says belief plays a central role in many…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancBernoulli’s Fallacy: Statistical Illogic and the Crisis of Modern Science feat. Aubrey Clayton
Greg says our guest's book, “Bernoulli’s Fallacy: Statistical Illogic and the Crisis of Modern Science” is “a bombshell in a sense,” making some very, very…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancWe Must Stay Curious feat. Ian Leslie
The last time you had a definitive question about something: an actor in that movie, or maybe something your friend did at a party last week. Did you try to…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancUnderstanding Human Creativity feat. Marcus du Sautoy
As machine learning and AI mature and adapt to the humans that created them, it's important we think carefully about not only what is creativity, but what is…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancIt’s Never Too Late To Examine Your Philosophy of Life feat. Massimo Pigliucci
When Greg found out that Massimo Pigliucci had a PhD in biology and a PhD in philosophy, he knew that this was somebody he had to get on the show.Massimo…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancThe Surprising History of How We Are Born feat. Tina Cassidy
When Tina Cassidy set out to write her book “Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born,”in 2006, it was the first time in about 50 years an extensive…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancSo, ARE Corporations Really People Too? feat. Adam Winkler
It was August 2011 when Mitt Romney famously told a crowd at the Iowa State Fair, "corporations are people, my friend." Corporations have had what you could…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancThe Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating feat. David Buss
David Buss is one of the founders of the field of evolutionary psychology, currently at the University of Texas at Austin. His primary research focus is on…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancOvercoming Addiction with Curiosity feat. Judson Brewer
Whether it's smoking cigarettes or mindlessly buying things on Amazon, breaking bad habits can be incredibly difficult. Judson Brewer, MD, Ph.D. or “Dr. Jud”…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancThe Power Of Mathematical Thinking feat. Jordan Ellenberg
Jordan Ellenberg is the first official mathematician we’ve had on the show, but his work weaves through many different domains. Afterall, whether it's…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancFinding Meaning in an Imperfect World feat. Iddo Landau
We've covered a lot of ground in 163 episodes of unSILOed. We’ve dug into topics like economics, psychology, biology, and many many more. So today we're going…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancScience is Littered With Failure feat. Stuart Firestein
There's a bit of a theme when it comes to Stuart Firestein’s books, with titles like “Failure: Why Science Is So Successful,” and “Ignorance: How It Drives…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancFraming, Re-Framing, and Perspective Taking feat. Kenneth Cukier
With all of the recent advances in machine learning, what’s left for us humans to do? Well, according to Ken Cukier, there is plenty: humans have not and may…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancGame Theory and the Art of Transforming Strategic Situations feat. David McAdams
When it comes to game theory, the stories we tell can be incredibly powerful, because it's not enough to just analyze a situation and come up with what you…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancIn Defense of Genetic Engineering feat. Beth Shapiro
There are many many opinions on how genetic engineering is affecting the future. But Beth Shapiro has an optimistic view of how humans seem to be much more…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancWhy Our Teeth Don't Fit in Our Mouths feat. Alex Bezzerides
From bad teeth to appendix surgeries, it seems like our bodies are breaking down in modern times. So how has society and evolution changed how our bodies…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancScience Denial and the Scientific Attitude feat. Lee McIntyre
What exactly is science? It's something that philosophers have grappled with quite a bit. Well, the good news is that you don't have to have a philosophical…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancIs Aging a Disease? feat. Sue Armstrong
We all know the diseases associated with aging: cancer, heart disease, dementia. But what if they are just symptoms of and the disease is aging itself? How…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancWhy Religion is Natural feat. Robert McCauley
Robert McCauley is the Kenan University Professor of Philosophy at Emory University with associated appointments in psychology, religion, and anthropology.In…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancThe Political Origins of Banking Crises feat. Charles Calomiris
In economics and in finance, we're always trying to tease out timeless rules of how markets work. And yet, when we look out in the world, there's a lot of…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancHow Finance Made Civilization Possible feat. William Goetzmann
It's a bold claim. And people outside of financial history might wonder how this could possibly be true.Will Goetzmann will elaborate on this claim in today’s…
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancThe Power of the Humanities feat. Christian Madsbjerg
At the core of his latest book, Christian Madsbjerg argues that business people focus too much on what we might call the “thin data” and ignore the “thick…