Crisis in Perception

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Martha S. Jones This episode explores Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America by Martha S. Jones as a systems-level analysis of how local legal practice, racial exclusion, and procedural participation influenced citizenship, belonging, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Film written and directed by Adam McKay This episode explores Don’t Look Up as a systems-level analysis of how media systems, political incentives, and corporate power shape belief and behavior. Drawing from Don’t Look Up: A Metaphor for Western Civilization and foundational works on media and perception, the...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Cass R. Sunstein This episode explores Too Much Information by Cass R. Sunstein as a systems-level analysis of how disclosure systems influence 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: Cass R. Sunstein This episode explores Can It Happen Here?: Authoritarianism in America , edited by Cass R. Sunstein, as a systems-level analysis of how constitutional design, institutional friction, emergency power, polarization, and information systems influence behavior, belief, and democratic outcomes. By...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Cass R. Sunstein This episode explores How Change Happens by Cass R. Sunstein as a systems-level analysis of how social norms, hidden incentives, and public conformity 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: Cass R. Sunstein This episode explores This Is Not Normal by Cass R. Sunstein as a systems-level analysis of how shifting standards of normality influence 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: Cass R. Sunstein This episode explores Why Nudge? by Cass R. Sunstein as a systems-level analysis of how choice architecture influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Cass R. Sunstein This episode explores Going to Extremes by Cass R. Sunstein as a systems-level analysis of how group polarization 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: Cass R. Sunstein This episode explores Liars: Falsehoods and Free Speech in an Age of Deception by Cass R. Sunstein as a systems-level analysis of how free-speech law, cognitive bias, platform design, and institutional trust influence behavior, belief, and democratic outcomes. By focusing on incentive architec...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Walden Bello This episode explores Capitalism’s Last Stand by Walden Bello as a systems-level analysis of how overproduction, wage stagnation, globalization, and financialization influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, t...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Marc Augé This episode explores Non-Places: An Introduction to Supermodernity by Marc Augé as a systems-level analysis of how modern infrastructure influences behavior, identity, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or aesthetics, the episode shows why the...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Cass R. Sunstein This episode explores Valuing Life: Humanizing the Regulatory State by Cass R. Sunstein as a systems-level analysis of how regulatory decision-making 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: Cass R. Sunstein This episode explores The Ethics of Influence by Cass R. Sunstein as a systems-level analysis of how choice architecture influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems persi...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Matthew Vincent This episode explores [you] Ruined It for Everyone! by Matthew Vincent as a systems-level analysis of how blame, liability, marketing, and institutional risk avoidance influence 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: Leon Festinger, Henry Riecken, and Stanley Schachter This episode explores When Prophecy Fails by Leon Festinger, Henry Riecken, and Stanley Schachter as a systems-level analysis of how cognitive dissonance, social support, and irreversible commitment influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Film written and directed by Adam McKay This episode explores Don’t Look Up as a systems-level analysis of how media logic, political incentives, and corporate power influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or plot events, the episo...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Chris Hedges This episode explores I Don’t Believe in Atheists by Chris Hedges as a systems-level analysis of how ideological certainty influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or labels, the episode shows why these systems persist...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson This episode explores The Narrow Corridor by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson as a systems-level analysis of how state capacity, social mobilization, and institutional constraint influence behavior, belief, and political outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture r...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Army Service Forces This episode explores Logistics in World War II: Final Report of the Army Service Forces by the Army Service Forces as a systems-level analysis of how logistical capacity influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Rick Atkinson This episode explores D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy, adapted from Rick Atkinson’s work, as a systems-level analysis of how logistics, weather, intelligence, deception, and command architecture influenced behavior, belief, and military outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Chris Hedges This episode explores The Greatest Evil Is War by Chris Hedges as a systems-level analysis of how permanent war influences behavior, belief, media legitimacy, 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: Rick Atkinson This episode explores An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942–1943 by Rick Atkinson as a systems-level analysis of how logistics, industrial production, coalition politics, command hierarchy, and human endurance shaped Allied victory. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than perso...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: James Holland This episode explores The Battle of Britain: Five Months That Changed History; May–October 1940 by James Holland as a systems-level analysis of how information architecture, aircraft production, intelligence incentives, and command design influenced behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. B...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: James Holland This episode explores The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943 by James Holland as a systems-level analysis of how global logistics, terrain, strategic air priorities, and ideological command structures influenced behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architect...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Michael Malice This episode explores The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics by Michael Malice as a systems-level analysis of how decentralized political subcultures influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or ev...