Crisis in Perception

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: John Leslie This episode explores Universes: The Anthropic Principle and the Design Argument by John Leslie as a systems-level analysis of how observational selection influences belief, interpretation, and conclusions about reality. By focusing on incentive architecture and epistemic constraints rather than su...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: George Orwell This episode explores Orwell on Truth by George Orwell as a systems-level analysis of how language, orthodoxy, and institutional incentives influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why thes...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: George Orwell This episode explores The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell as a systems-level analysis of how industrial class structure 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: Yanis Varoufakis This episode explores And the Weak Suffer What They Must? by Yanis Varoufakis as a systems-level analysis of how Eurozone monetary architecture influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Michael A. Britt This episode explores 10-Minute Social Psychology: The Critical Thinker's Guide by Michael A. Britt as a systems-level analysis of how neurobiological systems influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities, the episod...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Philip Ball This episode explores The Beauty of Chemistry: Art, Wonder, and Science by Philip Ball as a systems-level analysis of how chemical order 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: Albert Rutherford This episode explores Lessons from Systems Thinkers by Albert Rutherford as a systems-level analysis of how interconnection, feedback, and system design influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episo...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Stephen A. Harris This episode explores The Beauty of the Flower: Botanical Art and Science by Stephen A. Harris as a systems-level analysis of how visual knowledge systems influence 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: Shaun P. Hargreaves Heap and Yanis Varoufakis This episode explores Game Theory: A Critical Introduction by Shaun P. Hargreaves Heap and Yanis Varoufakis as a systems-level analysis of how strategic rationality depends on conventions, institutional context, and shared social expectations. By focusing on incent...

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...