Exploring the human experience and the human mind with a focus on the forces shaping human behaviour, society and the future. Conversations with academics, w…
16:582.5K views · 3w ago · 16:58
Why Do You Keep Falling for Toxic People? What if the person you think is a narcissist is actually something much, much worse and what is Emophilia? In this clip from a revealing conversation, with Dr.
Topics: Why Narcissists Win at First Dates · The Number One Rule Before Entering a Relationship · What is Emophilia? · The "Social Cocaine" Effect
1:26:1319K views · 4w ago · 1:26:13
Guest: Dr Daniel Jones
What if the person you think is a narcissist is actually something much, much worse? In this revealing conversation, Dr. Daniel Jones, one of the leading researchers on the Dark Triad of personality — Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy — explains how to recognise manipulation, deception, predatory behaviour and the psychological traits that can make some people extraordinarily difficult to detect.
Topics: Dr. Daniel Jones: Introduction & Origin Story · What Are the Dark Triad Traits? · How Dark Triad Traits Are Tested & Measured · Callousness & the Absence of Empathy · Sadism: Assessment & Reporting · Guilt & Shame
13:4559K views · 1mo ago · 13:45
Guest: Dr Peter Salerno
How do narcissists manipulate and control people? Dr. Peter Salerno reveals the psychology behind narcissism, manipulation, psychopathy and the Dark Triad and explains how these behaviours can destroy relationships. Dr. Peter Salerno is a clinical psychologist, licensed psychotherapist and author specialising in personality disorders, narcissism, psychopathy, trauma and pathological abuse.
9:301.2K views · 1mo ago · 9:30
Guest: Dr Fiona Girkin
In this clip from an eye-opening episode of the Eyes Wide Open Podcast, I speak with Dr Fiona Girkin, a researcher specialising in female psychopathy, dark personality traits, narcissism, manipulation and toxic behaviour about the Lindsay Clancy Trial and the public reaction.
14:5468K views · 1mo ago · 14:54
Guest: Dr Peter Salerno
What happens when narcissism becomes something far more dangerous? In this revealing clip from a conversation with Dr Peter Salerno, we explore the dark side of narcissism, psychopathy and manipulation and what separates an ordinary narcissistic personality from someone capable of truly disturbing behaviour.
1:00:3217K views · 1mo ago · 1:00:32
Guests: Dr Fiona Girkin, Female Psychopaths
What makes female psychopaths different from male psychopaths? Why can female psychopathy be so difficult to detect? Can charm and apparent empathy hide psychopathic traits? How do female psychopaths manipulate and control others? What is the connection between psychopathy and narcissism? What are the warning signs of a female psychopath? Can psychopaths genuinely love or feel empathy? How does psychopathy affect relationships and workplaces?
Topics: Dr Fiona Girkin Origin Story · Female Psychopath PHD · People are Scared! · Psychopathy in Women · Relational Aggression, Gossip & Innuendo · Social Isolation and Reputation Destruction
17:099.1K views · 2mo ago · 17:09
Guest: Dr Sulikowski
Dr Dani Sulikowski is an evolutionary psychologist, professor, and researcher at Charles Sturt University, Australia. In this clip from the full conversation with Dr Sulikowski we discuss the Jason Arday tragedy, the impact of ideology in the academy and the catastrophic outcomes.
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Guest: Dr Dani Sulikowski
What if some of the most powerful forms of female aggression are the ones that are hardest to see? In this provocative conversation, evolutionary psychologist and researcher Dr Dani Sulikowski explores the psychology of female intrasexual competition and why rivalry between women can sometimes take very different forms from the direct aggression more commonly associated with men.
Topics: Dani Sulikowski — intro and origin story · Male vs Female Aggression · Female Intrasexual Competition · Sabotage, Narcissism & Cluster B · Reproductive Success & Evolution · Why Do Women Sabotage Other Women?
1:00:31168K views · 2mo ago · 1:00:31
Guest: Dr Peter Salerno
How to handle the Dark Triad, Narcissists, Sociopaths and Predators | Dr Peter Salerno Dr. Peter Salerno is a psychologist, author and noted expert in trauma, personality disorders and abuse. We discuss the genetic and physiological traits of narcissism and the destruction untreated personality disorders can cause in the general population. We talk about antagonism, manipulation tactics, triangulation, gaslighting and love bombing.
Topics: Dr Peter Salerno intro and origin story · Understanding narcissism, cluster b and the dark triad · Narcissist: lies, untruths, shame and self esteem · Diagnosing narcissism, etiology and pathology · Worst case scenarios, serial killers and manipulation · The justice system, treatment and rehabilitation
53:35153 views · 4mo ago · 53:35
Guest: Nicholas Enrich
"Into the Woodchipper" - How Elon Musk and DOGE Destroyed USAID with Nicholas Enrich What really happened inside USAID when Elon Musk and DOGE moved to dismantle the agency? In this explosive Eyes Wide Open interview, Nicholas Enrich, former USAID Global Health Policy and Planning Director and whistleblower gives his account of what happened from inside the organisation during the dramatic weeks following Donald Trump's inauguration in January 2025.
Topics: Nicholas Enrich — introduction · Elon Musk Declares War on USAID · What Was USAID? · Nicholas Enrich's Dream Job · The Trump Transition · Mike Benz & Joe Rogan
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57:051K views · 5mo ago · 57:05
Guest: Prof. Edward Slingerland
Did alcohol help create civilization? Could one of humanity's oldest intoxicants have played a crucial role in the development of friendship, romance, creativity, culture and society? Professor Edward Slingerland makes the fascinating case that alcohol may have played a far more important role in human evolution and civilisation than we realise.
Topics: How Alcohol Created Civilization · Alcohol Before Agriculture? · The Invention of Alcohol · The Creativity Paradox and the Prefrontal Cortex · Alcohol and Creativity · Alcohol, the Biphasic Curve and the Brain
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7:29549 views · 5mo ago · 7:29
Guest: Professor Edward Slingerland
This clip is from an upcoming podcast episode with Professor Singerland exploring the extraordinary effects alcohol has had on the development of modern society and examines the relationship between alcohol, human connection, creativity and the brain.
1:00:3964K views · 1y ago · 1:00:39
Is science under attack? Has ideology begun to replace scientific inquiry in universities and what happens when the pursuit of truth becomes a political battleground? In this wide-ranging conversation, world-renowned physicist and public intellectual Professor Lawrence Krauss discusses The War on Science and the growing conflict between science, ideology, politics and activism.
Topics: The Battlefield · Academia · The Stakes · Systemic Injustice · Science vs Ideology · Cancellation and Harvard University
1:02:249.9K views · 1y ago · 1:02:24
Guest: Kevin Kelly
Co-Founder of Wired Magazine, Kevin Kelly on Ai, Technology, The Future and some "Excellent Advice for Living" - Wisdom I wish I'd known earlier! in this conversation we discuss Co-Founding wired magazine and being forced to sell Working for National Geographic The unexpected emergence of llm's Ai and mental health concerns Ethics in Technology Fame and Reputation Optimism v Pessimism ( Woody Allen perspective ) Wisdom Kevin wishes he'd known earlier Excellent Advice for…
Topics: Kevin Kelly essentials · Technology and Society · A thirst for Knowledge · Be the only · Pessimism v Optimism · Fame and Reputation
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3:348.2K views · 1y ago · 3:34
If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. Charles Bukowski's Roll the Dice is a brutal, uncompromising meditation on ambition, creativity, risk, sacrifice, rejection, isolation and the pursuit of something meaningful. In this reading by Conor Ryan, Bukowski asks a simple but profound question..How badly do you want it?
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