Episodes

Sept. 5, 2024

Sharpen The Saw

When you're up against it, have you ever felt like there's no time to pause; to refresh and recharge?

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Aug. 22, 2024

Finishing Lines - with Brendan Leonard

The most important role of the finishing line is to get you over the start line.

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July 11, 2024

Summer Break - place holder

We ended up talking about awards.

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June 13, 2024

Detecting Prostate Cancer

The Old Way v The New & Improved Way

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May 30, 2024

The Shirky Principle

Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution.

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May 16, 2024

Only Dead Fish Go with the Flow

Going against the direction of momentum and popular wisdom takes energy and desire.

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May 2, 2024

Creativity through Music Composition

How do you even start when writing a new piece of music?

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April 18, 2024

Fun at the Beach

A light-hearted discussion about all the great things about spending time at the beach

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April 4, 2024

The Peter Principle

The theory that employees will rise to the level of their incompetence.

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March 21, 2024

Botany (with James Wong) - Part 2

A lot of things you never knew you needed to know about plant life.

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March 21, 2024

Botany (with James Wong) - Part 1

A lot of things you never knew you needed to know about plant life.

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March 7, 2024

Should we stop using "Bi-weekly"?

Are you absolutely sure you were understood when you just used "bi-weekly"?

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Feb. 29, 2024

Sneaky Averages

When the average may be hiding something

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Feb. 22, 2024

Groupthink

Have you ever gone along with a group decision without voicing your real opinion?

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Feb. 15, 2024

Schadenfreude

Pleasure at someone else's misfortune

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Feb. 8, 2024

The Law of Diminishing Returns

Good-> Better -> Great -> Oh dear... How to know when enough is actually enough.

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Feb. 1, 2024

Smart Little People

How would an army of Smart Little People go about solving your problem?

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Jan. 25, 2024

On The Road Compilation of Sketches

9 theories, facts and phenomena explored in the realm of driving and cars

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Jan. 18, 2024

The 4 Pillars of Too Much

Too much Stuff; Too much Choice; Too much Info; Too Fast.

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Jan. 11, 2024

Dunbar's Number

The typical number of people we can keep track of in our social network.

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Aug. 17, 2023

The Peak-End Rule

When the peak and the end of an experience dictate how we remember it long-term.

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Aug. 10, 2023

5 Ways to Wellbeing

5 simple, evidence-based, ways to improve mental wellbeing.

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Aug. 3, 2023

QUICKFIRE ROUND - Words and Language

A collection of sketches that cover quirky words and some of the subtleties of language (mostly English)

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July 27, 2023

The Cost of Being Late

Apart from you missing the start, what are the effects of tardiness on others?

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