Crisis in Perception

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 systems persist — and how they connect to larger economic, political, and cultural structures.

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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 rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how they connect to larger economic, political, and cultural structures.

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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 personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how they connect to larger economic, political, and cultural structures.

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Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.

Author: Christopher Wylie

This episode explores Mindfck: 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 than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how they connect to larger economic, political, and cultural structures.

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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 focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how they connect to larger economic, political, and cultural structures.

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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 they connect to larger economic, political, and cultural structures.

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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 or events, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how they connect to larger economic, political, and cultural structures.

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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 rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how they connect to larger economic, political, and cultural structures.

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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 episode shows why these systems persist — and how they connect to larger economic, political, and cultural structures.

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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 persist — and how they connect to larger economic, political, and cultural structures.

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