Crisis in Perception

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: James Munton and Jelita McLeod This episode explores The Con: How to Protect Yourself from Scams, Frauds and Cons by James Munton and Jelita McLeod as a systems-level analysis of how trust architecture and emotional leverage influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive arch...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Priceonomics This episode explores Everything Is Bullshit by Priceonomics as a systems-level analysis of how artificial scarcity, status signaling, and marketing-driven perception influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events,...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Marc James Léger This episode explores Bernie Bros Gone Woke by Marc James Léger as a systems-level analysis of how progressive neoliberalism influences class conflict, political language, and institutional 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: Juan O. Sánchez This episode explores Religion and the Ku Klux Klan by Juan O. Sánchez as a systems-level analysis of how religious legitimacy influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Glenn Yeffeth (Editor) This episode explores Taking the Red Pill: The Matrix and Philosophy by Glenn Yeffeth as a systems-level analysis of how mediated reality systems influence 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: Andrew Cockburn This episode explores The Spoils of War by Andrew Cockburn as a systems-level analysis of how military procurement incentives, bureaucratic self-protection, and contractor profit influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalit...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Mary Otto This episode explores Teeth by Mary Otto as a systems-level analysis of how the institutional separation of dentistry from mainstream medicine influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why thes...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Raymond Francis This episode explores The Great American Health Hoax by Raymond Francis as a systems-level analysis of how the American disease-care system influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why t...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Maëlle Gavet This episode explores Trampled by Unicorns: Big Tech’s Empathy Problem and Fixes by Maëlle Gavet as a systems-level analysis of how platform-scale incentive structures influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events,...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Destiny universe lore / narrative source material This episode explores Vision: A Story of Deep Time as a systems-level analysis of how predictive control systems influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or plot events, the episode...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Dan Barker This episode explores Life Driven Purpose: How an Atheist Finds Meaning by Dan Barker as a systems-level analysis of how biological, cognitive, and moral systems influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the epi...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Andrew Seidel This episode explores American Crusade: How the Supreme Court Weaponizes Religious Freedom by Andrew Seidel as a systems-level analysis of how Supreme Court doctrine, judicial incentives, and Christian nationalist legal strategy influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Donald A. Barr This episode explores Crossing the American Health Care Chasm by Donald A. Barr as a systems-level analysis of how legislative polarization influences behavior, belief, 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: Ezekiel J. Emanuel This episode explores Reinventing American Health Care by Ezekiel J. Emanuel as a systems-level analysis of how the American healthcare system’s incentive architecture influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Susan Southard This episode explores Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War by Susan Southard as a systems-level analysis of how postwar narrative control, radiation research, and institutional memory management influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather tha...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Juan Williams This episode explores Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate by Juan Williams as a systems-level analysis of how the modern discourse system influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why the...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Sidney Powell This episode explores Licensed to Lie: Exposing Corruption in the Department of Justice by Sidney Powell as a systems-level analysis of how prosecutorial information control influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Art Levine This episode explores Mental Health, Inc.: The High Cost of Institutional Failure by Art Levine as a systems-level analysis of how reimbursement incentives, pharmaceutical markets, and institutional bureaucracy influence behavior, belief, and public-health outcomes. By focusing on incentive architec...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Robert Skidelsky This episode explores Keynes: The Return of the Master by Robert Skidelsky as a systems-level analysis of how economic models of risk and uncertainty influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode s...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Isabella Kasselstrand, Phil Zuckerman, and Ryan T. Cragun This episode explores Beyond Doubt: The Secularization of Society by Isabella Kasselstrand, Phil Zuckerman, and Ryan T. Cragun as a systems-level analysis of how modernization, institutional differentiation, and existential security influence behavior,...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Dan McClellan This episode explores The Bible Says So: Data Over Dogma by Dan McClellan as a systems-level analysis of how interpretive authority influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these syste...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Jill Smokler This episode explores Confessions of a Scary Mommy: The Realities of Motherhood by Jill Smokler as a systems-level analysis of how idealized motherhood influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode sh...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Branko Milanovic This episode explores The Haves and the Have-Nots: A Global History of Inequality by Branko Milanovic as a systems-level analysis of how global locational inequality influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or even...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Carol Swain and Christopher Schorr This episode explores Black Eye for America: Critical Race Theory and Its Impact by Carol Swain and Christopher Schorr as a systems-level analysis of how institutional language and ideological incentives influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on i...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Richard Dawkins This episode explores A Devil’s Chaplain: Reflections on Science and Rationality by Richard Dawkins as a systems-level analysis of how replicator logic influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode...