Crisis in Perception

Crisis in Perception

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  • Packing for Mars — Why the Human Body Becomes the Limiting System in Space

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

    Author: Mary Roach

    This episode explores Packing for Mars by Mary Roach as a systems-level analysis of how human biology constrains space exploration.

    By focusing on incentive architecture and biological design rather than technological achievement, the episode reveals why the human organism becomes the most complex and fragile system within any mission.

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    27 min
  • Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update — Why Systems Overshoot Before They See Limits

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

    Author: Donella Meadows, Jørgen Randers, Dennis Meadows

    This episode explores Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update by Donella Meadows, Jørgen Randers, and Dennis Meadows as a systems-level analysis of how growth structures and delayed feedback influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes.

    By focusing on incentive architecture rather than isolated events, the episode shows why overshoot occurs — and how these dynamics connect to broader ecological and economic systems.

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    58 min
  • A Brief History of Neoliberalism — Why Crisis Strengthens the System

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

    Author: David Harvey

    This episode explores A Brief History of Neoliberalism by David Harvey as a systems-level analysis of how neoliberal economic structures shape financial behavior, institutional incentives, and global outcomes.

    By focusing on system design rather than surface-level policy debates, the episode shows why recurring crises, wealth concentration, and institutional persistence are not anomalies—but predictable outcomes.

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    33 min
  • How Did We Get Into This Mess?: Politics, Equality, Nature — The System That Stays Invisible

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

    Author: George Monbiot

    This episode explores How Did We Get Into This Mess? by George Monbiot as a systems-level analysis of how ideological and economic 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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    47 min
  • The Wolf: Culture, Nature, Heritage — The System Behind Human–Nature Conflict

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

    Author: Edited Collection (2023)

    This episode explores The Wolf: Culture, Nature, Heritage as a systems-level analysis of how cultural narratives and institutional frameworks influence ecological conflict and human perception.

    By focusing on incentive architecture rather than isolated events, the episode shows why these conflicts persist — and how they connect to broader economic, political, and cultural systems.

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    41 min
  • The Patient Will See You Now — The System Behind Medical Authority

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

    Author: Eric Topol

    This episode explores The Patient Will See You Now by Eric Topol as a systems-level analysis of how information control within healthcare influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes.

    By focusing on incentive architecture rather than individual actors, the episode shows why centralized medical authority persists — and how emerging digital systems are restructuring control over data, diagnosis, and decision-making.

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    19 min
  • You’ve Been Played — Why Gamification Becomes Behavioral Control

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

    Author: Adrian Hon

    This episode explores You’ve Been Played by Adrian Hon as a systems-level analysis of how gamification influences behavior, perception, and institutional outcomes.

    By focusing on incentive architecture rather than surface-level engagement, the episode shows how these systems persist and how they connect to broader structures of labor, technology, and control.

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    25 min
  • Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas — Why Science Rejects Its Own Evidence

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

    Author: Jennifer Raff

    This episode explores Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas by Jennifer Raff as a systems-level analysis of how scientific knowledge production influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes.

    By focusing on incentive architecture rather than individual discoveries, the episode shows why dominant paradigms persist even when challenged — and how academic, legal, and historical systems interact to shape what is recognized as truth.

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    22 min
  • The Hunt for Vulcan — Why Systems Preserve Themselves Over Truth

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

    Author: Thomas Levenson

    This episode explores The Hunt for Vulcan by Thomas Levenson as a systems-level analysis of how epistemological frameworks influence perception, scientific interpretation, and institutional behavior.

    By focusing on incentive architecture rather than individual error, the episode reveals why dominant systems tend to absorb contradictions rather than collapse — and how this pattern extends beyond science into broader social, political, and economic structures.

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    38 min
  • Survival of the Nicest — Why systems built on selfishness collapse

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

    Author: Stefan Klein

    This episode explores Survival of the Nicest by Stefan Klein as a systems-level analysis of how cooperative incentive structures influence behavior, trust, and institutional outcomes.

    By focusing on incentive architecture rather than individual motives, the episode shows why cooperation persists — and how systems that misalign incentives destabilize themselves over time.

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    44 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.