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Ep. 27 - John Vervaeke: Awakening from the Meaning Crisis

In today’s episode, I spoke with John Vervaeke, professor of cognitive science at the University of Toronto and creator of the YouTube lecture series “Awakening from the Meaning Crisis”. In his brilliant 50-part series, John weaves together philosophy, the history of ideas, and cognitive science to explain why we collectively find ourselves today in a crisis of meaning...

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Ep. 26 - Ben Volkow: Otonomo and the Future of Smart Cars

In today’s episode, I spoke with Ben Volkow, the CEO and Founder of Otonomo, a company that’s revolutionizing the world of car data. Otonomo offers the leading data platform and marketplace for sharing and utilizing vehicle data, with over 40 million connected cars and 4 billion data points...

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Ep. 25 - Mark Solms: Emotions are the Source of Consciousness

In today’s episode, I spoke with Prof. Mark Solms, a psychoanalyst and neuropsychologist from South Africa who is well known for his groundbreaking research on the brain mechanisms of dreaming. Today we spoke about the unique field of neuropsychoanalysis, some of his earlier research showing why Freud was right about dreaming, and about his new book The Hidden Spring: A Journey to the Source of Consciousness...

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Ep. 24 - David Schapiro: The Booming Field of Insuretech

In today’s episode, I spoke with David Schapiro, an expert in the insurtech space, who combines his silicon valley cowboy past with the old-school culture of the insurance industry...

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Ep. 23 - Micha Kaufman: On Founding Fiverr & Revolutionizing the Gig Economy

In today’s conversation, I spoke with Micha Kaufman, founder and CEO of Fiverr. Fiverr has completely revolutionized the gig economy, making freelance work accessible for people all over the world...

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Ep. 22 - Prof. James Pennebaker: Writing Therapy, What the Words We Use Say About Us, and the Power of Pronouns

In today’s episode, I spoke with Prof. James Pennebaker, a social psychology professor from UT Austin. Needless to say, within the psychology community, Pennebaker is a well known name. James is a pioneer in the field of writing therapy...

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Ep. 21 - Tara Stiles: How Strala Yoga Can Make You Feel Better

In today’s episode, I spoke with Tara Stiles, the founder of Strala Yoga, a revolutionary approach to being, moving, and healing. Strala Yoga is not like other styles of yoga. Strala combines the principles of tai-chi with yoga and delivers an easy-going flow, that allows you to sync with your breath, tune inwards, really listen to your body, and ultimately, to become good friends with yourself...

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Ep. 20 - Yuval Tal: The Psychology of Entrepreneurship

Do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? In today's episode, I spoke with Yuval Tal, Founder & President of Payoneer and Managing Partner at Team8 Fintech. Yuval and I spoke about the ins and outs of entrepreneurship. Yuval shared his lessons and insights from his entrepreneurial journey, and what kind of personality makes for a successful entrepreneur...

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Ep. 19 - Irvin Yalom: On Life, Love, & Existence

In today' s episode I spoke with Irvin Yalom, the author of best-selling books such as When Nietzsche Wept and Love's Executioner, the father of existential psychotherapy and a pioneer in the field of group theory. We spoke about his latest book, A Matter of Death and Life, which he co-authored with his late wife, Marylin Yalom. Marylin and Irvin weave together a beautiful and touching tale of true love, old age, and a life well-lived...

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Ep. 18 - Simon Baron-Cohen: How Autism Drives Human Innovation

Prof. Simon Baron-Cohen and I discussed his new book, Pattern Seekers, and how autism has been a driving force for innovation throughout human history. Simon explained how, for most of human history, the true innovators and inventors were individuals who were curious, focused, and constantly trying to understand the systems that govern our world...

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Ep. 17 - Prof. David Buss: On His New Book “When Men Behave Badly” & The Evolutionary Approach to Human Sexuality

In today’s episode, I spoke with Prof. David Buss, an evolutionary psychologist from UT Austin, about his latest book - When Men Behave Badly: The Hidden Roots of Sexual Deception, Harassment, and Assault...

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Ep. 16 - Prof. Sam Gosling: What Your Room Says About Your Personality, and How Physical Spaces Affect Our Psychology

In today’s episode, I spoke with Prof. Sam Gosling, a personality researcher from UT Austin. To start with - we should first ask ourselves - what is personality? There are endless theories and frameworks that try to describe, explain, and predict a person’s characteristic nature...

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Ep. 15 - Prof. Bernard Berofsky: Having Free-Will in a Somewhat Determined World, A Compatibilist's View

In today’s episode, I spoke with Prof. Bernard Berofsky, an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy from Columbia University, who in his philosophical career has explored topics such as free-will, determinism, liberation, autonomy, and creativity. Bernard is an exceptional philosophical thinker...

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Ep. 14 - Prof. Ran Barkai: The Life of Prehistoric Man, Cave Paintings, & Altered States of Consciousness

In today’s episode, I got to speak to Prof. Ran Barkai, an archeologist from Tel Aviv university. Archeology is a fascinating field that provides us with a very real, physical, sensory connection with our past. By uncovering certain objects...

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Ep. 13 - Prof. Nicholas Dirks: Science for the Public Good, the Future of Innovation, and Uniting the Humanities and the Sciences

How can scientific innovations transform society? What can learning about different cultures teach us about ourselves? What can learning about our past teach us about our future? And what do we need in order to drive scientific progress? In today’s episode, I spoke with Prof. Nicholas Dirks, the President of the NYAS, former Chancellor of UC Berkeley, and former dean of the Humanities at Columbia university...

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Ep. 12 - Prof. Reuven Dar: A New Outlook on OCD, How It Differs from OCPD, and Why Internal Awareness Matters

What drives someone to compulsive behavior? How is our ability to identify our own internal states related? Ruvi and his colleagues have developed a model that approaches OCD in a different way from the mainstream consensus. They’ve come up with a framework for OCD called “Seeking Proxies for Internal States”...

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Ep. 11 - Prof. Leo Corry: The Evolution of Science, Science & Religion, and the Importance of the Humanities

How are science and religion related? Why are the humanities so important? What are the principles of science and how did they evolve? The following is a conversation with Prof. Leo Corry, a historian and philosopher of mathematics and science, and the former dean of the Humanities at TAU. We spoke about the philosophy of science, how we need to stay humble in the face of uncertainty...

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Ep. 10 - Dr. Yulia Golland: Synchronizing with Others, Social Neuroscience, and the Individual & the Collective

What does it really mean to be on the same wavelength with someone? Is there any truth to these kinds of metaphors? Dr. Yulia Golland shows that on a certain level - yes there is. Dr. Yulia Golland is a social neuroscientist who studies interpersonal synchrony. In other words, she studies how people get in-sync with one another...

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Ep. 9 - Dr. Elran Haber: The Microbiome, Computational Biology, & Integrating Business and Science

Did you know we have trillions of bacteria, yeast, and virus cells living within us? How does this "microbiome" affect our health and well-being?Today we spoke about the microbiome with Dr. Elran Haber, who is the CEO of Biomica, a biopharmaceutical company that develops innovative microbiome-based therapeutics for various diseases.

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Ep. 8 - Nir Minerbi & Amir Naveh: Quantum Computing, Founding a Start-Up, & Maintaining a Work-Life Balance

Nir Minerbi and Amir Naveh are two of the founders of a quantum computing company called Classiq. In this episode, we spoke about the emerging industry of quantum computing, and the role they hope their company Classiq will play in this new field. We also got into their journey being founders of a start-up...

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Ep. 7 - Dr. Orly Flakowicz Idan: Psycholinguistics, How Language Shapes Thought, and the Magical Power of Words

How do words shape our thoughts and our reality? How can changing one word dramatically impact people's opinions? What really is the importance of being precise in your speech? Orly studies psycholinguistics, which is the meeting place between psychology and linguistic studies...

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Ep. 6 - Prof. Danny Hamiel: How to Build Resilience & Making Psychology Scalable

What makes some people resilient, and others not? How can we build resilience? And how can we make psychology scalable? Today, I spoke with Prof. Danny Hamiel, who's a clinical psychologist by trade and a researcher...

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Ep. 5 - Prof. Eilon Solan: Game Theory & Emergent Ethics

How are game theory, math, and values related? In this episode, we spoke about Game Theory and its different applications in real life with Prof. Eilon Solan from Tel Aviv University. One of the topics we spoke about is this really exciting idea of emergent ethics arising out of game theory models...

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Ep. 4 - Prof. Gilad Hirschberger: Political Psychology & Existential Threats

How can insights from political psychology help us improve the debate between the right and the left? In this episode we spoke with Prof. Gilad Hirschberger, an experimental social and political psychologist who studies collective threats and their...

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Ep. 3 - Prof. Daniel Levy: Neuroscience and the Philosophy of Free-will & Determinism

Have you ever asked yourself, "Do I really have free will? Or is everything that happens already pre-determined"? If so, you're in luck. In this episode, we spoke with Prof. Daniel Levy, a cognitive neuroscientist and the dean of the school of Psychology...

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Ep. 2 - Dr. Guy Hochman: Behavioral Economics, Rational Decision Making, & Moral Behavior

Are we rational? Are we as moral as we think we are? Can we really trust ourselves to make rational ethical decisions?In this episode, we have Dr. Guy Hochman, who is a senior lecturer and the head of the MA program in Behavioral Economics at IDC...

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Ep. 1 - Prof. Shimon Schocken: Computers from First Principles, Education, & Building a University

In this episode, we spoke with Prof. Shimon Schocken, the founding dean of the school of Computer Science at IDC. After being a tenured professor at NYU for 10 years, Shimon came back to Israel to take part in building a new academic institution from scratch...

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