The Coronavirus Effect

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  • 4. Maintaining Empathy at a Distance

    Kaitlin Ugolik Phillips is an author and technology researcher. We dive into her findings around human interaction online and how we lose empathy and cause each other extra stress.

    We talk about solutions for this and how we can control ourselves better to avoid being led down dangerous rabbit holes of thinking and keep positive.

    I can highly reccomend her book "The Future Of Feeling: Building Empathy in a Tech Obsessed World" for a masterclass in becoming a wiser particapant in online conversations. It also really helps explain human psychology around why we chagne our nature when we interact online and the problems and possible solutions society needs to address going forwards.

    In the current climate of high stress and emotions combined with an unprecedented amount of interacting online this message is more relavant than either of us could have anticapated when we recorded the interview.

    Special Guest: Kaitlin Ugolik Phillips.


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    If you enjoy the episode and want more, Sam has launched his new show - "How to Change the World: The History of Innovation".


    Chronologically studying every world-changing event in order and how they build upon themselves up to today.


    Available on all podcast players:

    • SPOTIFY - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    • APPLE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    • YOUTUBE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


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    19 min
  • 3. Black Swan - The High Impact of the Highly Unexpected
    About

    The 'Black Swan' is a book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. It demonstrates that unexpected events have the biggest impact on shaping the world.

    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/242472.The_Black_Swan

    The book explains how can we prepare for these evens. How to build a more resilient strategies. How to get stronger from such events instead of being beaten


    Want more book discussions?

    This podcast episode was originally recorded for the "Wiser than Yesterday" podcast. See www.wiserpod.com

    Sam discusses the book and it's lessons with fellow armchair philosopher and entrepreneur Nicolas Vereeke.


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    If you enjoy the episode and want more, Sam has launched his new show - "How to Change the World: The History of Innovation".


    Chronologically studying every world-changing event in order and how they build upon themselves up to today.


    Available on all podcast players:

    • SPOTIFY - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    • APPLE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    • YOUTUBE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


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    Find out more - www.changetheworldpod.com

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    45 min
  • 2. What Is All The Panic (buying) About?

    After stores across the world first started running out of toilet paper, this quickly spread to empty shelves and epic queues as people rush to stock up before armageddon hits. This has resulted in a lot of further panic and strong emotions and angry words from those impacted. Still no one knows why toilet paper is needed....

    In this episode we dive into some of the reasons behind the buying. We discuss supply chain shifts, game theory, psychology, fear, and economics to discover how it works. Along the way we find reasons to be less judgemental and kinder to our fellow humans.


    Notes

    Non Supermarket Food Delivery

    I mention a list of places besides supermarkets that will do online delivery of useful goods. I'm putting it here for now but will update with a blog at some point.

    Delivery list

    If you have any suggestions let me know with dm or a comment (it would be nice to make an American equivalent)


    Suggested Reading

    The Madness of Crowds - Douglas Murray

    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44667183-the-madness-of-crowds

    Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: or, How Capitalism Works - and How It Fails - Yanis Varoufakis

    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36490332-talking-to-my-daughter-about-the-economy

    Game Theory: A Nontechnical Introduction - Morton D. Davis

    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/229281.Game_Theory


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    If you enjoy the episode and want more, Sam has launched his new show - "How to Change the World: The History of Innovation".


    Chronologically studying every world-changing event in order and how they build upon themselves up to today.


    Available on all podcast players:

    • SPOTIFY - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    • APPLE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    • YOUTUBE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


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    Find out more - www.changetheworldpod.com

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    24 min
  • 1. An Introduction

    An short episode introducing the podcast, the aims and topics to discuss and what you can expect to be hearing over the coming episodes.

    Sam gives a brief overview of the opportunity we have to reflect and the importance of focussing on the positive amongst all the terrible news.

    We also learn about the host's background in science, business, adventure and near death experiences and why he's taking on the project,


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    If you enjoy the episode and want more, Sam has launched his new show - "How to Change the World: The History of Innovation".


    Chronologically studying every world-changing event in order and how they build upon themselves up to today.


    Available on all podcast players:

    • SPOTIFY - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    • APPLE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    • YOUTUBE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


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    Find out more - www.changetheworldpod.com

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    14 min

About The Coronavirus Effect

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This show was launched at the start of the Coronavirus pandemic. We discussed the unprecedented changes caused by the coronavirus with various thought leaders and industry insiders. The show helped…

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