Crisis in Perception

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Scott Kelly This episode explores Endurance by Scott Kelly as a systems-level analysis of how closed-loop life-support systems influence human behavior, biological adaptation, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than individual experience, the episode shows why these system...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Fred Haise This episode explores Never Panic Early by Fred Haise as a systems-level analysis of how procedural aerospace systems influence behavior, perception, and survival outcomes under extreme conditions. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than individual decision-making, the episode shows why th...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Gene Kranz This episode explores Failure Is Not an Option by Gene Kranz as a systems-level analysis of how decision systems operate under uncertainty and unreliable information. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than individuals or events, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how they c...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Mary Roach This episode explores Packing for Mars by Mary Roach as a systems-level analysis of how human biology constrains space exploration. By focusing on incentive architecture and biological design rather than technological achievement, the episode reveals why the human organism becomes the most complex a...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Donella Meadows, Jørgen Randers, Dennis Meadows This episode explores Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update by Donella Meadows, Jørgen Randers, and Dennis Meadows as a systems-level analysis of how growth structures and delayed feedback influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on ince...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: David Harvey This episode explores A Brief History of Neoliberalism by David Harvey as a systems-level analysis of how neoliberal economic structures shape financial behavior, institutional incentives, and global outcomes. By focusing on system design rather than surface-level policy debates, the episode shows...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: George Monbiot This episode explores How Did We Get Into This Mess? by George Monbiot as a systems-level analysis of how ideological and economic structures influence 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: Edited Collection (2023) This episode explores The Wolf: Culture, Nature, Heritage as a systems-level analysis of how cultural narratives and institutional frameworks influence ecological conflict and human perception. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than isolated events, the episode shows why the...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Eric Topol This episode explores The Patient Will See You Now by Eric Topol as a systems-level analysis of how information control within healthcare influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than individual actors, the episode shows why centralized me...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Adrian Hon This episode explores You’ve Been Played by Adrian Hon as a systems-level analysis of how gamification influences behavior, perception, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than surface-level engagement, the episode shows how these systems persist and how they con...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Jennifer Raff This episode explores Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas by Jennifer Raff as a systems-level analysis of how scientific knowledge production influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than individual discoveries, the episode shows...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Thomas Levenson This episode explores The Hunt for Vulcan by Thomas Levenson as a systems-level analysis of how epistemological frameworks influence perception, scientific interpretation, and institutional behavior. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than individual error, the episode reveals why dom...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Stefan Klein This episode explores Survival of the Nicest by Stefan Klein as a systems-level analysis of how cooperative incentive structures influence behavior, trust, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than individual motives, the episode shows why cooperation persists —...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Nick Lane This episode explores Life Ascending by Nick Lane as a systems-level analysis of how thermodynamic constraints and energy systems influence biological complexity, behavior, and long-term evolutionary outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than individual traits or narratives of progre...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Allison B. Kaufman, James C. Kaufman This episode explores Pseudoscience: The Conspiracy Against Science by Allison B. Kaufman and James C. Kaufman as a systems-level analysis of how cognitive heuristics, institutional incentives, and scientific authority influence belief, behavior, and knowledge production. B...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Alison Gopnik This episode explores The Philosophical Baby by Alison Gopnik as a systems-level analysis of how human development structures cognition through a tradeoff between exploration and execution. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than individual behavior, the episode shows why this system pe...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Thomas Nagel This episode explores What Is It Like to Be a Bat? by Thomas Nagel as a systems-level analysis of how scientific objectivity influences belief, behavior, and institutional definitions of reality. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why subje...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Annaka Harris This episode explores Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind by Annaka Harris as a systems-level analysis of how consciousness, perception, and neural processing influence behavior, belief, and institutional assumptions about agency. By focusing on incentive architecture...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz This episode explores Not “A Nation of Immigrants” as a systems-level analysis of how identity narratives influence perception, behavior, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than surface-level debates, the episode shows why these narratives persist and...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz This episode explores An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz as a systems-level analysis of how settler colonialism and land commodification influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than person...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Theda Perdue and Michael D. Green This episode explores The Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears by Theda Perdue and Michael D. Green as a systems-level analysis of how land expansion, federalism, legal classification, and racial ideology influenced behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing o...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz This episode explores Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz as a systems-level analysis of how civilian armament influences 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: David Pozen This episode explores The Constitution of the War on Drugs by David Pozen as a systems-level analysis of how constitutional design 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: Lisa McGirr This episode explores The War on Alcohol: Prohibition and the Rise of the American State by Lisa McGirr as a systems-level analysis of how Prohibition influenced federal policing, selective enforcement, prison growth, political realignment, and the later architecture of narcotics control. By focusi...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Godfrey Pearlson This episode explores Weed Science: Cannabis Controversies and Challenges by Godfrey Pearlson as a systems-level analysis of how biological systems, market incentives, and regulatory structures influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather...