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521: Neil deGrasse Tyson | Cosmic Queries for the Acutely Curious Jun 15, 2021

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Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) is the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium, host of StarTalk Radio, and author. He rejoins us to discuss his latest book, Cosmic Queries: StarTalk's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going.

What We Discuss with Neil deGrasse Tyson:

How Neil learned to explain scientific complexities in layman's terms.
Why you should always take advantage of an opportunity to engage with an expert.
How opportunity comes from embracing the unknown rather than shying away from it.
Why, when it comes to learning something new, understanding is far more important than memorizing facts.
How Neil has mastered the art of ending any Q&A with the perfect answer -- no matter the question.
And much more...

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520: Medical Meddling's Wack from Bipolar Hypochondriac | Feedback Friday Jun 11, 2021

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Enduring your bipolar mother's hypochondria your entire life has made you neglectful of your own health. Now she won't stop meddling in your medical business since you were recently sent to the ER with an undiagnosed condition. How can you get your mother to back off without completely ruining your already strained relationship? We'll dig into this and more here on Feedback Friday!

And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com. Now let's dive in!

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/520

On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

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Your bipolar hypochondriac mom won't stop meddling in your medical affairs. How can you get her to back off without completely ruining your already strained relationship? [Thanks to clinical psychologist Dr. Erin Margolis for helping us field this one!]
You've noticed the bad influence of an older neighborhood kid rubbing off on your six-year-old daughter, and having met his emotionally volatile parents, you see the bad apple didn't fall far from the tree. How can you minimize the effects of this negative behavior without being needlessly punitive toward these children?
Are you experiencing "early-onset imposter syndrome" because you're worried about lazy habits picked up during quarantine stunting the level of overachievement that got you into law school?
You were laid off one day before your last retirement accrual through the company's employee stock ownership plan. You're doing well enough financially, but you're rightfully angry to have been cheated out of this benefit in such an underhanded manner. Do you have any legal recourse, and should you pursue it? [Thanks to once-adversary, now-friend, and attorney Jeremy Golan for helping us with this one!]
Your late father was a much-loved pillar of the community, and everyone in town had their own story about how he had come through for them in their time of need. Does Six-Minute Networking advise a way to responsibly enjoy this inherited social capital without coming off like a petulant so-and-so?
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519: Dacher Keltner | The Power Paradox Jun 10, 2021

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Dacher Keltner is a professor of psychology at University of California in Berkeley, one of the world’s foremost scientists specializing in the study of power, and author of The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence. [Note: this is a rebroadcast from the vault.]

What We Discuss with Dacher Keltner:

You don’t have to be Machiavellian to appreciate that Niccolo Machiavelli was the OG power scientist.
What is The Power Paradox, and how does it affect us and society at large?
The imbalance of power is the greatest threat to society (just after climate change).
Powerlessness can literally be lethal.
Learn how we can increase our power relative to others in a healthy way.
And much more...

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518: Daniel Kahneman | When Noise Destroys Our Best of Choices Jun 08, 2021

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Daniel Kahneman is a celebrated psychologist, economist, Nobel Prize winner, and author of the much-lauded Thinking, Fast and Slow and his latest, Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment.

What We Discuss with Daniel Kahneman:

Why we don’t always produce the same results when faced with the same facts on two different occasions.
How noise -- in this context, variability in judgments that should be identical -- influences our choices.
How the detrimental effects of noise in medicine, law, economic forecasting, forensic science, bail, child protection, strategy, performance reviews, and personnel selection can ruin (and even end) lives.
How to tell the difference between noise and good old-fashioned bias.
How we can reduce the role of noise and bias in our lives to make our best choices.
And much more...

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/518

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517: Trouble Runs Deep with the Neighborhood Creep | Feedback Friday Jun 04, 2021

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The pedophile psychopath who lives across the street has made your life hell for more than a decade, to say nothing of the catastrophic damage he's caused to your loved ones and the community. But how can you prove it to the authorities who continue to protect him? We'll try to find a resolution to this and more here on Feedback Friday!

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/517

On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

The pedophile psychopath who lives across the street has made your life hell for more than a decade, to say nothing of the catastrophic damage he's caused to your loved ones and the community. But how can you prove it to the authorities? [Special thanks to Thomas Erikson and George Grant for helping us with this one!]
When you've finally found a partner who could be "The One" with whom you see yourself starting a family at the same time you've finally found your dream job -- nine hours away -- how do you choose between them? Or is there a way you don't have to?
Your friend at school has only been in the country for three years and struggles with English, so you help him every night with his homework. The problem is, this leaves you with no free time to pursue extracurriculars or even get a full night's sleep during the week. How can you set boundaries that are reasonable for both of you?
At your corporate job, you regularly have to report to people who are senior to you. How do you strike the right balance between confidence and humility without being either cocky or unsure of yourself?
Someone taking our free Six-Minute Networking course wants to know: how can you grow your network through cold contacts?
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516: Mike Massimino | Unlocking Science Secrets with an Unlikely Spaceman Jun 03, 2021

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Mike Massimino (@Astro_Mike) is the astronaut who sent the first tweet from space and one of the few spacefarers we’ve had on this show! He’s the author of Spaceman: An Astronaut’s Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe. [Note: this is a rebroadcast from the vault.]

What We Discuss with Mike Massimino:

How is bedtime on a space shuttle mission a lot like a slumber party?
Why assembling a team around you is crucial for success — whether orbiting or staying on the surface of the planet.
Why it’s important to take small, deliberate steps in the right direction for the sake of your own happiness.
How to stay focused on the task at hand in the face of disaster by thinking like an astronaut.
Why even astronauts have imposter syndrome.
And much more...

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515: James Jani | Repelling the Law of Attraction Myth Jun 01, 2021

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James Jani (@jamesvjani) is a YouTuber who makes documentary-style videos about money, business, and life, including The Law of Attraction: Fact or Fiction? and The Dark World of New Age Gurus.

What We Discuss with James Jani:

Why "hustle culture" is a bankrupt paradigm that makes it easy for fake gurus to prey upon society's very young and very desperate.
Why the so-called Law of Attraction that tells you you only have to think positive thoughts to "manifest" the good things you want out of life is bunk.
How studying philosophy exercises your grey matter and sharpens your critical thinking skills (so you can better resist nonsense like the Law of Attraction).
Why the Just World Fallacy that explains away suffering as a deserved consequence of wrongdoing is just a dangerously convenient way for people to bypass empathy for the world's unlucky have-nots.
How we can use street epistemology to help people question their unfounded beliefs.
And much more...

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514: Distancing from Junkie Sibling's Self-Jinxing | Feedback Friday May 28, 2021

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In spite of what you've done to help your addiction-prone sibling stay off of hard drugs, he keeps relapsing. When is it time to let a self-jinxing junkie suffer for the consequences of their own actions? This and more here on Feedback Friday!

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/514

On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

When is it time to let your self-jinxing junkie sibling face the music for their never-ending relapses that perpetually endanger you and your family?
You're in a relationship with someone who would be a perfect match -- except that you've never found them physically attractive. This is unlikely to change, but it's hard to imagine a life without them. Should you stay or should you go?
You're an ambitious, multilingual 19-year-old in a managerial position, about to enlist in the Navy as a translator. It should be cause for celebration that you've recently been selected as a congressional advisor, but imposter syndrome has hit you like a train. What should you do?
You've been responsible for dramatically increasing your department's efficiency, and your supervisor relies on you to keep things running smoothly. Nevertheless, the higher-ups recently denied you a promotion or raise, and it's hard not to take it personally. What's really holding you back?
A Six-Minute Networking question: how do you deal with a double opt-in introduction when one party makes it clear they're not interested in meeting the other party?
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513: Charlamagne Tha God | The Opportunities of Black Privilege May 27, 2021

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Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) is a radio presenter (The Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM), television personality (Uncommon Sense Live), podcaster (The Brilliant Idiots), and author of Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It. [Note: this is a previously broadcast episode from the vault. For our most recent interview with Charlamagne, check out Episode 171: Charlamagne Tha God | Turning the Tables on Fear and Anxiety!]

What We Discuss with Charlamagne Tha God:

What transformed Lenard McKelvey from Moncks Corner, South Carolina into Charlamagne Tha God?
How Charlamagne went from selling crack in a small town to becoming a radio and television personality — and now author.
Why the moment you think you can’t transcend your circumstances — whatever they may be — is the moment you won’t.
How Charlamagne reframed his background to become an advantage rather than a hindrance.
Why it’s important not to live someone else’s expectations — and how to figure out when expectations are actually your own.
And much more...

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/513

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512: Michio Kaku | The Quest for a Theory of Everything May 25, 2021

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Michio Kaku (@michiokaku) is a theoretical physicist, famed futurist, on-air personality, professor of physics, and bestselling author. His latest book is The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything.

What We Discuss with Michio Kaku:

Why do we need a theory of everything, and what set a young Michio Kaku on the path to search for it?
How we're all born scientists with a yearning to understand the world around us, and what tends to dampen this enthusiasm for most of us before we even make it to adulthood.
Why physicists seeking to wrap their minds around a universal string theory are more like daydreaming composers than academic blackboard warriors.
The four fundamental forces of a universe governed by string theory, and the challenge of discovering how they fit together -- and proving it.
What makes the human brain so unique in the animal kingdom, and why Michio thinks IQ is a woefully incomplete way of measuring intelligence.
And much more...

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/512

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