Cloud Streaks

Society EN ↓ 93 episodes

Chats between Duncan Anderson and James Peck on anything we find interesting... hopefully you find it interesting as well :)Please note all statements are the individuals own and do not represent the organisations they work for.

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43. Friendships are built by doing nothing together, not something together 28.08.2020 1:00:00

This podcast is about how social distancing has reduced the amount of 'nothing time' you have with others and as such the amount of friendliness built. Mentioning Patrick Lencioni and five dysfunctions of a team. Contact us at info@cloudstreaks.com

42. Discussing Motivated Reasoning from Scientific American. Mentioning Matt Taibbi and more 23.07.2020 51:23

The seed article: - Coronavirus Responses Highlight How Humans Have Evolved to Dismiss Facts That Don’t Fit Their Worldview - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coronavirus-responses-highlight-how-humans-have-evolved-to-dismiss-facts-that-dont-fit-their-worldview/ Matt Taibbi and his book Hate Inc's 10 rules: 1. THERE ARE ONLY TWO IDEAS 2. THE TWO IDEAS ARE IN PERMANENT CONFLICT 3. HATE PE...

41. Discussing Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development, mentioning Kant, deontology 04.06.2020 1:01:42

Model summary: Level 1 (Pre-Conventional) - 1. Obedience and punishment orientation (How can I avoid punishment?) - 2. Self-interest orientation (What's in it for me?) (Paying for a benefit) Level 2 (Conventional) - 3. Interpersonal accord and conformity (Social norms)(The good boy/girl attitude) - 4. Authority and social-order maintaining orientation (Law and order morality) Level 3 (Post-Convent...

40. Discussing "Wait But Why - Ch10: The Sick Giant" by Tim Urban mentioning Ben Thompson 06.05.2020 1:00:38

We discuss https://waitbutwhy.com/2020/01/sick-giant.html This series is epic, currently James and I think we'll discuss every chapter as a podcast episode. Tim Urban is awesome. We are big big fans. We'd like to chat with you Tim! Contact us at info@cloudstreaks.com

39. Discussing "Wait But Why - Ch9: Political Disney World" by Tim Urban mentioning Maya Angelou 07.04.2020 54:53

We discuss https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/12/political-disney-world.html This series is epic, currently James and I think we'll discuss every chapter as a podcast episode. - "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." Maya Angelou - David McCandless & Stefanie Posavec. https://infobeautiful4.s3.amazonaws.c...

38. Discussing "Wait But Why - Ch8: Idea Labs & Echo Chambers" by Tim Urban mentioning Adam Robinson 12.03.2020 1:00:36

We discuss https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/10/idea-labs-echo-chambers.html This series is epic, currently James and I think we'll discuss every chapter as a podcast episode. - Adam Robinson and The Knowledge Project - Winning at the great game: https://fs.blog/knowledge-project/adam-robinson-pt1/ - The obstacle is the way - Ryan Holiday - Show me a good loser and i’ll show you a loser. - Jordan Peters...

37. Discussing "Wait But Why - Ch7: The Thinking Ladder" by Tim Urban mentioning Eckhart Tolle 27.02.2020 1:01:00

36. Discussing "Wait But Why - Ch6: The American Brain" by Tim Urban mentioning Lincoln, Dalio 30.01.2020 1:00:02

We discuss https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/09/american-brain.html This series is epic, currently James and I think we'll discuss every chapter as a podcast episode. Tim Urban is awesome. We are big big fans. We'd like to chat with you Tim! Notes from episode: - Facts vs ideas. For facts there is a right or wrong. For ideas there isn't a right or wrong, there is only your current best view. - “I don’t...

35. Discussing "Wait But Why - Ch 5: The Mute Button" by Tim Urban mentioning Charlie Munger 20.12.2019 1:01:31

We discuss https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/09/mute-button.html This series is epic, currently James and I think we'll discuss every chapter as a podcast episode. Tim Urban is awesome. We are big big fans. We'd like to chat with you Tim! Contact us at info@cloudstreaks.com

34. Discussing "Wait But Why - Ch 4: The Enlightenment Kids" by Tim Urban mentioning Yuval Harari 10.12.2019 1:01:31

We discuss https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/09/enlightenment-kids.html This series is epic, currently James and I think we'll discuss every chapter as a podcast episode. Tim Urban is awesome. We are big big fans. We'd like to chat with you Tim! Contact us at info@cloudstreaks.com

33. Discussing "Wait But Why - Ch 3: A Story Of Stories" by Tim Urban mentioning Philosophize This 28.11.2019 1:03:44

We discuss https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/09/stories.html This series is epic, currently James and I think we'll discuss every chapter as a podcast episode. Tim Urban is awesome. We are big big fans. We'd like to chat with you Tim! Contact us at info@cloudstreaks.com

32. Discussing "Wait But Why - Ch 2: A Game Of Giants" by Tim Urban mentioning Jordan Peterson 21.10.2019 1:00:04

We discuss https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/08/giants.html This series is epic, currently James and I think we'll discuss every chapter as a podcast episode. Tim Urban is awesome. We are big big fans. We'd like to chat with you Tim! Contact us at info@cloudstreaks.com

31. Discussing "Wait But Why - Chapter 1: The Great Battle of Fire and Light" by Tim Urban 11.10.2019 51:30

We discuss https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/08/fire-light.html This series is epic, currently James and I think we'll discuss every chapter as a podcast episode. Tim Urban is awesome. We are big big fans. Contact us at info@cloudstreaks.com

30. Do you want to live forever? Mentioning Sam Harris, Tim Urban, Kurzgesagt, Farnam Street 06.09.2019 1:04:40

Where does passion come from? You can create, grow and sustain passion! https://www.cloudstreaks.com/blog/2019/8/10/where-does-passion-come-from-you-can-create-grow-and-sustain-passion Making sense with Sam Harris - #91 - THE BIOLOGY OF GOOD AND EVIL https://samharris.org/podcasts/the-biology-of-good-and-evil/ Our Yearning for Immortality: Alan Lightman on one of the most Profound Contradictions o...

29. What is emotional health? Mentioning Dacher Keltner, Darwin, Jim Collin, Alain de Botton 22.08.2019 1:01:37

Duncan's blog: https://www.cloudstreaks.com/blog/2019/6/23/emotional-health-is-experiencing-the-full-spectrum-of-emotions-in-a-healthy-way-not-only-feeling-positive-emotions School of life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Su5VtKeXU8&feature=em-uploademail “Sad people know what they are sad about, depressed people don’t.” Alain De Botton Contact us at info@cloudstreaks.com

28. Improving Your Mind. Mentioning Munger, C. S. Lewis, Einstein, Steph Smith 02.08.2019 1:01:11

https://blog.stephsmith.io/how-to-be-great/ https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2017/08/04/charlie-munger-the-power-of-not-making-stupid-decisions.html - Perhaps “great’, is just “good”, but repeatable. - Charlie Munger: “"It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent." - Reading, thinking, writing, t...

27. World Happiness Report. Mentioning Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Hunter S Thompson 11.07.2019 1:01:13

The world happiness report link: http://worldhappiness.report/ https://s3.amazonaws.com/happiness-report/2019/WHR19.pdf The key variables in the happiness number: 1. GDP per capita 2. Healthy Life Expectancy (HLE). Healthy life expectancies at birth are based on the data extracted from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Health Observatory data repository 3. Social support (or having some...

26. "The opposite of addiction, is not sobriety, it’s connection." Johann Hari, Brianna Wiest 28.06.2019 1:02:09

Substance dependencies chart: https://images.app.goo.gl/TuXbREvttnqnzbiz6 https://medium.com/s/story/if-connection-is-our-core-human-need-then-why-are-we-so-bad-at-it-a904ae486a48 https://www.ted.com/talks/johann_hari_everything_you_think_you_know_about_addiction_is_wrong?referrer=playlist-new_thoughts_on_addiction#t-26178 "Everything you know about addiction is wrong." "What really causes addicti...

25. Discussing Free Speech. Mentioning Ben Thompson & Stratechery, Ben Shapiro, Facebook and YouTube 13.06.2019 1:03:27

“Civilisation began the first time a person cast an angry word instead of a rock.” - The Pollyannish Assumption: https://stratechery.com/2017/the-pollyannish-assumption/ - "The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents the government from making laws which respect an establishment of religion, prohibit the free exercise of religion, or abridge the freedom of speech,...

24. Discussing The School Of Life "Emotional Identity". Mentioning John Oliver, Alain de Botton 30.05.2019 59:06

Article link: https://www.theschooloflife.com/thebookoflife/emotional-identity/ The questions are: - Self-Love -- If people knew who I really was deep down, they’d be shocked. -- It can be embarrassing to ask where the bathroom is. -- I relationships, it can feel pretty disturbing when someone you like starts to like you back. -- I sometimes feel a bit disgusting. -- When people like you, a lot of...

23. Discussing The Big 5 personality traits. Mentioning Dear HBR, Mandela & Aristotle 16.05.2019 55:30

The big 5 are: Openness. Conscientiousness. Extraversion. Agreeableness. Neuroticism. Mentioning: - The 'Dear HBR' podcast. - Aristotle’s golden mean/ - Nelson Mandela's bio 'A long road to freedom.' - The book 'Don’t sweat the small things.' - Helpfully uncooperative. - Happily irritable - All models are wrong. Some are help. Contact us at info@cloudstreaks.com

22. P2 Discussing The Frankfurt School & Philosophize This, Stephen West, Ben Shapiro, Irshad Manji 12.04.2019 1:02:22

This chat was inspired by Philosophize This! by Stephen West and specifically the following episodes on The Frankfurt School: Episode 109 – The Frankfurt School pt. 1 – Introduction Episode 109 – The Frankfurt School pt. 2 – The Enlightenment Episode 110 – The Frankfurt School pt. 3 – The Culture Industry Episode 111 – The Frankfurt School pt. 4 – Eros Episode #112 – The Frankfurt School pt. 5 – C...

21. P1 Discussing The Frankfurt School & Philosophize This, Stephen West, Jordan Peterson, Marx, 28.03.2019 1:00:39

20. Discussing Developmental Frameworks & Jordan Peterson, Robert Kegan, Jean Piaget 14.03.2019 1:01:57

This chat was inspired by the "Robert Kegan's 'In Over Our Heads' ". Here is a summary of Kegan's framework: - Stage 1 — Impulsive mind (early childhood) - Stage 2 — Imperial mind (adolescence, 6% of adult population) - Stage 3 — Socialized mind (58% of the adult population) - Stage 4 — Self-Authoring mind (35% of the adult population) - Stage 5 — Self-Transforming mind (1% of the adult population...

19. Discussing Tim Minchin's 9 Lessons For Life. Also mentioning Steve Jobs, Carl Jung, Simon Sinek, 21.02.2019 1:02:26

This chat was inspired by Tim Minchin's 9 Lessons For Life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoEezZD71sc&t=701s https://medium.com/speak-louder/9-lessons-on-life-from-tim-minchin-822ab14d92df Key quotes: - 1. You don’t have to dream - 2. Don’t seek happiness - 3. Remember, it’s all luck - 4. Exercise - 5. Be Hard on Your Opinions - 6. Be a teacher - 7. Define yourself by what you love - 8. Respect...