The Great Simplification
Nate Hagens, Sarah Wilson, Charles Eisenstein, Ed Conway, Zeke Hausfather, Greg Elliott, Prof Robert PapeThe Great Simplification with Nate Hagens explores the systems science underpinning the human predicament. Conversation topics will span human behavior, monetary/economic systems, energy, ecology, geopolitics and the environment.
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Good morning. One of th...
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[Essay] Decent People, Indecent System: Turning the Dials Back on Psychopathy
This essay is adapted from the Frankly episode posted on September 4th, 2026, titled “Turning the Dials Back on Psychopathy: Decent People, Indecent System.”
Turning the dials back on psychopathy.
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