Modern Wisdom

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July 27, 2023 Why Are People Falling In Love With Robots? - Rob Brooks - #659
Rob Brooks is a professor of evolutionary biology at the University of New South Wales, a researcher, and author.
Machines are integrating themselves more and more into our lives. From algorithms which know when you're depressed and want to eat ice cream to sex robots who are available to satisfy your desires on-demand. This concept, known as artificial intimacy, might seem as though it’s from a science fiction novel but, it’s rapidly becoming a reality in modern life.
Expect to learn what Artificial Intimacy is and its potential impacts on the future of relationships, whether it's actually legal to get married to a robot, how worried we should be about people retreating from the real world, the danger of supermarkets who can talk to your sex robot, whether artificial intimacy is better than no intimacy at all and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Rob’s Artificial Intimacy Prophecies
(03:32) AI’s Role in Sexual Conflict Theory
(10:02) How Modern Technology is Changing Sex
(14:24) Should We Be Worried?
(19:55) How Accurately Can Machines Replicate Intimacy?
(27:40) Impact of Constant Sexual Variety on Psychology
(34:26) The Problem with Algorithmic Matchmaking
(40:18) What’s Causing Increased Male Incel Violence?
(51:25) Why Gender Pay Gaps May Be a Good Thing
(1:04:17) How Out-Earning Partners Impacts Men & Women Differently
(1:08:10) The Benefits of Dating Attractive Men Outweigh the Costs
(1:11:04) The Next Decade of AI Intimacy
(1:20:06) Where to Find Rob
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Episodes You Might Enjoy:
This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

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1 hr 21 min
July 24, 2023 Why Do The Left Not Care About Men’s Problems? - George TheTinMen - #658
George TheTinMen is a filmmaker, pro-mens advocate and a content creator.
The conversation around the issues of men and boys has been dominated by the Right for a long time now. The Left largely seem to have abandoned the entire male sex. So what happens when an openly Left-leaning man creates a huge Instagram account talking exclusively about male issues?
Expect to learn how the patriarchy can be so powerful if men aren't flourishing more, why the Left stopped talking to men and boys, why George has an army of haters online trying to cancel him, what gets missed in the conversation about struggling males, how divorce impacts the development of young men, what people misunderstand about the gender pay gap, what men want from the women in their lives and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Why George Started TheTinMen
(03:00) Can You Be Left-Wing & Pro-Men?
(14:46) The Bias Against Men in the Family Courts
(21:22) The Problem with Telling Men to 'Just Do Better'
(32:18) Why the Right Wing Has Stood Up for Men
(42:21) How to Improve the Conversation Around Masculinity
(51:57) The Left’s Inability to Listen to Men
(57:50) What People Misunderstand About the Gender Pay Gap
(1:07:59) What Do Men Really Want From Women in their Lives?
(1:10:45) The Truth About Fragile Masculinity
(1:20:53) Advice to Men on How to Live a Good Life
(1:31:25) Where to Find George
Extra Stuff:
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Episodes You Might Enjoy:
This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

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1 hr 34 min
July 22, 2023 An Economist’s Guide To A Happy Life - Erik Angner - #657
Erik Angner is a professor of philosophy at King's College London, researcher, and author.
Economists are usually concerned with macro trends. Money, finances. But they also have data-driven insights into what makes a happy, fulfilling life. Plus Erik is also a philosopher, so he manages to blend two murky worlds into a very usable life approach.
Expect to learn what economics says are the 4 pillars of living a good life, why everyone hates philosophers, whether all old Japanese people should kill themselves, why economists get such a bad wrap, how to maximise your happiness from an economic perspective, whether there is a difference between men and women's happiness, how to break your addiction to material possessions and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Why isn’t Economics More Sexy?
(08:17) Common Misunderstandings of Happiness
(12:00) Is Too Much Immediacy a Negative Thing?
(16:43) Do People Not Have the Time to Have Kids?
(20:20) Can Money Buy Happiness?
(28:30) The Importance of Goal Regulation for Satisfaction
(38:03) The Role of Inequality in Happiness
(44:41) Is it Normal for Young People to Experience Depression?
(48:40) Does Race Play a Part in Happiness?
(52:49) Impact of Siblings & Good Health on Happiness
(1:05:13) Where to Find Erik
Extra Stuff:
Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/
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Episodes You Might Enjoy:
This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

Get in touch.
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1 hr 6 min
July 20, 2023 Green Beret Teaches You How to Survive Any Situation - Mike Glover - #656
Mike Glover is a former United States Army Green Beret, survivalist expert, CEO of FieldCraft Survival, and podcaster providing expertise on survival tactics and preparedness.
Being prepared is arguably the most potent tool in any survival kit. However working out what to prepare for can be a daunting task. How do you decide the likelihood of potential threats and distinguish them from unlikely scenarios? How do you gear up for risks that present the most significant danger to you, and what do you need?
Expect to learn how to best prepare yourself to survive a car accident, the biggest risks you should know about but aren’t preparing for, the surprising risk that always gets overlooked when using firearms, whether doomsday preppers in their bunkers are actually preparing correctly, the tool you should always keep handy that might save your life one day and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:21) Mike’s Background
(04:07) Why Mike Was Labeled as a Terrorist
(07:51) How Important is Preparedness?
(17:38) The Biggest Risks Society Doesn’t Think About
(22:10) Daily Basics of Preparedness
(31:46) How to Eliminate the Freeze Response
(39:06) What People Misunderstand About Personal Firearms
(49:46) Importance of Situational Awareness
(54:29) How Demeanour Can Be Weaponised
(1:02:44) How to Prepare Your Home for Incidents
(1:10:20) Mike’s Advice on Handguns in the Home
(1:20:29) Where to Find Mike
Extra Stuff:
Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/
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Episodes You Might Enjoy:
This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

Get in touch.
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1 hr 21 min
July 17, 2023 The 10 Habits Of The World’s Most Successful People - Polina Pompliano - #655
Polina Pompliano is a writer, entrepreneur and author known for her insights into habits of history's highest performers.
Deconstructing the habits and mindsets of the world's most successful people gives us an insight into how to expedite success and avoid pitfalls. Presumably the people who made it to the top have found effective ways of operating that we can all use in our lives, today we go through some of the most useful.
Expect to learn the best way to channel creativity and inspiration, the secret to building mental toughness, whether there is such thing as taking too much responsibility for your actions, the best way to write and tell a story, the keys to being an effective leader, what you should do to get better at taking risks and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(02:30) How the Best Performers Channel Creativity
(13:07) Lessons on Mental Toughness from Polina’s Book Research
(17:45) How to Avoid Feeling Like a Victim
(23:47) How to Successfully Have Healthy Relationships
(29:36) Principles for Better Storytelling
(36:18) Examples of Successful Leadership
(40:08) What We Misunderstand About Automating Our Lives
(43:29) Becoming Better at Taking Risks
(53:36) Why Clear-Thinking is Important to Polina
(1:00:45) The Biggest Pitfalls When Creating a Community
(1:09:08) Why You Need to Optimise Your Content Diet
(1:16:46) What is a Hidden Genius?
(1:23:12) Where to Find Polina
Extra Stuff:
Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/
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Episodes You Might Enjoy:
This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

Get in touch.
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1 hr 24 min
July 15, 2023 Activists Tried To Get This Study Banned - J Michael Bailey - #654
J. Michael Bailey is a Northwestern University professor of psychology, researcher, and an author known for his work on sexual orientation and human sexuality.
Scientific research has had public scrutiny for a long time. But Michael's most recent study was placed under so much pressure from upset dissidents that the journal formally retracted it. Today we get to find out just why human sexuality is such a dangerous topic to look into.
Expect to learn what it's like to be in the middle of a global cancellation furore, what exactly the concept of gynandromorphophilia is, how malleable your sexual orientation actually is, whether lesbians are more likely to become straight again, if bisexuality actually exists, how accurate our gaydars and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) What Happened to Michael’s Recent Article?
(04:29) The Topic that Got Michael’s Article Cancelled
(12:49) Why Transgenderism Has Increased
(21:20) Is Gender Dysphoria Linked with Autism?
(25:17) Solutions Following Michael’s Research
(31:00) Sexual Orientations of Trans People
(41:50) Is Being Sexually Attracted to She-Males Common?
(47:14) Are Women Aroused by Straight, Gay & Lesbian Porn?
(54:07) Why More Men Experience Strange Sexual Interests
(1:00:48) Environmental Impacts on Sexuality
(1:10:28) How We Have Become Better at Identifying Gay People
(1:14:47) The Malleability of Male Mate Value
(1:20:29) Where to Find Michael
Extra Stuff:
Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/
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Episodes You Might Enjoy:
This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

Get in touch.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx
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Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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1 hr 22 min
July 13, 2023 Stop Wasting Your Life On Things That Don’t Matter - George Mack - #653
George Mack is a writer, marketer and entrepreneur.
If our mind is an operating system, ideas are the apps we install to give us a greater understanding of the world. George is one of my favourite thinkers and today we get to go through 16 of the best ideas we've both discovered since the last time we spoke over 3 years ago.
Expect to learn whether optimism is actually a scam, why it's so sexy to be cynical, why high agency people are the best ones to have in your life, what is the most interesting question of all time, the difference between treadmill friends and sofa friends, why most people die at 25 but aren't buried until they're 75, how to stop worrying about everyone else's opinions and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Is Optimism a Scam?
(07:42) How to Reframe Cynicism
(15:02) Why is it Important to Have High-Agency?
(24:55) How to Spot High-Agency People
(35:17) Productivity Vs Creativity
(45:30) How Rick & Morty Taught George to Live a Great Life
(55:31) Why You Shouldn’t Brag
(59:00) The Lack of Authenticity on Instagram
(1:02:00) The Key to Not Caring What People Think of You
(1:06:32) Society is Ruled More by Chance than Conspiracy
(1:09:31) Principles for Thinking More Long-Term
(1:18:05) How to Know if You’re Early or Late to a Trend
(1:23:49) What is Neglected by the Media but will be Talked about by Historians?
(1:39:44) YouTube is the New TV
(1:48:09) Learning from the Aviation Industry
(1:52:28) Why Humans Listen to Music Repeatedly
(1:56:12) The Milestone of 25-Years-Old
(1:58:59) Where to Find George
Extra Stuff:
Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/
To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom
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Episodes You Might Enjoy:
This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

Get in touch.
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2 hr 1 min
July 10, 2023 This Is The Price Of Greatness - Chris Bumstead - #652
Chris Bumstead is a professional bodybuilder, 4X Mr. Olympia Classic Physique title holder, and a business owner.
Chris is one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time. He's been called the Arnold Schwarzenegger of his era. But just what does it take to become the best in the world? What is the inner texture of a world champion like when he's as open as Chris about his failings and vulnerabilities?
Expect to learn why pressure is a privilege, what it means to have a champions mentality, how Chris overcame his battle with anxiety, why he broke down sobbing on the bathroom floor 6 weeks before he won a world championship, how Chris thinks the modern world of bodybuilding compares to the golden days with Arnold, which steroid is so toxic that even Chris refuses to take, his top 10 exercises to build more muscle and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:49) Why Pressure is a Privilege
(05:08) Are Winning & Success the Same?
(09:32) Using Cynicism as a Safety Blanket
(13:09) What is Chris’s Inner Voice Like?
(19:18) The Principles of a Champion Mentality
(25:44) Why Chris Cried on the Bathroom Floor
(34:23) Reacting to the ‘Arnold’ Documentary
(37:52) Changing Physique for Different Contests
(43:52) Chris’s Morning Routine
(49:54) If Chris Could Only Keep 10 Exercises
(1:00:24) Biggest Levers for Recovery & Rest
(1:05:07) Learning to Say No
(1:09:34) Concerns About Longevity & Health
(1:14:34) Chris’s Experience with Social Media
(1:21:04) Dealing with Self-Doubt
(1:31:49) The Biggest Challenges Facing Young Men
(1:41:30) Debunking ‘Meme First, Explain Later’
(1:45:51) Has Chris Ever Tried Psychedelics?
(1:47:58) Your Dreams Should Dictate Your Objectives
(1:54:45) When Does Chris Plan to Stop & What’s Next?
(2:02:18) Where to Find Chris
Extra Stuff:
Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/
To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom
-
Episodes You Might Enjoy:
This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

Get in touch.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast
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2 hr 3 min
July 08, 2023 Can Money Actually Buy You Happiness? - Dr Mike Israetel - #651
Mike Israetel is a bodybuilding and fitness consultant, Temple University professor of Exercise Science, co-founder of Renaissance Periodization and author.
There are thousands of videos online about what it means to be happy and successful, usually all with different conclusions, but most include wealth in some form or another.
Expect to learn why a pessimistic view of life is unrealistic, the extent to which money can buy you happiness, why living in the present moment is overrated, if trading your time for future gains is a smart move, how to find purpose even in jobs you hate, whether worrying about the future will help you be more successful, Mike’s contrarian view on porn, the future of how AI will shape society and much more....
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:07) So Many People Are Pessimists
(03:48) Are We Really Worse Off Than Our Grandparents?
(14:10) Why Does the Pessimism Bias Exist?
(21:16) Why Realism is More Appropriate than Optimism
(25:47) How Can Money Buy Happiness?
(36:35) Where Money, Happiness & Success Meet
(44:42) Overcoming Fear of Ridicule from Working Harder
(53:00) How Worrying Destroys Happiness
(1:03:11) The Left-Leaning View of Working for Success
(1:09:09) Mike’s Concerns with the Current Right-Wing
(1:20:35) Is Porn Actually That Bad?
(1:30:01) Something is Sedating Young Men
(1:41:04) Why Mike Doesn’t Worry About AI’s Alignment Problem
(1:51:47) Where to Find Mike
Extra Stuff:
Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/
To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom
-
Episodes You Might Enjoy:
This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

Get in touch.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast
Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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1 hr 53 min
July 06, 2023 How Dangerous Is The Threat Of AI To Humanity? - Geoffrey Miller - #650
Geoffrey Miller is a professor of evolutionary psychology at the University of New Mexico, a researcher and an author.
Artificial Intelligence possesses the capability to process information thousands of times faster than humans. It's opened up massive possibilities. But it's also opened up huge debate about the safety of creating a machine which is more intelligent and powerful than we are. Just how legitimate are the concerns about the future of AI?
Expect to learn the key risks that AI poses to humanity, the 3 biggest existential risks that will determine the future of civilisation, whether Large Language Models can actually become conscious simply by being more powerful, whether making an Artificial General Intelligence will be like creating a god or a demon, the influence that AI will have on the future of our lives and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(02:43) Is AI Viewed as an Existential Risk?
(06:14) How the Perceived Risk of AI Has Evolved
(15:47) Rapid Advancements in Neural Networks
(20:07) The Next Level for ChatGPT
(28:25) Helping the Public Understand the AI Arms Race
(37:16) Who Will Be the First to Create AGI?
(40:53) Is the Alignment Problem Still a Problem?
(50:42) The Opposing View to AI Safety-ism
(54:55) Most Concerning Current AI Advancements
(59:36) How AI Will Influence Content & Social Media
(1:04:57) How Accurate Can AI Expert Predictions Be?
(1:08:40) Something Much Worse than Existential Risk?
(1:11:43) Why AI Won’t Save the World
(1:19:29) Where to Find Geoffrey
Extra Stuff:
Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/
To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom
-
Episodes You Might Enjoy:
This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

Get in touch.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx
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1 hr 20 min

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Life is hard. This podcast will help. Lessons from the greatest thinkers on the planet with Chris Williamson. Including guests like David Goggins, Dr Jordan Peterson, Naval Ravikant, Sam Harris, Jocko…