Crisis in Perception

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Editors: Laura Feldt and Jan N. Bremmer This episode explores Marginality, Media, and Mutations of Religious Authority in Christianity by Laura Feldt and Jan N. Bremmer as a systems-level analysis of how marginality, media, and institutional legitimacy influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusin...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Gloria Feldt This episode explores The War on Choice: The Fight for Women's Rights in America by Gloria Feldt as a systems-level analysis of how reproductive politics, legal personhood, and bureaucratic control influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture ra...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Byung-Chul Han This episode explores Psychopolitics: Neoliberalism and New Technologies of Power by Byung-Chul Han as a systems-level analysis of how neoliberal psychopolitics influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Alberto Toscano This episode explores Late Fascism: Race, Capitalism and the Politics of Crisis by Alberto Toscano as a systems-level analysis of how racial capitalism under crisis conditions influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalitie...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Albert Rutherford & Abby Gordon This episode explores Statistics Simplified: Advanced Thinking Skills by Albert Rutherford and Abby Gordon as a systems-level analysis of how statistical systems influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than individ...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: T. R. Reid This episode explores A Fine Mess: A Global Quest for Better Tax Systems by T. R. Reid as a systems-level analysis of how tax-code design influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these sy...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Thomas Ferguson This episode explores Golden Rule: The Investment Theory of Party Competition by Thomas Ferguson as a systems-level analysis of how investor-driven political structures influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or eve...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: bell hooks This episode explores Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope by bell hooks as a systems-level analysis of how institutional education influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these system...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Merlin Coverley This episode explores Psychogeography by Merlin Coverley as a systems-level analysis of how urban space influences behavior, perception, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how t...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Deepu Pandita and Anu Pandita This episode explores CRISPR/Cas-Mediated Genome Editing in Plants by Deepu Pandita and Anu Pandita as a systems-level analysis of how precision genome editing 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: Jaron Lanier This episode explores Who Owns the Future? by Jaron Lanier as a systems-level analysis of how digital network 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: Dr. Ramani Durvasula This episode explores It’s Not You: A Guide to Healing from Narcissism by Dr. Ramani Durvasula as a systems-level analysis of how narcissistic relational systems influence identity, perception, and behavior. 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: Unknown This episode explores Narcissists: A Guide to Identifying Manipulation and Reclaiming Control as a systems-level analysis of how interpersonal extraction systems influence perception, behavior, and relational outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personality, the episode shows why...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Neil Shubin This episode explores Your Inner Fish: A Journey into Human Evolutionary History by Neil Shubin as a systems-level analysis of how evolutionary constraints shape anatomy, behavior, and biological outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture and structural limitations rather than isolated traits,...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Merlin Coverley This episode explores Hauntology: Ghosts of Futures Past by Merlin Coverley as a systems-level analysis of how digital archives, cultural production systems, and ideological constraints influence behavior, perception, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Christopher Nolan This episode explores Memento by Christopher Nolan as a systems-level analysis of how external memory 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. Film Case Study: The Matrix (1999) This episode analyzes The Matrix as a systems-level model of how perception can be structured, filtered, and stabilized through mediated environments. Rather than focusing on characters or plot, the episode examines how systems can replace direct reality with representations, align i...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: George Orwell This episode explores Animal Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell as a systems-level analysis of how information control, administrative hierarchy, and ideological conformity influence 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: George Orwell This episode explores Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell as a systems-level analysis of how reality control, engineered scarcity, and permanent war influence 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: Andy Weir This episode explores The Martian by Andy Weir as a systems-level analysis of how closed-loop survival systems, institutional risk management, and hard physical constraints influence behavior, belief, and outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or plot beats, the epi...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Michael Lewis This episode explores The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis as a systems-level analysis of how financial securitization systems influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode show...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Authors: Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappé This episode explores Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on the U.S.-Israeli War by Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappé as a systems-level analysis of how diplomatic management, military power, and narrative framing influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Mumia Abu-Jamal and Stephen Vittoria This episode explores Murder Incorporated: Dreaming of Empire by Mumia Abu-Jamal and Stephen Vittoria as a systems-level analysis of how the American imperial apparatus 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: Christopher Hitchens This episode explores The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice by Christopher Hitchens as a systems-level analysis of how media mythmaking, donor absolution, and religious authority influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive archit...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Christopher Hitchens This episode explores Thomas Jefferson: Author of America by Christopher Hitchens as a systems-level analysis of how the early American republic influenced behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode s...