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Fascinating!: Deconstructing Conventional Wisdom to See the World with New Clarity

Fascinating!: Deconstructing Conventional Wisdom to See the World with New Clarity

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Step into a universe of sharp wit and deep insights with Fascinating!, where your host Rik from Planet Vulcan explores the dominant narratives shaping our world. Through the lens of evolutionary thinking, Fascinating! deconstructs conventional wisdom on economics, social justice, morality, and more. Each episode cuts through the noise of collective illusions—what Rik calls ecnarongi (ignorance backwards)—and exposes the pervasive hangover of pre-Darwinian thought patterns, often seen in the form of intelligent design or deus ex machina thinking. This outdated framework extends far beyond theistic religion, influencing everything from economic systems to societal structures.

Fascinating! offers an intellectually stimulating and often humorous exploration of ideas. If you're ready to see the world through fresh eyes, tune in for conversations that provoke, inform, and enlighten.

© 2026 Fascinating!: Deconstructing Conventional Wisdom to See the World with New Clarity
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  • Mount Stupid

    Mount Stupid
    Apr 4 2026

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    Contributing editor Slainte na Zdorovya submits an essay on the much-discussed and widely applicable Dunning-Kruger effect, focusing on its relevance to the theme of evolutionary thinking that is the theme of this podcast. David Dunning and his protege Justing Kruger published the results of a study they conducted in 1999 at Cornell University titled "Unskilled and Unaware of It".
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    16 m
  • Fun: A Natural History

    Fun: A Natural History
    Mar 14 2026

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    Playing and having fun is a widely observed phenomenon amongst many of Earth's creatures. Why did it evolve? Why do some creatures play and others do not? Contributing editor Prego de Nada has looked into this phenomenon and has penned this essay.
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    12 m
  • Season 5 Recap

    Season 5 Recap
    Jan 12 2026

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    A review of the 16 podcast essays, and one interview, from Season 5. Hopefully you will find some of the short descriptions in the recap sufficiently interesting so that you will listen to them in their entirety.

    Have a look at the recently published book by friend of the podcast Eric Moon, titled "Cultivating the Sociome: Governance Without Governors", now available on Amazon.

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    41 m
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