Crisis in Perception

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...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Anthony Lester This episode explores Five Ideas to Fight For by Anthony Lester as a systems-level analysis of how parliamentary sovereignty, rights protections, and media incentives 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: Shira Chess This episode explores Play like a Feminist by Shira Chess as a systems-level analysis of how the unequal distribution of leisure 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: Anne Jacoby This episode explores Born to Create by Anne Jacoby as a systems-level analysis of how workplace design influences creativity, leadership, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or workplace slogans, the episode shows why many organizations now d...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Stewart Ross This episode explores The First of Everything by Stewart Ross as a systems-level analysis of how cumulative invention influences survival, perception, and civilizational outcomes. By focusing on structural inheritance rather than isolated inventors or events, the episode shows why technological sy...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Adam Frank This episode explores The Little Book of Aliens by Adam Frank as a systems-level analysis of how standards of evidence, planetary thermodynamics, and scientific institutions influence belief, inquiry, and the search for extraterrestrial life. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than sightin...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Matthew Walker This episode explores Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker as a systems-level analysis of how biological sleep regulation influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems persist — an...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: James Nestor This episode explores Deep by James Nestor as a systems-level analysis of how technological mediation influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or adventure stories, the episode shows why dominant exploration models per...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Carlo Rovelli This episode explores Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli as a systems-level analysis of how modern physics transforms perception, reality, and human understanding. By focusing on structural change rather than isolated discoveries, the episode shows why relativity, quantum mechanics,...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Jamie Bartlett This episode explores The Dark Net by Jamie Bartlett as a systems-level analysis of how anonymous digital architecture influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems persist —...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Julio C. Castañeda Jr. This episode explores Memes of Misinformation: Federal Spending by Julio C. Castañeda Jr. as a systems-level analysis of how economic metrics, fiscal structures, and media incentives influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Catherine Coleman Flowers This episode explores Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret by Catherine Coleman Flowers as a systems-level analysis of how wastewater infrastructure neglect influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than pe...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Catherine Coleman Flowers This episode explores Holy Ground by Catherine Coleman Flowers as a systems-level analysis of how infrastructure disinvestment and political exclusion influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the...