Crisis in Perception

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War by Paul Scharre as a systems-level analysis of how autonomous military systems influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these syst...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores Retirement Planning For Dummies, 2nd Edition by Matt Krantz as a systems-level analysis of how modern retirement systems transfer risk, responsibility, and long-term outcomes onto individuals. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or financial advice, the episode shows w...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat as a systems-level analysis of how foundational cooking variables influence behavior, perception, and outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than instructions or techniques, the episode shows why recipes often fail—and how this system connects...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores Janesville: An American Story by Amy Goldstein as a systems-level analysis of how industrial collapse reshapes economic stability, labor markets, and community cohesion. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than isolated events, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how they c...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond as a systems-level analysis of how the private rental housing market 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 Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America by Elizabeth Wurtzel as a systems-level analysis of how psychopharmacological systems influence behavior, belief, and institutional responses to mental illness. 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. This episode explores Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Survival by Stephanie Land as a systems-level analysis of how poverty structures influence 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. This episode explores How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell as a systems-level analysis of how the attention economy influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems persis...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores Personal Finance for Dummies by Eric Tyson as a systems-level analysis of how consumer finance 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 they conn...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores The Digital Gold Standard: A Beginner’s Guide to Bitcoin by Matthew R. Kratter as a systems-level analysis of how monetary design influences 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 The American Axis: Ford, Lindbergh, and the Third Reich by Max Wallace as a systems-level analysis of how cultural authority, media systems, and industrial incentives influence 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 All That She Carried by Tiya Miles as a systems-level analysis of how material culture preserves identity and memory within systems designed to erase both. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than individual narratives, the episode shows how archival silence is produced—and how alternati...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores Stop the Next War Now by Medea Benjamin and Jodie Evans as a systems-level analysis of how the modern warfare system 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. This episode explores A Line in the Tar Sands: Struggles for Environmental Justice by multiple contributors as a systems-level analysis of how petro-capitalism 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 A Planet to Win by Kate Aronoff, Alyssa Battistoni, Daniel Aldana Cohen, and Thea Riofrancos as a systems-level analysis of how fossil-capital economic structures influence 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. This episode explores The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe by Sean Carroll as a systems-level analysis of how physical reality and emergence influence 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. This episode explores Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink as a systems-level analysis of how incentive structures influence 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. This episode explores How to Learn a Foreign Language: A Practical Guide by Jeff Blum as a systems-level analysis of how language acquisition systems influence behavior, belief, and learning outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than individual ability, the episode shows why learners plateau — and how...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores A Post-Truth World: Politics, Polarization, and a Vision for Transcending the Chaos by Ken Wilber as a systems-level analysis of how developmental value systems 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. This episode explores The Planets by Andrew Cohen and Professor Brian Cox as a systems-level analysis of how gravitational and geochemical systems influence 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. This episode explores Speak Peace in a World of Conflict by Marshall B. Rosenberg as a systems-level analysis of how communication systems influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than individual conflict, the episode shows why these systems persist—and how t...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores Ways of Being by James Bridle as a systems-level analysis of how corporate-technological intelligence 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 they conn...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores The Golden House by Salman Rushdie as a systems-level analysis of how identity construction and post-factual 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...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That’ll Improve and/or Ruin Everything by Kelly Weinersmith and Zach Weinersmith as a systems-level analysis of how innovation systems influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or even...

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores A City on Mars by Kelly Weinersmith and Zach Weinersmith as a systems-level analysis of how space settlement 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...