19 Uncomfortable Truths About Human Nature - Gurwinder Bhogal

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19 Uncomfortable Truths About Human Nature - Gurwinder Bhogal

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March 19, 2026
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The Dark Side of Empathy: The Oxytocin Paradox

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0:20
Duration: 1:53

Why Dangerous People Often Seem 'Nice'

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5:31
Duration: 1:30

The Rumpelstiltskin Effect: Why We Name Our Problems

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8:20
Duration: 1:25

The Power and Peril of Naming Your Problems

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9:42
Duration: 2:23

Is Everything a Disease? The Problem of Medicalization

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13:27
Duration: 4:09

Roadblock vs. GPS: Using Labels for Action

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15:16
Duration: 0:44

The Rise of 'Pretenders' in Elite Universities

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20:09
Duration: 1:31

Reality Apathy: The Death of Trust in the AI Age

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24:30
Duration: 1:24

Why China is Winning the AI Video Race

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27:53
Duration: 0:38

The Dead Internet Theory is Already Here

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29:43
Duration: 1:40

The 1% Rule: Why Social Media is a 'Freak Show'

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33:01
Duration: 2:06

How to Be Different from a Chatbot

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31:44
Duration: 1:17

The Science of Scissor Statements: Why Media Divides Us

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39:00
Duration: 1:44

Eustress: The Good Stress You Need for Happiness

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42:56
Duration: 2:58

Automate Only the Skills You Are Willing to Lose

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45:54
Duration: 1:28

The Google Effect and Plato's Warning

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47:57
Duration: 1:30

The AI Bifurcation of Humanity

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54:43
Duration: 2:55

Don't Be Better, Just Don't Be Worse

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Duration: 1:47

The Personal Talk Paradox: Why You Always Think You Suck

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58:23
Duration: 1:26

Why Regret is Actually a Sign of Progress

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Duration: 0:48

Rothbard's Law: Why We Specialize in What We're Bad At

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1:02:23
Duration: 1:08

The Coffee vs. Yacht Happiness Baseline

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1:07:24
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The Coffee vs. Yacht Rule for True Happiness

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Duration: 1:32

Why We Imagine Ourselves as the Elites in Radical Ideologies

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1:10:17
Duration: 1:38

The Dark Irony of Intellectuals in Revolutions

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1:12:04
Duration: 1:27

Coyote's Law: Why You Shouldn't Give Government Power You Fear

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1:17:31
Duration: 0:55

The Infinite Mirror of Reciprocal Radicalization

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1:22:52
Duration: 1:25

Why Humans Overestimate Tech in the Short Term

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1:24:48
Duration: 2:23

The Trough of Disillusionment: Why Great Tech Feels Like a Failure Before It Wins

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1:26:15
Duration: 1:48

The 30-Year Wait for the AI Boom

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1:28:10
Duration: 1:21

The Wilson Effect: Why You Become Your Genes as You Age

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1:31:45
Duration: 2:31

Optimism is a Choice, Not a Delusion

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1:35:23
Duration: 1:18

The Spotlight Theory: Why Pessimism Isn't Realism

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1:35:43
Duration: 0:49

How to Practice Optimistic Pessimism

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1:38:07
Duration: 2:06

The Antidote to Anxiety is Action

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1:40:20
Duration: 0:58