Crisis in Perception

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Henry A. Giroux This episode explores Neoliberalism’s War on Higher Education by Henry A. Giroux as a systems-level analysis of how neoliberal restructuring influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Sarah H. Bradford This episode explores Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman by Sarah H. Bradford as a systems-level analysis of how the legal-economic architecture of slavery 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: Eric Hobsbawm This episode explores Interesting Times: A Twentieth-Century Life by Eric Hobsbawm as a systems-level analysis of how historical catastrophe influences behavior, belief, 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: Simone de Beauvoir This episode explores The Myth of the Other by Simone de Beauvoir as a systems-level analysis of how enforced otherness influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems pers...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: John Allen Paulos This episode explores Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences by John Allen Paulos as a systems-level analysis of how probabilistic illiteracy influences 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: Ralph R. Roberts and Chip Cummings This episode explores Financing Real Estate Investments for Dummies by Ralph R. Roberts and Chip Cummings as a systems-level analysis of how capital allocation systems influence behavior, belief, and investment outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than owner...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Tara Rodden Robinson This episode explores Genetics: A Comprehensive Guide to Heredity and DNA by Tara Rodden Robinson as a systems-level analysis of how biological information systems influence behavior, adaptation, and long-term survival. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than isolated traits, the...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Grace Blakeley This episode explores Vulture Capitalism: Planning, Power, and the Death of Freedom by Grace Blakeley as a systems-level analysis of how oligarchic economic planning influences 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: Daniel Ellsberg This episode explores The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner by Daniel Ellsberg as a systems-level analysis of how nuclear command-and-control architecture 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: Carol Dweck This episode explores The Growth Mindset: Cultivating Your Path to Potential by Carol Dweck as a systems-level analysis of how beliefs about ability influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows w...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Terry Crews This episode explores Manhood: How to Be a Better Man by Terry Crews as a systems-level analysis of how masculine defense structures 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. This episode explores Murmurs of Earth: The Voyager Interstellar Record by Carl Sagan and collaborators as a systems-level analysis of how human self-representation under cosmic conditions influences 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. This episode explores Letters on Wave Mechanics by the historical correspondence of Erwin Schrödinger, Albert Einstein, Max Planck, and H.A. Lorentz as a systems-level analysis of how quantum interpretation influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than perso...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores A Clergyman’s Daughter by George Orwell as a systems-level analysis of how religious habit, class discipline, and economic insecurity influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these sys...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert as a systems-level analysis of how the brain’s prospection system influences behavior, belief, and decision-making outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how th...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores The Art of Empathy: A Guide to Life's Essential Skill by Karla McLaren as a systems-level analysis of how emotional intelligence systems influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why the...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores The Anti-Inauguration: Building Resistance in the Trump Era by contributors including Naomi Klein and Anand Gopal as a systems-level analysis of how neoliberal state capture, corporate power, and security-state continuity influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on ince...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion by Paul Bloom as a systems-level analysis of how emotional empathy 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. Paul Bloom This episode explores The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and Meaning by Paul Bloom as a systems-level analysis of how psychological reward systems, chosen struggle, and cultural incentives influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than perso...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are by Alan Watts as a systems-level analysis of how the socially conditioned illusion of the separate ego 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. This episode explores This Book Will Make You Kinder: An Empathy Handbook by Henry James Garrett as a systems-level analysis of how empathy-limiting ignorance influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores The Talking Cure: Reclaiming Conversation in a Digital Age by Sherry Turkle as a systems-level analysis of how digital communication systems influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why the...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores How to Talk to Anyone: Mastering the Art of Conversation by Adam Brown as a systems-level analysis of how communication systems influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personality traits, the episode shows why conversational skills...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores The 4 Essential Keys to Effective Communication by Bento C. Leal III as a systems-level analysis of how communication structures influence behavior, perception, and relational outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than individual intent, the episode shows why communication breakd...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Wayne K. Li This episode explores Design Empathy and Contextual Awareness by Wayne K. Li as a systems-level analysis of how human-centered design influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these syste...