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245 episodes transcribedAlso: do we overestimate or underestimate our significance in other people’s lives?
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Also: is there a downside to billionaire philanthropy?
Also: what is the meaning of life?
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Also: what’s so great about friendship?
Also: is it better to be a thinker, a doer, or a charmer?
Also: how does a cook become a chef? With Gabrielle Hamilton.
Also: why do we procrastinate?
Also: what is the best question you’ve ever been asked in a job interview?
Also: how can we stop confusing correlation with causation?
Also: how effective is the placebo effect?
Also: why do we habituate to life’s greatest pleasures?
Also: are the most memorable stories less likely to be true?
Also: how do you avoid screwing up your kids?
Also: how does a comedian cope with tragedy? With Eugene Mirman.
Also: is it better to send a congratulatory note to someone who deserves it or a condolence note to someone who needs it?
Also: should we all have personal mission statements?
Also: is there such a thing as too much science? With special guest Luis von Ahn.
