Maybe Better

I talk with Vasco Grilo on topics like:

• Do human impacts on wild animals "cancel out"?
• What human activities might change wild animal populations?
• What would convincing evidence of sentience look like in animals that are pretty different from humans?

My friend Molly and I walk through her dating experiences.

I really liked listening back to this episode. I think Molly is really well-spoken, and I love the stories she shares. I hope you enjoy, too!

In this episode, I talk about memorization strategies. I get some of my friends to try to memorize numbers, and I summarize some experiments I've been doing on myself for the past couple months.

(Re-uploaded audio)

Why is boiling water involved in making electricity? How is electricity produced from spinning magnets?

My friend Owen tried to teach me the answer to these questions, among others!

Are grocery stores ripping you off? Are eggs that say "cage-free" actually from cage-free hens? Why do cage-free eggs cost more than caged?

Some sources

My EA forum account (if you'd like to leave a comment or message me)

I think value-based theories of wellbeing do a pretty good job at describing what people think is good for someone, but concepts about values, especially those intended for self-help, could be improved. I definitely got some things wrong about what these people think; I just saw that Greenberg specifically differentiates positive affect from valuing something!

Mentioned in the episode:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy book - The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris

Valerie Tiberius - Paper describing her ideas - Well-Being as Value Fulfillment (book)

Spencer Greenberg - Post describing some ideas - Another post

Clearer Thinking episode about decision making with Annie Duke

Check out things that Michael St. Jules has written on the EA Forum.

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