Overconfidence: The Icarus Paradox

In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses some of the Marvel Comics creatures associated with the planet Mercury...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with award-winning nature photographer Joel Sartore about The Photo Ark, nature photography and conservation. PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, PHOTO ARK.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Today’s episode of Uncertain is about the ways that studies can leave us overconfident and how “just-so stories” can make us feel overly certain about results that are still a work in progress. And sometimes studies get misleading results because of random error or weird samples ...  Show more

"Confidence" gets thrown around liberally every single day but what does it really take to be a confident person? In today's episode, the lads dive deep into how they find confidence in themselves and the vulnerability it can take be a confident person! Learn more about your ad-c ...  Show more

We all have times when we feel like a fraud. In the latest installment of our Success 2.0 series, we revisit a favorite 2021 conversation with psychologist Kevin Cokley. We'll explore the corrosive effects o ...

Don’t shy away from this one! In episode 147 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss confidence. Modernity has created a crisis of confidence, leading to the demand that we all maximize our confidence. But what is confidence? Is it a personality trait or a relational concept? What ...  Show more