The Human Progress Podcast | Ep. 86
Martin Seligman: Agency and the Making of History
Psychologist Martin Seligman argues that belief in human agency has been a powerful driver of innovation and progress.
Adam Omary
The Human Progress Podcast | Ep. 85
Jonathan Alpert: The Mental Health Paradox
Jonathan Alpert joins Adam Omary to discuss how therapy culture and psychiatric overdiagnosis may be worsening American mental health.
Blog Post | Happiness & Satisfaction
First-World Problems Were Once an Emperor’s Problems
Stoicism is even more relevant now that abundance has become commonplace.
Blog Post | Income & Inequality
Why Humans Care More About Rank Than Riches
Wealth Isn't Zero-Sum. Status Is.
The “ADHD Epidemic” Is Just an Overdiagnosis Epidemic
Screen time gets the blame, but the increase in diagnoses comes more from subjective criteria interacting with financial incentives.
Behind the Boom in Psychiatric Medication
Recent spikes in anxiety, ADHD, and other diagnoses have more than a little to do with economic incentives.
What If AI Chatbots Are Saving Lives?
The case for banning teens from AI chatbots rests more on fear than evidence.
Screens Aren’t Destroying Young Minds. I Should Know.
Laws restricting phone use won’t solve root causes of adolescent anxiety.