unSILOed is a series of interdisciplinary conversations that inspire new ways of thinking about our world. Our goal is to build a community of lifelong learners addicted to curiosity and the pursuit of insight about themselves and the world around them.*unSILOed Podcast is produced by University FM.*
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652. Silent Legacies: How Enlightenment Philosophers Faced Mortality with Joanna Stalnaker
May 19, 2026
Joanna Stalnaker is a professor of French at Columbia University and also the author of the books The Rest Is Silence: Enlightenment Philosophers Facing Death and The Unfinished Enlightenment…
651. Redefining Revolutions: From Ancient Cycles to Modern Movements with Dan Edelstein
May 14, 2026
Dan Edelstein is a professor of French, history, and political science at Stanford University. He’s also the author of several books on revolution and the Enlightenment, including The Revolution to…
650. How ‘Nudge’ Policies Shifted the Blame From Systems to Individuals with Nick Chater
May 12, 2026
How much is on us, as individuals, to fix the world’s great problems? Do initiatives like encouraging homeowners to switch to green energy really move the needle in the battle against climate change?…
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649. Bacteria to AI: Technics, Nonconscious Cognition, and Meaning in LLMs with N. Katherine Hayles
May 08, 2026
N. Katherine Hayles is a professor of English at UCLA and Emeritus Professor of Literature at Duke University. She is also the author of a number of books on consciousness and AI. Her latest book is…
648. Civilization’s Imbalance and Restoring the Humanities: The Divided Brain with Iain McGilchrist
May 05, 2026
Iain McGilchrist is a former fellow at Oxford University and the author of a few books, including Ways of Attending: How our Divided Brain Constructs the World, The Matter With Things: Our Brains…
647. What’s Missing From the Modern Education System with Susan Wise Bauer
May 01, 2026
Susan Wise Bauer is a prolific author, former instructor at the College of William and Mary, and classical education expert. Her books include, The History of the World series, The Well-Educated…
646. The Economics of Life & Being Human with Pablo A. Peña
Apr 29, 2026
How can economic science help you decide which college to attend, or how many children to have, or even who to marry? Pablo A. Peña is an associate instructional professor of economics at the…
645. Making Money Work: Banks, Capital Theory, and the Fed’s Blind Spot with Steve H. Hanke
Apr 27, 2026
Steve H. Hanke is a Professor of Applied Economics and Founder and Co-Director of the Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise at Johns Hopkins University…
644. Reclaiming Joy from Screens and Ultra-Processed Foods with Michaeleen Doucleff
Apr 24, 2026
What if reducing screen time or eating less processed food didn’t feel like deprivation, but rather it was the key to unlocking more joy and excitement in our lives? Michaeleen Doucleff, PhD, is a…
643. In a Good Place: How Built Environments Shape Agency, Wellbeing, and Behavior with Leidy Klotz
Apr 22, 2026
How has the new understanding of broken-windows theory helped to reinforce the importance of community ownership? How do built environments also transmit cultural messages? What does good workplace…
642. Roger Spitz on Future-Readiness: A Call to Adaptability
Apr 20, 2026
How did working with first-principles thinking allow SpaceX to maneuver nimbly past established aerospace giants? What are the limits of prediction and scenario models under “deep uncertainty,” and…
641. How to Become an Expert in Conflict with Amy Gallo
Apr 16, 2026
Even though conflict is something we all instinctively want to avoid, it’s an essential part of a healthy culture. So what can organizations do to ensure they’re not only managing conflict…
640. From Ancient Merchants to Modern Markets: Sven Beckert's History of Capitalism
Apr 13, 2026
How can you trace capitalism from long-distance merchant networks (including 12th-century Aden) to a modern-day world economy? What are alternative stories to the commonly held Eurocentric view of…
639. Understanding Stereotypes & How They Impact Us with Claude M. Steele
Apr 09, 2026
Claude Steele is a professor of psychology at Stanford University and the author of the landmark book, Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do. His new book, Churn: The…
638. Why Nothing Works: How Progressivism’s Split Led to Today's Governance Gridlock with Marc J. Dunkelman
Apr 07, 2026
How is governance dysfunction linked to declining ‘middle-ring’ community ties? Marc J. Dunkelman is a fellow at Brown University and a fellow at the Searchlight Institute in Washington, D.C. Marc is…
637. AI and the Human Mind: Exploring Surprising Parallels with Christopher Summerfield
Apr 03, 2026
When AI tells us what we want to hear, is it acting in a rogue way, or is it emulating behavior that society clearly values? How does our ability to sleep enable us to update faster than neural…
636. Rediscovering Virtue the Renaissance Way with James Hankins
Apr 01, 2026
It’s one of the oldest debates in political philosophy: Do good laws make good men, or do good men make good laws? Minds have been wrestling with this question since the days of Petrarch and…
635. The Psychology of Computers with Tom Griffiths
Mar 30, 2026
Today's AI has been designed using insights from how humans learn and think about the world. Are there certain psychological lessons we can glean from these artificial minds to further our…
634. Gaming Life: The Philosophy of Play and Metrics with C. Thi Nguyen
Mar 27, 2026
When the concept of ‘gamifying life’ comes up, scoring is transparent and portable but strips nuance, creating a gap between what’s measurable and what matters. When codifying everything through…
633. The Case for Being Human in a Digital World with Christine Rosen
Mar 25, 2026
While philosophers have long wrestled with questions about technology’s impact on humanity, these questions have taken on a whole new level of urgency and significance with the rise of AI…
632. Knowing Yourself, Intuition vs. Reason, and the Crisis of Modern Meaning with J. Eric Oliver
Mar 23, 2026
How is modern self-knowledge acquired? In what ways can ‘yoga of the mind’ help you find and explore new thoughts and thought processes, giving you ongoing courage to confront discomfort and realign…
631. A Physicist’s View on the Inherent Risks of Financial Modeling with Emanuel Derman
Mar 18, 2026
What do particle physicists and Wall Street traders have in common? How did finance become more like physics, and how is physics now becoming more like finance? Emanuel Derman is an emeritus…
630. What Evolutionary Psychology Gets Wrong About Dating and Attraction with Paul Eastwick
Mar 16, 2026
Romantic relationships are something uniquely human — we form attachments and perceive compatibility in ways no other species does. So what explains the idiosyncratic preferences people have for one…
629. Beyond Happiness: The Deep Longing to Matter with Rebecca Goldstein
Mar 12, 2026
What if the tale of Genesis were reframed as a story of humanity’s ascent into awareness of mortality and entropy? How are both connectedness and a “mattering project” key to flourishing as an…
628. The Civic Bargain: Democracy, Knowledge, and the Challenge of Scale with Josiah Ober
Mar 10, 2026
A key precondition for democracy is civic trust and commitment to common goods; polarization and party identity undermine this, worsened by modern communication technologies that enable separate…
627. Unlocking the Secrets of Love and Happiness with Sonja Lyubomirsky
Mar 06, 2026
How important are relationships and the feeling of being loved to human happiness? How have the fields of happiness studies and relationship studies converged? Sonja Lyubomirsky is a professor of…
626. Connective Labor: The Art of Human Connection in a Disconnected World with Allison J. Pugh
Mar 04, 2026
How could AI shift medical value toward primary care relationships if pattern-recognition specialties are more automatable? What would people prefer if given the choice between discussing their…
625. How to Not Just Face Uncertainty, But Thrive In It feat. Nathan and Susannah Furr
Mar 02, 2026
We live in an age where uncertainty lurks around every corner, but what if uncertainty didn’t have to be an anxiety-inducing, uncomfortable part of life? The Upside of Uncertainty: A Guide to Finding…
624. Time, Distraction, and Investing in What Matters with Cassie Holmes
Feb 27, 2026
What happens when you start thinking of time as a scarce resource? What practical strategies can you use to protect it from being passively spent or hijacked so that you can spend the time you have…
623. From Classroom to Boardroom: Unstoppable Entrepreneurs with Lori Rosenkopf
Feb 25, 2026
What makes for a good entrepreneur in today’s start-up landscape? How do you work to scale and when is it right to go from bootstrapping to seeking funding? How are the roots of innovation now…
