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Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking does its part to prepare you against nefarious hackers. Now you can do your part by putting to good use the critical information this audiobook provides.

In 24 absorbing lectures, you’ll discover many of the different cognitive, motivational, and emotional factors that underlie social behavior. Along the way, you’ll come to appreciate - and evaluate critically - research in the behavioral sciences, applying what you learn from social psychology research to events in the real world. At the end of this course, you will have clearer self-awareness, better tools to foster friendships and romantic relationships, and a more compassionate heart to become a better global citizen.

What is economic growth? And why, historically, has it occurred in only a few places? Previous efforts to answer these questions have focused on institutions, geography, finances, and psychology. But according to MIT's anti-disciplinarian César Hidalgo, understanding the nature of economic growth demands transcending the social sciences and including the natural sciences of information, networks, and complexity. To understand the growth of economies, Hidalgo argues, we first need to understand the growth of order.

Kaspars föräldrar har fått nog av världens eländiga tillstånd och bestämt sig för att försöka göra någonting åt det. Just vad de ska göra förstår Kaspar inte riktigt, det enda han vet är att de har farit iväg till fjärran land och lämnat honom ute på landet hos morfar. Hos morfar kan man ha det riktigt roligt, särskilt när det är dags för den stora fisketävlingen. Kaspar och morfar har ögonen på gammelgäddan som gömmer sig nere i Vråldjupet. Med jättegäddans hem ägs av tjuriga Åhman och han har helt förbjudit fiske i hans vatten.

This podcast discusses the history of scientific thought and tells stories about the greatest scientific discoveries and the scientists who made them. There may also be an inordinate amount of Xennial-related references thrown in along the way. Episodes will be released every two weeks on Fridays! Thanks for listening.