Crisis in Perception

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

Author: Dean Alger

This episode explores Megamedia: How Giant Corporations Dominate Mass Media, Distort Competition, and Endanger Democracy by Dean Alger as a systems-level analysis of how concentrated media ownership 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: Nic Cheeseman and Brian Klaas

This episode explores How to Rig an Election by Nic Cheeseman and Brian Klaas as a systems-level analysis of how electoral systems can be used to shape behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes while preserving incumbent power.

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 media structures.

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

Author: Byung-Chul Han

This episode explores The Burnout Society by Byung-Chul Han as a systems-level analysis of how self-exploitative productivity culture 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: Nic Cheeseman and Brian Klaas

This episode explores How to Rig an Election by Nic Cheeseman and Brian Klaas as a systems-level analysis of how electoral systems can be used to shape behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes while preserving incumbent power.

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 media structures.

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

Author: Byung-Chul Han

This episode explores The Burnout Society by Byung-Chul Han as a systems-level analysis of how self-exploitative productivity culture 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: Randall Munroe

This episode explores What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe as a systems-level analysis of how physical scaling laws influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes.

By focusing on threshold effects, thermodynamic limits, orbital constraints, and atmospheric mechanics rather than novelty alone, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how they connect to the larger conditions governing life, infrastructure, and technological ambition.

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

Author: Gabor Maté and Daniel Maté.

This episode explores The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing by Gabor Maté and Daniel Maté as a systems-level analysis of how modern culture and chronic stress influence behavior, belief, and health 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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Author: Gabor Maté

This episode explores Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder by Gabor Maté as a systems-level analysis of how developmental environments 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: Dr. Sarah Ballantyne

This episode explores Nutrivore: The Radical New Science of Nutrient-Focused Eating by Dr. Sarah Ballantyne as a systems-level analysis of how diet culture, nutrient density, and the modern food environment influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes.

By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or food ideology, the episode shows why restrictive dieting frameworks persist — and how they connect to larger economic, psychological, and cultural systems that keep nutrient insufficiency obscured.

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

Author: Robert Lustig

This episode explores Fat Chance: The Hidden Truth About Sugar and Disease by Robert Lustig as a systems-level analysis of how industrial food design, hormonal disruption, and metabolic dysfunction 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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