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31: Jumping the Line
This podcast is about the psychology and economics around always trying to get ahead – to “beat the system.” It seems pretty obvious that so
30: Gasleaping
Ever wonder why the Trump administration keeps repeating debunked claims? Or why it regularly denies objective evidence, and encourages everyone else to do the same?
29: Ribbiting Disparities
This podcast explores the notion of income inequality. Although it’s an oft-discussed subject, it’s not always defined well or only discussed in the narrow band
28: Frognosis
This episode examines the political debates around public health and public health policy. It is a perfect case study to illustrate so many of the
27: Trade Wart
Welcome to The Boiling Frog reboot! The first 26 episodes were examinations of general topics, such as understanding capitalism, how social psychology belies the principles
26: Jimmy Hoppa
This podcast is all about labor unions – why they exist, their history in the U.S., a brief comparison with unions in other countries, the
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Keeping the American Experiment Alive
This is an op ed Mark wrote which was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal on July 1, 2022. This Independence Day comes at
Nehemiah Scudder
One of us (Mark) is a life-long consumer of science fiction. And, growing up in the 1960s, you can’t be into that genre without knowing
Hindsight Bias is Everywhere
I recently ran into a great example of how pervasive hindsight bias is that I wanted to share. It appeared in some comments to an
Red, White, & True – part deux
The Red, White, & True podcast just published part two if the interview that the host, Chesney Evert, had with the two of us. This
Dramatic Statement of the Obvious
This will come as no surprise to listeners of The Boiling Frog podcast (especially those who listened to Jumping to Conclusions), but this Stanford University
Red, White, & True
Mark and I were interviewed last week by Chesney Evert, who is a junior in the journalism program at Carlmont High School in Belmont, California
