Crisis in Perception

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Brian Klaas This episode explores Corruptible by Brian Klaas as a systems-level analysis of how leadership selection systems influence behavior, belief, 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: Diana B. Henriques This episode explores A First-Class Catastrophe by Diana B. Henriques as a systems-level analysis of how automated finance, derivatives, and fragmented regulation influenced behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or event...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Sir Oliver Letwin This episode explores Apocalypse How? by Sir Oliver Letwin as a systems-level analysis of how tightly integrated digital infrastructure influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than isolated threats or personalities, the episode sho...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Diana B. Henriques This episode explores The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust by Diana B. Henriques as a systems-level analysis of how delegated financial trust and failed verification influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Jamie Bartlett This episode explores The People Vs Tech by Jamie Bartlett as a systems-level analysis of how digital network infrastructure influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems per...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Jamie Bartlett This episode explores The Missing Cryptoqueen by Jamie Bartlett as a systems-level analysis of how hybrid fraud architecture influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems per...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Patrick Radden Keefe This episode explores Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe as a systems-level analysis of how pharmaceutical incentive structures, medical persuasion, and reputational laundering influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusin...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Andrew Ross Sorkin This episode explores Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin as a systems-level analysis of how interconnected financial architecture 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. Author: Patricia Highsmith This episode explores The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith as a systems-level analysis of how identity authentication through class performance, paperwork, and institutional expectation influences 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: Bill Browder This episode explores Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice by Bill Browder as a systems-level analysis of how kleptocratic state power influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than persona...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Christopher Wylie This episode explores Mindf ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America* by Christopher Wylie as a systems-level analysis of how surveillance capitalism and psychometric targeting influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather th...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind This episode explores The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind as a systems-level analysis of how accounting architecture and financial incentives influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By fo...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Zeke Faux This episode explores Number Go Up by Zeke Faux as a systems-level analysis of how shadow-financial infrastructure 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: James B. Stewart This episode explores Den of Thieves by James B. Stewart as a systems-level analysis of how insider-information networks, junk-bond leverage, and weak compliance structures influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities o...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Thomas Giacomaro and Natasha Stoynoff This episode explores The King of Con by Thomas Giacomaro and Natasha Stoynoff as a systems-level analysis of how overlapping criminal, corporate, and law-enforcement structures influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture r...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Maria Konnikova This episode explores The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time by Maria Konnikova as a systems-level analysis of how human trust architecture influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the e...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Maria Konnikova This episode explores The Biggest Bluff by Maria Konnikova as a systems-level analysis of how probabilistic decision systems influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems per...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Tom Wright and Bradley Hope This episode explores Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World by Tom Wright and Bradley Hope as a systems-level analysis of how global financial architecture influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive arch...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Robert Crichton This episode explores The Great Impostor: The Amazing Careers of Ferdinand Waldo Demara by Robert Crichton as a systems-level analysis of how bureaucratic credentialing and institutional deference influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rat...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: John Carreyrou This episode explores Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou as a systems-level analysis of how startup incentives, prestige signaling, and regulatory weakness influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Craig Whitlock This episode explores The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War by Craig Whitlock as a systems-level analysis of how bureaucratic survival incentives influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the e...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Craig Whitlock This episode explores Fat Leonard: How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy by Craig Whitlock as a systems-level analysis of how military contracting culture, command discretion, and institutional entitlement influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on inc...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Katherine Boo This episode explores Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo as a systems-level analysis of how informal urban economies and predatory institutions influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episod...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: David Grann This episode explores Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann as a systems-level analysis of how federal guardianship, inheritance law, and local civic complicity influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architect...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. Author: Malcolm Gladwell This episode explores The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell as a systems-level analysis of how social contagion influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the e...