I've got a shocking piece of news for you today: Sometimes, statistics are inaccurate. I know, I know. I've probably just shattered your world. "How can this be?" you're asking yourself. But wait, it gets worse! Not only are statistics occasionally inaccurate,...
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The Greatest Trick of All
Magic is the ability to make someone believe something that isn't true. It follows, then, that most great magicians are keen observers of human psychology and that magic routines are, at base, a skillfully arranged set of techniques for preying on our cognitive...
Episode 412 – I Read The Great Narrative (So You Don’t Have To!)
Remember when the World Economic Forum held a conference on "The Great Narrative"? And remember when Klaus Schwab threatened to release a book on the topic? Well, guess what? It's heeeere. That's right, I read The Great Narrative and now I'm spilling the beans on the...
Episode 410 – The 5th Annual Fake News Awards!
You've been waiting for it all year. So stop waiting. It's here! The 5th Annual Fake News Awards! Bringing you the worst in dinosaur media lies, smears and outright fiction from the past year. Join your host Bent Krockman for a whirlwind tour of fake photos, fake fact...
What Hitchcock Taught the Social Engineers
You'll recall that late last year I was exploring the central role that narrative plays in shaping our lives. Although it may sound trivial at first glance, story-telling is not just a fundamental part of the human experience, it is one of the primary ways we come to...
2022: The Year Ahead
I'm sure I don't need to tell you that there are many ways that the current global crisis could play out in 2022 and, sadly, none of them involve everyone joining hands and singing "Kumbaya" until the Gateses and the Schwabs of the world have a change of heart about...
Your Guide to the New Economy
Congratulations! You've spent the last 14 years or so since the Global Financial Crisis getting up to speed on all the financial lingo, and now you can finally wrap your mind around the reality inversion bubble and explain the intricacies of the ratings game and bore...
Welcome to the New Economy
We are plunging headlong into the greatest economic transition in history. We don't have to speculate about that, either. Back in 2015, Christina Figueres—then the UN's top climate change official—straight up told us that this was the end goal of the Great Resetters...