On Wisdom Podcast
1) 53: Moral Reframing and The Science of Political Persuasion (with Robb Willer)
How can you persuade someone who disagrees with you on everything? In this episode, we discover the secrets of political persuasion with Robb Willer, a leading expert on political persuasion and moral...Show More
53: Moral Reframing and The Science of Political Persuasion (with Robb Willer)
59:36 | Apr 10th, 2023
2) 52: World Wide Wisdom (with Deepak Ramola)
Imagine gathering hard-earned lessons from survivors of human trafficking in Nepal, middle school children in Afghanistan, refugees in Europe, and even a man who has witnessed over 12,000 deaths. Deep...Show More
3) 51: Tricky Colleagues and Contagious Emotions (with Tessa West)
How do we respond wisely to foolish behaviour in the workplace? Tessa West joins Igor and Charles to talk about the most common types of ‘jerks at work’ - including the bulldozer, the credit stealer, ...Show More
4) 50: Morality Meets World (with Joshua Greene)
To give to both your favourite charity and a super-effective charity recommended by experts, visit Giving Multiplier: https://givingmultiplier.org/invite/ONWISDOM Can insights from moral psychology i...Show More
5) 49: Wise Goals (with Ayelet Fishbach)
What does goal-setting have to do with wisdom and how do we pick wise goals? Ayelet Fishbach joins Igor and Charles to discuss the dangers of moving too swiftly from planning-mode to action-mode, how ...Show More
6) 48: A Joyous Journey from Black-and-White to Grey (with Tom Gilovich)
Is "the spectrum" a more helpful way to think about the world than "categories"? Tom Gilovich joins Igor and Charles to discuss the perils of black-and-white thinking, the evolving data on the hot han...Show More
7) 47: Charting Pandemic Waters: A Common Wisdom Model for Uncertain Times (with Howard Nusbaum) - Rebroadcast
(First Broadcast - 21st June 2020) What is the value of wisdom in the time of the global pandemic? Does the community of behavioural scientists studying wisdom agree on anything about the nature of w...Show More
8) 46: Antifragility, Gut Feelings, and the Myth of Pure Evil (with Jonathan Haidt) - Rebroadcast
(First Broadcast - 4th November 2019) Does that which doesn’t kill you make you weaker? Should we always follow our emotions? Is life a battle between good people and bad people? And critically, what...Show More
9) 45: Wisdom at Work (with Barry Schwartz) - Rebroadcast
(First Broadcast - 28th December 2018) Can we design our workplaces to generate wiser behaviour? Why do we work anyway, and would we still work if we didn’t get paid? Do employers even want their emp...Show More
10) 44: A Special Announcement
Igor and Charles return with a special announcement for On Wisdom listeners ...