Crisis in Perception

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Asher D. Cutter This episode explores Evolving Tomorrow by Asher D. Cutter as a systems-level analysis of how genetic engineering, gene drives, and genetic welding influence behavior, belief, and ecological outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows w...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: John Brockman This episode explores Life by John Brockman as a systems-level analysis of how biological information systems influence behavior, adaptation, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than isolated organisms or events, the episode shows why these systems persist — a...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Max Tegmark This episode explores Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark as a systems-level analysis of how AI optimization systems influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how they conn...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Suzana Herculano-Houzel This episode explores The Human Advantage: A New Understanding of How Our Brain Became Remarkable by Suzana Herculano-Houzel as a systems-level analysis of how biology, energy constraints, cortical neurons, and cooking influenced human cognition. By focusing on evolutionary scaling and...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Arundhati Roy This episode explores The Doctor and the Saint: Caste, Race, and Annihilation of Caste by Arundhati Roy as a systems-level analysis of how caste hierarchy influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episod...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Danielle L. McGuire This episode explores At the Dark End of the Street by Danielle L. McGuire as a systems-level analysis of how Jim Crow racial order influenced bodily integrity, public testimony, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episo...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, and Amanda Doyle This episode explores We Can Do Hard Things: Answers to Life’s 20 Questions by Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, and Amanda Doyle as a systems-level analysis of how familial conditioning, cultural hierarchy, and productivity norms influence behavior, belief, and institu...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Abby Ellin This episode explores Duped by Abby Ellin as a systems-level analysis of how trust architecture influences belief, attachment, and interpersonal outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how they connect to...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Hannah Arendt This episode explores The Human Condition by Hannah Arendt as a systems-level analysis of how production-and-consumption logic influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems pe...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Piers Brendon; Jolyon Connell This episode explores The British Empire: How it was built – and how it fell (All you need to know) by Piers Brendon; Jolyon Connell as a systems-level analysis of how imperial extraction systems influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive arch...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Michael Patrick Lynch This episode explores Know-it-all Society: Truth and Arrogance in Political Culture by Michael Patrick Lynch as a systems-level analysis of how digital outrage systems influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities o...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Evan Brand This episode explores The Everything Guide to Nootropics by Evan Brand as a systems-level analysis of how the modern cognitive environment influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these s...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Alan Watts This episode explores the philosophy of Alan Watts as a systems-level analysis of how cognition, identity, and cultural myths influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or labels, the episode shows why alienation, anxiety,...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Lisa Feldman Barrett, Michael Lewis, and Jeannette M. Haviland-Jones This episode explores The Handbook of Emotions (Fourth Edition) by Lisa Feldman Barrett, Michael Lewis, and Jeannette M. Haviland-Jones as a systems-level analysis of how emotion as a distributed regulatory and valuation system influences beh...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Jodi Helmer This episode explores Protecting Pollinators by Jodi Helmer as a systems-level analysis of how ecological networks, biodiversity, and agricultural incentives influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episod...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Dr. Nicole E. Williams This episode explores This Is How You Vagina by Dr. Nicole E. Williams as a systems-level analysis of how cultural myths and commercial incentives influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episod...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Richard Lewontin, Steven Rose, and Leon J. Kamin This episode explores Not in Our Genes: Biology, Ideology, and Human Nature by Richard Lewontin, Steven Rose, and Leon J. Kamin as a systems-level analysis of how biological determinism influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on ince...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Lisa Feldman Barrett This episode explores Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett as a systems-level analysis of how predictive brain design influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Nikolaus Wachsmann This episode explores KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps by Nikolaus Wachsmann as a systems-level analysis of how the Nazi concentration camp apparatus influenced behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or event...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Lars Brownworth This episode explores The Normans: From Raiders to Kings by Lars Brownworth as a systems-level analysis of how adaptive state-building influences behavior, legitimacy, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why th...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Lars Brownworth This episode explores Lost to the West by Lars Brownworth as a systems-level analysis of how Byzantine imperial design influenced behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or collapse myths, the episode shows why these systems...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Lars Brownworth This episode explores In Distant Lands: A Short History of the Crusades by Lars Brownworth as a systems-level analysis of how holy war mobilization influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode sho...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Lars Brownworth This episode explores The Sea Wolves by Lars Brownworth as a systems-level analysis of how longship-enabled mobility, wealth extraction, and fragmented medieval institutions influenced behavior, belief, and political outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or b...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Kyrylo Sebastian This episode explores RUSSIA UKRAINE CONFLICT: How it all started and what you need to know presently by Kyrylo Sebastian as a systems-level analysis of how geopolitical leverage, border insecurity, and regional autonomy struggles influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focu...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers This episode explores Now What?: A Guide to Figuring Out How to Move Forward by Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers as a systems-level analysis of how consumer logic and media systems influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive arch...