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In our first-ever video podcast, we deconstruct the 2025 Brown University shooting and the twenty-two-year grudge that fueled Cláudio Valente’s tragic descent. We explore the "Prestige Trap"—the dangerous intersection of elite academic pressure and status anxiety that led a former physics prodigy to target the very institution where his dreams once died.From a decades-old rivalry in Lisbon to a modern-day manhunt sparked by a Reddit tip, we analyze the exact moment a smoldering ego turned into a lethal flame. Be sure to check out our full archive of psychological deep dives on Spotify as we transition this series to your screen.
By The Spark That Lit the FlameIn our first-ever video podcast, we deconstruct the 2025 Brown University shooting and the twenty-two-year grudge that fueled Cláudio Valente’s tragic descent. We explore the "Prestige Trap"—the dangerous intersection of elite academic pressure and status anxiety that led a former physics prodigy to target the very institution where his dreams once died.From a decades-old rivalry in Lisbon to a modern-day manhunt sparked by a Reddit tip, we analyze the exact moment a smoldering ego turned into a lethal flame. Be sure to check out our full archive of psychological deep dives on Spotify as we transition this series to your screen.