Crisis in Perception

Crisis in Perception

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Crisis in Perception episodes

  • A Fine Mess: A Global Quest for Better Tax Systems — The hidden welfare state in the tax code

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

    Author: T. R. Reid

    This episode explores A Fine Mess: A Global Quest for Better Tax Systems by T. R. Reid as a systems-level analysis of how tax-code design 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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    43 min
  • Golden Rule: The Investment Theory of Party Competition — Who Funds the Agenda?

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

    Author: Thomas Ferguson

    This episode explores Golden Rule: The Investment Theory of Party Competition by Thomas Ferguson as a systems-level analysis of how investor-driven political 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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    44 min
  • Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope — Why education can reproduce domination

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

    Author: bell hooks

    This episode explores Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope by bell hooks as a systems-level analysis of how institutional education 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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    42 min
  • Psychogeography: — The City as Behavioral Algorithm

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

    Author: Merlin Coverley

    This episode explores Psychogeography by Merlin Coverley as a systems-level analysis of how urban space influences behavior, perception, 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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    36 min
  • CRISPR/Cas-Mediated Genome Editing in Plants — Why precise edits trigger old GMO rules

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

    Author: Deepu Pandita and Anu Pandita

    This episode explores CRISPR/Cas-Mediated Genome Editing in Plants by Deepu Pandita and Anu Pandita as a systems-level analysis of how precision genome editing 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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    50 min
  • Who Owns the Future?: — What “Free” Actually Extracts From You

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

    Author: Jaron Lanier

    This episode explores Who Owns the Future? by Jaron Lanier as a systems-level analysis of how digital network 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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    48 min
  • It’s Not You: A Guide to Healing from Narcissism — Why Empathy Becomes a Trap

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

    Author: Dr. Ramani Durvasula

    This episode explores It’s Not You: A Guide to Healing from Narcissism by Dr. Ramani Durvasula as a systems-level analysis of how narcissistic relational systems influence identity, perception, and behavior.

    By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how they connect to broader psychological, cultural, and institutional structures.

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    39 min
  • Narcissists: A Guide to Identifying Manipulation and Reclaiming Control — Why Empathy Feeds the System

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

    Author: Unknown

    This episode explores Narcissists: A Guide to Identifying Manipulation and Reclaiming Control as a systems-level analysis of how interpersonal extraction systems influence perception, behavior, and relational outcomes.

    By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personality, the episode shows why these dynamics persist — and how they connect to broader systems of perception and control.

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    33 min
  • Your Inner Fish: A Journey into Human Evolutionary History — Why Design Creates Flaws

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

    Author: Neil Shubin

    This episode explores Your Inner Fish: A Journey into Human Evolutionary History by Neil Shubin as a systems-level analysis of how evolutionary constraints shape anatomy, behavior, and biological outcomes.

    By focusing on incentive architecture and structural limitations rather than isolated traits, the episode shows why biological systems produce tradeoffs—and how these patterns connect to broader ecological and evolutionary systems.

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    51 min
  • Hauntology: Ghosts of Futures Past — Why More History Produces Less Future

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

    Author: Merlin Coverley

    This episode explores Hauntology: Ghosts of Futures Past by Merlin Coverley as a systems-level analysis of how digital archives, cultural production systems, and ideological constraints influence behavior, perception, and institutional outcomes.

    By focusing on incentive architecture rather than individual preference, the episode shows why cultural stagnation can emerge alongside rapid technological change — and how these systems connect to broader economic and media structures.

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    34 min

About Crisis in Perception

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Crisis in Perception is a long-form educational podcast examining how we misunderstand the world around us. Using books as entry points, each episode explores history, psychology, economics, science, and power structures to reveal how systems actually work—and why our perceptions so often fail. Clear, evidence-based, and non-tribal.