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Brian Klaas appears in 1 indexed podcast episode across 1 show on PodcastMentions, with linked books, timestamps, and episode context.

Brian Klaas is an American political scientist, professor of global politics at University College London, and a writer who studies power, institutions, and unpredictability in politics.

Professor of Global Politics at University College London; contributing writerKnown for Research on political instability and democratic backsliding, Writing for popular outlets on politics, Explaining the role of contingency and chance in historyOfficial site

Track Brian Klaas appearances on Modern Wisdom. Linked books include Chaos and extremely improbable disasters.

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LatestJul 6, 2024
Podcasts featuring Brian Klaas
Modern Wisdom
1 episode · latest Jul 6, 2024
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#806 - Brian Klaas - Chaos Theory: The Hidden Force That Secretly Controls Your Life on Modern Wisdom is the latest indexed appearance for Brian Klaas.

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Chaos by James Gleick, extremely improbable disasters, and Fluke by Brian Klaas are the clearest linked books around Brian Klaas, based on transcript mentions across the indexed episodes.

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Track Brian Klaas appearances on Modern Wisdom. Linked books include Chaos and extremely improbable disasters.

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And so I'm trying to take seriously the way that the world actually works, which is swayed constantly by these sort of random and small and seemingly meaningless details.

Fluke · randomness in history

James Clear says that a person's calendar is a better judge of their wealth than their bank account.

James Clear · resilience and control

I was writing a book about, you know, extremely improbable disasters happening and so on.

extremely improbable disasters · experimentation and resilience

I think the main idea that I'm trying to suggest is that chaos theory, which is a scientific theory about how tiny changes can have profound effects in the world, also applies to our lives.

Chaos · chaos theory and family history

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