Guy Spier’s Hatched Ideas

When Politics Becomes Theater, Every Audience Is a Battlefield

When Politics Becomes Theater, Every Audience Is a Battlefield

Sep 14, 2026

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The Unusual Advantage of Taking Ideas Seriously

The Unusual Advantage of Taking Ideas Seriously

Sep 13, 2026

The Same Incentive That Makes Companies Chase AI Can Make Them Ignore Its Risks

The Same Incentive That Makes Companies Chase AI Can Make Them Ignore Its Risks

Sep 12, 2026

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The Six Generation Strategy: Why Power Belongs to Those Who Think Beyond the Present

The Six Generation Strategy: Why Power Belongs to Those Who Think Beyond the Present

Sep 11, 2026

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The Most Powerful Use of AI Is to Attack Your Own Ideas

The Most Powerful Use of AI Is to Attack Your Own Ideas

Sep 10, 2026

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The Same Social Technology Can Prevent a War and Save a Hummus Shop

The Same Social Technology Can Prevent a War and Save a Hummus Shop

Sep 9, 2026

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The Same Mental Skill Solves a Theorem and Defuses a Propaganda War

The Same Mental Skill Solves a Theorem and Defuses a Propaganda War

Sep 8, 2026

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The Test Is Not What You Believe, but What You Permit

The Test Is Not What You Believe, but What You Permit

Sep 7, 2026

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The Thirty Minute Habit That Can Change the Way You Think, Invest, and Live

The Thirty Minute Habit That Can Change the Way You Think, Invest, and Live

Sep 6, 2026

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The Ethics of Certainty When the Stakes Are Human

The Ethics of Certainty When the Stakes Are Human

Sep 5, 2026

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When the Liberated Become Oppressors

When the Liberated Become Oppressors

Sep 4, 2026

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The Category Error Behind Both Political Arguments and Machine Intelligence

The Category Error Behind Both Political Arguments and Machine Intelligence

Sep 3, 2026

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The Portfolio Principle: Why Your Mind Needs Contrarian Investments

The Portfolio Principle: Why Your Mind Needs Contrarian Investments

Sep 2, 2026

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When Political Slogans Become Hostages

When Political Slogans Become Hostages

Sep 1, 2026

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The Breakthrough Skill Is Not Intelligence. It Is the Courage to Connect What Should Stay Separate

The Breakthrough Skill Is Not Intelligence. It Is the Courage to Connect What Should Stay Separate

Aug 31, 2026

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When Ritual Meets Reality: The Difference Between a Team That Feels Strong and One That Is

When Ritual Meets Reality: The Difference Between a Team That Feels Strong and One That Is

Aug 30, 2026

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The Moral Risk of Making Complex Truths Fit on One Screen

The Moral Risk of Making Complex Truths Fit on One Screen

Aug 29, 2026

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The Difference Between Recognizing an Identity and Controlling It

The Difference Between Recognizing an Identity and Controlling It

Aug 28, 2026

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The Skill That Keeps Marriages, Careers, and Societies from Breaking

The Skill That Keeps Marriages, Careers, and Societies from Breaking

Aug 27, 2026

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The Missing Architecture of Transformation: What Psychedelics and AI Agents Reveal About Changing Minds

The Missing Architecture of Transformation: What Psychedelics and AI Agents Reveal About Changing Minds

Aug 26, 2026

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The Same Machine Is Learning to Predict Us and Speak for Us

The Same Machine Is Learning to Predict Us and Speak for Us

Aug 25, 2026

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When Distraction Becomes a Moral Choice

When Distraction Becomes a Moral Choice

Aug 24, 2026

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Wenn Systeme ein Gesicht brauchen: Wie Flaggen und Feindbilder Wut lenken

Wenn Systeme ein Gesicht brauchen: Wie Flaggen und Feindbilder Wut lenken

Aug 23, 2026

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Your Obituary Is Being Written in the Arguments You Tolerate

Your Obituary Is Being Written in the Arguments You Tolerate

Aug 22, 2026

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The Hidden Cost of Doubling Down: What Bad Investments and Moral Rage Reveal About Us

The Hidden Cost of Doubling Down: What Bad Investments and Moral Rage Reveal About Us

Aug 21, 2026

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The Moment Success Stops Being an Excuse

The Moment Success Stops Being an Excuse

Aug 20, 2026

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The Freedom You Build in Private Is the Freedom You Can Defend in Public

The Freedom You Build in Private Is the Freedom You Can Defend in Public

Aug 19, 2026

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The Same Design Principle Behind a Cancer Therapy and a Digital Brain

The Same Design Principle Behind a Cancer Therapy and a Digital Brain

Aug 18, 2026

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The Platforms That Shape the World Are the Ones That Ruin Our Concentration

The Platforms That Shape the World Are the Ones That Ruin Our Concentration

Aug 17, 2026

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The Café and the Broken Heart: Why Beauty Can Become a Form of Defiance

The Café and the Broken Heart: Why Beauty Can Become a Form of Defiance

Aug 16, 2026

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