THE ARMEN SHOW · SINCE 2017
Podcast Archive
Long-form conversations across science, human behavior, technology, culture, philosophy, and related ideas. Browse the episodes below, newest first.
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337: Jing Tsu | How A Language Revolution Brought China To Modernity In “Kingdom Of Characters”
How important is language to the modernization of a nation? What did the modernization of Chinese have to do with making the country more modern? Professor…
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336: Chris Boutte | Podcasting And Books With The Host Of “The Rewired Soul”
Can you rewire your soul and the parts of your mind that you want to work on? Fellow podcaster and content-creator Chris Boutte of The Rewired…
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335: Rory Cellan-Jones | Getting A Sense Of The Social Smartphone Era In “Always On”
What can we know about smartphones being in the hands of everyone, and always remaining on? Are there hopeful elements that relate with this, as well…
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334: Sheila Jasanoff | The Unknowns Of Our Emotional And Political Lives In “Uncertainty”
How does uncertainty apply in our emotional and political lives? On episode 334, Professor Sheila Jasanoff of Harvard opens a forum on uncertainty and democracy in…
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333: Todd Kashdan | Courage And Skill To Question Others In “The Art Of Insubordination”
Here on 2/22/2022, episode 333 of the show makes its way with Professor Todd Kashdan of George Mason University, author of The Art of Insubordination: How…
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332: John A. List | Getting Ideas To Improve And Scale In “The Voltage Effect”
We want to up the electricity, and keep the voltage of our activity on a high note. What does it mean to have momentum in scaling,…
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331: Florence Williams | The Scientific and Personal Journey Through “Heartbreak”
Welcome to episode 331 of the show, where we have journalist Florence Williams taking us through the personal and scientific story of a heartbreak in her…
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330: Zoe Chance | Having Ethical Influence On Others In “Influence Is Your Superpower”
How far can influence take you? How can you be influential, while being ethical in the process? Yale Professor of Marketing Zoe Chance shares information on…
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329: Gary & Kaspar Kazazian | Methods, Tips, And Strategies In “California Surf Fishing”
As we make our way to episode 329 of the show, we switch things up with the creators of California Surf Fishing, a duo who fishes…
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328: Benjamin van Rooij | The Intersection Of Law And Behavior In “The Behavioral Code”
How can the law make us better, and how does it connect with human behavior? In exploring the topic, authors Benjamin van Rooij and Adam Fine…
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327: Johnjoe McFadden | Exploring Application And History Of Occam’s Razor In “Life Is Simple”
“Entities should not be multiplied without necessity” is the message behind Occam’s Razor, and seeking the simplest explanation for a conundrum is a strong force in…
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326: Jorge L. Contreras | The Story Of The “AMP v. Myriad” Gene Patent Case In “The Genome Defense”
The case Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., 569 U.S. 576, was a case challenging the validity of gene patents in the United States,…