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Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
by Spencer Greenberg
Today: #176 in Science on our combined chart.
Today: #158 in Science, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #85 in Science, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #145 in Science, Brazil on our combined chart.
Today: #142 in Science, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #85 in Science, India on our combined chart.
Today: #167 in Science, South Africa on our combined chart.
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Ranking history · United States
Latest daily rankings: Oct 27. New rankings will appear after the next update.
Position on the Science combined chart over the last 14 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Castbox |
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| Oct 27 | #176 | #161 | — | — |
| Oct 26 | — | #189 | — | — |
| Oct 25 | #190 | #176 | — | — |
| Oct 24 | — | #197 | — | — |
| Oct 23 | — | #193 | — | — |
| Oct 22 | #159 | #145 | — | — |
| Oct 21 | #180 | #167 | — | — |
| Oct 20 | #150 | #134 | — | — |
| Oct 19 | #131 | #113 | — | — |
| Oct 18 | #107 | #88 | — | #97 |
| Oct 17 | #99 | #72 | — | #68 |
| Oct 16 | #85 | #59 | — | #57 |
| Oct 15 | #77 | #50 | — | #52 |
| Oct 14 | #71 | #46 | #45 | #46 |
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Clearer Thinking is a podcast about ideas that truly matter. If you enjoy learning about powerful, practical concepts and frameworks, wish you had more deep, intellectual conversations in your life, or are looking for non-BS self-improvement, then we think you'll love this podcast! Each week we invite a brilliant guest to bring four important ideas to discuss for an in-depth conversation. Topics include psychology, society, behavior change, philosophy, science, artificial intelligence, math, economics, self-help, mental health, and technology. We focus on ideas that can be applied right now to make your life better or to help you better understand yourself and the world, aiming to teach you the best mental tools to enhance your learning, self-improvement efforts, and decision-making. • We take on important, thorny questions like: • What's the best way to help a friend or loved one going through a difficult time? How can we make our worldviews more accurate? How can we hone the accuracy of our thinking? What are the advantages of using our "gut" to make decisions? And when should we expect careful, analytical reflection to be more effective? Why do societies sometimes collapse? And what can we do to reduce the chance that ours collapses? Why is the world today so much worse than it could be? And what can we do to make it better? What are the good and bad parts of tradition? And are there more meaningful and ethical ways of carrying out important rituals, such as honoring the dead? How can we move beyond zero-sum, adversarial negotiations and create more positive-sum interactions?