web02.fireside.fm Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:27:27 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) On Wisdom - Episodes Tagged with “Barry Schwartz” https://onwisdompodcast.fireside.fm/tags/barry%20schwartz Tue, 07 Jun 2022 15:00:00 -0400 On Wisdom features a social and cognitive scientist in Toronto and an educator in London discussing the latest empirical science regarding the nature of wisdom. Igor Grossmann runs the Wisdom & Culture Lab at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Charles Cassidy runs the Evidence-Based Wisdom project in London, UK. The podcast thrives on a diet of freewheeling conversation on wisdom, decision-making, wellbeing, and society and includes regular guests spots with leading behavioral scientists from the field of wisdom research and beyond. Welcome to The On Wisdom Podcast. en-us episodic What does science tell us about wisdom? Charles Cassidy and Igor Grossmann On Wisdom features a social and cognitive scientist in Toronto and an educator in London discussing the latest empirical science regarding the nature of wisdom. Igor Grossmann runs the Wisdom & Culture Lab at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Charles Cassidy runs the Evidence-Based Wisdom project in London, UK. The podcast thrives on a diet of freewheeling conversation on wisdom, decision-making, wellbeing, and society and includes regular guests spots with leading behavioral scientists from the field of wisdom research and beyond. Welcome to The On Wisdom Podcast. no psychology, science, happiness, philosophy, wisdom, decision-making, reasoning, society Charles Cassidy and Igor Grossmann charlesdavidcassidy@gmail.com 45: Wisdom at Work (with Barry Schwartz) - Rebroadcast https://onwisdompodcast.fireside.fm/45 a21c6afb-110a-49fd-8139-99818ab01b4b Tue, 07 Jun 2022 15:00:00 -0400 Charles Cassidy and Igor Grossmann 45 Wisdom at Work (with Barry Schwartz) - Rebroadcast full Charles Cassidy and Igor Grossmann (First Broadcast - 28th December 2018) Can we design our workplaces to generate wiser behaviour? Why do we work anyway, and would we still work if we didn’t get paid? Do employers even want their employees to develop wisdom? Barry Schwartz joins Igor and Charles to discuss how Aristotle’s Practical Wisdom applies in the 21st Century, the reasons why we work, idea technology, the unintended consequences of rules-based systems, and the moral dangers and limits of incentives. Igor proposes the idea of algorithm-based wise machines, Barry suggests companies hire for character rather than skill, and Charles learns why, in wiser work places, the cost of free-riders may well be a price worth paying. 59:20 no (First Broadcast - 28th December 2018) Can we design our workplaces to generate wiser behaviour? Why do we work anyway, and would we still work if we didn’t get paid? Do employers even want their employees to develop wisdom? Barry Schwartz joins Igor and Charles to discuss how Aristotle’s Practical Wisdom applies in the 21st Century, the reasons why we work, idea technology, the unintended consequences of rules-based systems, and the moral dangers and limits of incentives. Igor proposes the idea of algorithm-based wise machines, Barry suggests companies hire for character rather than skill, and Charles learns why, in wiser work places, the cost of free-riders may well be a price worth paying. Special Guest: Barry Schwartz. practical wisdom, work, rules, incentives, idea technology, feedback, freelancers, salary, money, virtue ethics, Aristotle, Barry Schwartz, character, wisdom, free-rider, workplace (First Broadcast - 28th December 2018)

Can we design our workplaces to generate wiser behaviour? Why do we work anyway, and would we still work if we didn’t get paid? Do employers even want their employees to develop wisdom? Barry Schwartz joins Igor and Charles to discuss how Aristotle’s Practical Wisdom applies in the 21st Century, the reasons why we work, idea technology, the unintended consequences of rules-based systems, and the moral dangers and limits of incentives. Igor proposes the idea of algorithm-based wise machines, Barry suggests companies hire for character rather than skill, and Charles learns why, in wiser work places, the cost of free-riders may well be a price worth paying.

Special Guest: Barry Schwartz.

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Can we design our workplaces to generate wiser behaviour? Why do we work anyway, and would we still work if we didn’t get paid? Do employers even want their employees to develop wisdom? Barry Schwartz joins Igor and Charles to discuss how Aristotle’s Practical Wisdom applies in the 21st Century, the reasons why we work, idea technology, the unintended consequences of rules-based systems, and the moral dangers and limits of incentives. Igor proposes the idea of algorithm-based wise machines, Barry suggests companies hire for character rather than skill, and Charles learns why, in wiser work places, the cost of free-riders may well be a price worth paying.

Special Guest: Barry Schwartz.

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]]> 42: Reflections on Wisdom in the World after Covid https://onwisdompodcast.fireside.fm/42 e1e37f20-98a3-4606-87aa-b2d4185a9189 Sat, 23 Oct 2021 20:00:00 -0400 Charles Cassidy and Igor Grossmann 42 Reflections on Wisdom in the World after Covid full Charles Cassidy and Igor Grossmann On Wisdom dissects the latest research emerging from the field of wisdom research and discusses what it might mean for each of us and for society in terms of reasoning and living more wisely in the 21st Century. 37:36 no Which kind of wisdom will people need to master to overcome major negative societal and/or psychological changes after the pandemic? In the last episode of the World After Covid miniseries, Igor and Charles share and discuss responses from 57 of the world's leading behavioral and social scientists, collected as part of the World After Covid (https://worldaftercovid.info/) project. Four final responses are selected, covering themes of big picture focus on what's important, shared humanity, long-term orientation, and political structural change in the midst of the pandemic. Igor reflects on how the immediate context can dramatically influence even experts' forecasts, and Charles is forced to question his cherished belief that people are ultimately good. Featuring: Barry Schwartz (https://www.swarthmore.edu/profile/barry-schwartz), Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Swarthmore College and a visiting Professor at the Haas School of Business at Berkeley Nicholas Christakis (https://sociology.yale.edu/people/nicholas-christakis), Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University Anand Menon (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anand-menon-6a820a7/?originalSubdomain=uk), Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King’s College London Michael Bond (https://mm.polyu.edu.hk/people/academic-staff/prof-michael-harris-bond/), Cross-cultural social psychologist with focus on locating Chinese interpersonal processes in a multi-cultural space Barry Schwartz, Nicholas Christakis, Anand Menon, Michael Bond, solidarity, improved communication, follow rules, control, agency, intellectual humility, patience, social awareness, acknowledge uncertainty, perspective-taking, political cooperation, bipartisanship, self-distancing, compassion, sympathy, connectedness, social support, long-term orientation, care for elders, science interest, work-life balance, critical thinking, optimism, hope, nature, resilience, gratitude, shared humanity, structural change,, political engagement, togetherness, trust, prosocial behavior, autobiographical memory, irrationality, intimate relation, despair, pessimism, career disruptions, educational inequality, loneliness, economic hardship, authoritarianism, social inequality, mistrust, political conflict, wac2020, worldaftercovid, cultural change, forecast, coronavirus, covid-19, predictions, wisdom, society Which kind of wisdom will people need to master to overcome major negative societal and/or psychological changes after the pandemic?

In the last episode of the World After Covid miniseries, Igor and Charles share and discuss responses from 57 of the world's leading behavioral and social scientists, collected as part of the World After Covid project. Four final responses are selected, covering themes of big picture focus on what's important, shared humanity, long-term orientation, and political structural change in the midst of the pandemic. Igor reflects on how the immediate context can dramatically influence even experts' forecasts, and Charles is forced to question his cherished belief that people are ultimately good.

Featuring:
Barry Schwartz, Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Swarthmore College and a visiting Professor at the Haas School of Business at Berkeley
Nicholas Christakis, Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University
Anand Menon, Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King’s College London
Michael Bond, Cross-cultural social psychologist with focus on locating Chinese interpersonal processes in a multi-cultural space

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In the last episode of the World After Covid miniseries, Igor and Charles share and discuss responses from 57 of the world's leading behavioral and social scientists, collected as part of the World After Covid project. Four final responses are selected, covering themes of big picture focus on what's important, shared humanity, long-term orientation, and political structural change in the midst of the pandemic. Igor reflects on how the immediate context can dramatically influence even experts' forecasts, and Charles is forced to question his cherished belief that people are ultimately good.

Featuring:
Barry Schwartz, Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Swarthmore College and a visiting Professor at the Haas School of Business at Berkeley
Nicholas Christakis, Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University
Anand Menon, Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King’s College London
Michael Bond, Cross-cultural social psychologist with focus on locating Chinese interpersonal processes in a multi-cultural space

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]]> 36: World After Covid series: Positive Consequences (Part II) - Political cooperation, Nature, Solidarity, and Prosocial behaviours https://onwisdompodcast.fireside.fm/36 3a90d78f-5c17-4772-baac-e56404614891 Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:00:00 -0400 Charles Cassidy and Igor Grossmann 36 World After Covid series: Positive Consequences (Part II) - Political cooperation, Nature, Solidarity, and Prosocial behaviours full Charles Cassidy and Igor Grossmann On Wisdom dissects the latest research emerging from the field of wisdom research and discusses what it might mean for each of us and for society in terms of reasoning and living more wisely in the 21st Century. 44:00 no Which domain or aspect of social life will show the most significant positive societal and/or psychological change in response to the pandemic? Igor and Charles share and discuss responses given to the question about positive change in response to the pandemic by 57 of the world's leading behavioral and social scientists, collected as part of the World After Covid (https://worldaftercovid.info/) project. Each episode, four responses are selected. This time, the conversation covers themes of political cooperation, nature, solidarity, and prosocial behaviour in the midst of the pandemic. Featuring: Dagomar Degroot, Associate Professor of Environmental History at Georgetown University Shinobu Kitayama, Robert B. Zajonc Collegiate Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan Katie McLaughlin, John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University Barry Schwartz, Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Swarthmore College Dagomar Degroot, Shinobu Kitayama, Katie McLaughlin, Barry Schwartz, solidarity, improved communication, follow rules, control, agency, intellectual humility, patience, social awareness, acknowledge uncertainty, perspective-taking, political cooperation, bipartisanship, self-distancing, compassion, sympathy, connectedness, social support, long-term orientation, care for elders, science interest, work-life balance, critical thinking, optimism, hope, nature, resilience, gratitude, shared humanity, structural change,, political engagement, togetherness, trust, prosocial behavior, autobiographical memory, irrationality, intimate relation, despair, pessimism, career disruptions, educational inequality, loneliness, economic hardship, authoritarianism, social inequality, mistrust, political conflict, wac2020, worldaftercovid, cultural change, forecast, coronavirus, covid-19, predictions, wisdom, society Which domain or aspect of social life will show the most significant positive societal and/or psychological change in response to the pandemic?

Igor and Charles share and discuss responses given to the question about positive change in response to the pandemic by 57 of the world's leading behavioral and social scientists, collected as part of the World After Covid project. Each episode, four responses are selected. This time, the conversation covers themes of political cooperation, nature, solidarity, and prosocial behaviour in the midst of the pandemic.

Featuring:
Dagomar Degroot, Associate Professor of Environmental History at Georgetown University
Shinobu Kitayama, Robert B. Zajonc Collegiate Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan
Katie McLaughlin, John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University
Barry Schwartz, Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Swarthmore College

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Igor and Charles share and discuss responses given to the question about positive change in response to the pandemic by 57 of the world's leading behavioral and social scientists, collected as part of the World After Covid project. Each episode, four responses are selected. This time, the conversation covers themes of political cooperation, nature, solidarity, and prosocial behaviour in the midst of the pandemic.

Featuring:
Dagomar Degroot, Associate Professor of Environmental History at Georgetown University
Shinobu Kitayama, Robert B. Zajonc Collegiate Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan
Katie McLaughlin, John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University
Barry Schwartz, Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Swarthmore College

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]]> Episode 11: Wisdom at Work (with Barry Schwartz) https://onwisdompodcast.fireside.fm/11 eec4e311-a44a-4663-bc33-4b5ec241a271 Fri, 28 Dec 2018 03:00:00 -0500 Charles Cassidy and Igor Grossmann 11 Wisdom at Work (with Barry Schwartz) full Charles Cassidy and Igor Grossmann Can we design our workplaces to generate wiser behaviour? Why do we work anyway, and would we still work if we didn’t get paid? Do employers even want their employees to develop wisdom? Barry Schwartz joins Igor and Charles to discuss how Aristotle’s Practical Wisdom applies in the 21st Century, the reasons why we work, idea technology, the unintended consequences of rules-based systems, and the moral dangers and limits of incentives. Igor proposes the idea of algorithm-based wise machines, Barry suggests companies hire for character rather than skill, and Charles learns why, in wiser work places, the cost of free-riders may well be a price worth paying. Welcome to Episode 11. 58:40 no Can we design our workplaces to generate wiser behaviour? Why do we work anyway, and would we still work if we didn’t get paid? Do employers even want their employees to develop wisdom? Barry Schwartz joins Igor and Charles to discuss how Aristotle’s Practical Wisdom applies in the 21st Century, the reasons why we work, idea technology, the unintended consequences of rules-based systems, and the moral dangers and limits of incentives. Igor proposes the idea of algorithm-based wise machines, Barry suggests companies hire for character rather than skill, and Charles learns why, in wiser work places, the cost of free-riders may well be a price worth paying. Welcome to Episode 11. Special Guest: Barry Schwartz. practical wisdom, work, rules, incentives, idea technology, feedback, freelancers, salary, money, virtue ethics, Aristotle, Barry Schwartz, character, wisdom, free-rider, workplace Can we design our workplaces to generate wiser behaviour? Why do we work anyway, and would we still work if we didn’t get paid? Do employers even want their employees to develop wisdom? Barry Schwartz joins Igor and Charles to discuss how Aristotle’s Practical Wisdom applies in the 21st Century, the reasons why we work, idea technology, the unintended consequences of rules-based systems, and the moral dangers and limits of incentives. Igor proposes the idea of algorithm-based wise machines, Barry suggests companies hire for character rather than skill, and Charles learns why, in wiser work places, the cost of free-riders may well be a price worth paying. Welcome to Episode 11.

Special Guest: Barry Schwartz.

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Special Guest: Barry Schwartz.

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