Critical Nonsense

High-low brow conversations about culture, science, and tech. With hosts Joey Camire, Aaron Powers, and executive producer/nerd herder Jess Vander. SYLVAIN is a strategy and design company.

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286! Finding Financial Security

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What's the best way to unlock a sense of financial security in all of us? 

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285! Changing Our Minds

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This week, Joey and Jess talk about organizational hierarchy, Geert Hofstede, authoratative leadership,...

283! Medical Serendipity

Posted October 15, 202400:19:35

How many things are we surrounded by that have use cases that we're not thinking about? 

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