Modern Wisdom

Robb Wolf is a former research biochemist and one of the world’s leading experts in Paleolithic Nutrition and Ancestral Health. The world which our genetics evolved in is very different to the one we exist in now. Rob's work tries to undo this by applying an evolutionary lens to our training, diet, recovery and socialisation. Expect to learn why the Guinness book of world records has banned unbrok...

David Buss is one of the founders of the field of Evolutionary Psychology, Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas and an author. The topic of sexual deception, harassment and assault are an emotive, highly charged conversation. Men are accused and women are afraid. But why do these conflicts even arise? Why is it that men and women's sexual desires diverge? David's new book opens Pando...

Steven Laureys is a neurologist, Professor of Neurology & Director at Coma Science Group and an author. Meditation and mindfulness practise has gained a lot of popularity over the last few decades. But the effects are inherently difficult to observe because they're internal, thankfully Steven is one of the leading clinicians and researchers in the field of neurology and has scanned the brains of s...

Cal Newport is an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University and an author. Email has changed the way we collaborate and work. Free, frictionless, instant communication sounds great, but many workers are tyrannised by their email inbox, no matter how many productivity tools they add in. Cal is proposing a new type of solution to this overload. Expect to learn why workers chec...

Steven Dudley is the Director of InSight Crime, a crime & public security reporter and an author. MS-13 are one of the best known gangs in the world. President Trump declared war on them and called them a national security threat. Today we get to hear exactly how the gang works from the most informed MS-13 expert on the planet. Expect to learn how MS-13 have become so dangerous without any single...

Melody Wilding is an executive coach and an author. Being a driven but sensitive individual is a fairly interesting blend. You have all the desire for high achievement and go-getting but also overthink pretty much everything which slows you down. Thankfully, Melody is a specialist at coaching what she calls Sensitive Strivers. Expect to learn how to channel your emotions into an advantage, why tru...

Greg McKeown is a public speaker, leadership & business strategist and an author. Is the toughest path always the right one? Is the more important a thing is, the harder it has to be? Or is there a way to make the execution of what matters most in your life a little easier? Expect to learn why the usefulness of working runs out more quickly than you might think, how Effortless relates to Essential...

This episode was originally recorded on Sean Spooner's podcast Life and Lessons. I enjoyed this discussion so much, I figured I'd put it on Modern Wisdom too. Lots more talking by me on this one, which you'd better enjoy, or else. Expect to learn why identity change is so hard, what being club promoter without nightclubs for a year has been like, why going sober is still a red pill everyone needs...

Gabrielle Bluestone is the Executive Producer of the FYRE Documentary, an author & journalist. From failed festivals to fake blood tests, the grifters and scammers of the world seem to be having their time in the spotlight right now. Expect to learn how Billy McFarland the founder of Fyre Festival has got himself into even more trouble since he's been in jail, why Elizabeth Holmes from Theranos ma...

Jonny & Yusef from Propane Fitness join me for another Life Hacks episode. Sit back & enjoy as we run through our favourite tools, apps, websites, strategies & resources for a productive and efficient life. Expect to learn Jonny's favourite music to lift heavy to, why I'm a YouTube Premium convert, the best type of MyProtein Whey, how to fix torn hands when lifting, how I redeliver my Kindle highl...

Adam Lane Smith is a psychotherapist an author. Humans are not transparent to ourselves. We are complex creatures who operate on ancient programming. Having spent years and years as a practicing psychotherapist for men, women and couples, Adam has come to learn some insights about us which he put into an epic Twitter thread and that's what we go through today. Expect to learn why women are disgust...

Graeme Tomlinson is an evidence based diet coach and an author. Let's face it, pretty much everyone is fat right now. If lockdown has left us with anything, it's pasty skin which is a bit softer than usual. As the world gets back into a fitness regime, it's important to learn the fundamentals around how dieting and weight loss actually work. Expect to learn the principles of dieting and losing wei...

Brian Greene is a theoretical physicist, mathematician, an author and the Director of Columbia University’s Centre for Theoretical Physics. Nothing short of fascinating stuff today with one of the most popular public physicists of our age. Brian is an absolute titan. Expect to hear answers to some of the biggest and most fundamental questions we have. What happens if the universe is infinite? When...

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson is a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, a clinical psychologist and an author. The last year has been incredibly challenging. It's times like this when we need one of the most popular and insightful voices of our generation to come and give us some advice, welcome to the show Dr Jordan B. Peterson. Expect to learn how to deal with the pain of unlived poten...

Thomas Moynihan is a historian and an author. Humans may have only had the ability to destroy ourselves for the last hundred years or so, but thinkers have been hypothesising about the potential end of existence for thousands of years. Today Thomas explains the history of how humanity came to realise its potential for extinction. Sponsors: Get 20% discount on the highest quality CBD Products from...

Steven Kotler is a peak performance expert, entrepreneur and an author. The mystery of achieving peak performance is what many people are striving toward in life. Steven is a world expert in Flow and through years of cutting edge research, has finally created the recipe. Expect to learn how to break & build your motivation, the best way to hack your creativity, why Salvador Dali literally WAS drug...

Victor Wooten is one of the greatest bass players of all time and a 5-times Grammy Award Winner. After a career of writing, teaching and performing at the highest levels on earth, Victor has come to gain some insights around how music affects us and what we might be losing if we don't properly nurture it. Expect to learn how Victor deals with his internal critic, what he does to open up his studen...

Chrissie Mayr is a comedian and a podcaster. A lot of success in life can be achieved by simply avoiding failure. I wanted to bring Chrissie on to discuss all the lessons she'd give her younger self from her years of dating, family life, career prospects and oestrogen in general. Expect to learn why no one under 60 years old should write relationship advice columns, why "you deserve it all" is a d...

Ryan Bush is systems designer and an author. Redesigning your mind is hard because there are a lot of influences at play. A very comprehensive approach is needed to really impact our mindset. Today I think I might have found someone who has all the tools. Expect to learn how to design your mind to work with you not against you, how to cultivate meta-cognition, how to rewire your mental biases, how...

Steven Bartlett is the Founder of Social Chain, an entrepreneur and an author. Building a business, buying fast cars and becoming a millionaire is the peak of some people's dreams. But does achieving that actually satisfy you and create success? Or does it leave you hollow inside? And is it possible to achieve material success alongside meaningful fulfilment? Expect to learn why £13 in chicken sho...

Greg Everett is a weightlifting coach and an author. We're in the middle of a toughness revolution. From David Goggins motivational videos to cold showers, it seems like becoming tough is a skill many people want to develop right now, but what IS toughness and how do you cultivate it? Expect to learn how character, capacity, capability and commitment combine to create a truly tough human, how you...

Chris Baber is a Chef and a Marks & Spencer food ambassador. The cells in our body are made up of what we put in our mouth. Although we all cook for ourselves, most people have no idea what they're doing in the kitchen. Chris is coming to the rescue. Expect to learn how to meal prep healthy fitness food in no time, how spices work and which ones you need, what Chris says every stock cupboard needs...

Polina Pompliano is a writer, author & founder of The Profile. Polina spends her time assessing the world's highest performing & most interesting individuals. Today we break down some of the common traits of her favourite subjects. Expect to learn how David Goggins used post-it notes to change himself, why Elon Musk is able to have truly unique thoughts, what Polina learned from The Rock, how the...

Brian Christian is a programmer, researcher and an author. You have a computer system, you want it to do X, you give it a set of examples and you say "do that" - what could go wrong? Well, lots apparently, and the implications are pretty scary. Expect to learn why it's so hard to code an artificial intelligence to do what we actually want it to, how a robot cheated at the game of football, why hum...

Kalle Sauerland is one of the most successful promoters in world boxing, Co-Founder of Sauerland Events and Co-Founder of the World Boxing Super Series. Boxing is a legendary sport which captures global attention, but the entire industry is held together by the promoters who make the matches and create the events we love to watch, how does it all work? Expect to learn Kalle's thoughts on Jake & Lo...