This Is Going Well, I Think With David Cooper

Social scientist Sam Hampton reveals a secret weapon in tackling climate change: hairdressers. Economics professor Andrew Caplin explains how to improve your performance at work with AI: by understanding your own strengths and weaknesses. For Conspiracy Corner, professor of conspiracy studies ⁠Nathan Radke and David discuss the times that the near-future predicted by TV show Black Mirror has come to pass. Following that, Nathan outlines how prediction markets could unleash some pretty ugly stuff on humanity. (Check out Nathan's ⁠⁠podcast The Uncover Up Conspiracy Cast here⁠⁠ and follow ⁠⁠the show on YouTube here⁠⁠.) Philosophy professor Anné Verhoef sketches out what exactly happiness is. Hospitality and tourism professor Seden Dogan chats about how fans value ethics over innovation at AI hologram concerts. Sisters Lauretta and Sharon Gavin share how they formed a 'mommune' as single mothers raising their children together. Finally, it's poop pills with immunologist ⁠⁠Dr. Saman Maleki⁠⁠ who gives the exciting