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About Gregory LaBlanc

Gregory LaBlanc is a lifelong educator with degrees in History, PPE, Business, and Law, Greg currently teaches at Berkeley, Stanford, and HEC Paris. He has taught in multiple disciplines, from Engineering to Economics, from Biology to Business, from Psychology to Philosophy. He is the host of the unSILOed podcast. unSILOed is produced by University FM.

NBN Episodes hosted by Gregory:

Business, Management, and Marketing June 7, 2023

Money and Love

An Intelligent Roadmap for Life's Biggest Decisions

Myra Strober and Abby Davisson

Hosted by Gregory LaBlanc
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Should we separate decisions related to love and money, approaching finance and career-related decisions solely in a rational way while relying more on our emotions in the personal domain? Perhaps …
Business, Management, and Marketing June 6, 2023

The Elements of Choice

Why the Way We Decide Matters

Eric J. Johnson

Hosted by Gregory LaBlanc
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Every time we make a choice, our minds go through an elaborate process most of us never even notice. We’re influenced by subtle aspects of the way the choice is …
Business, Management, and Marketing June 5, 2023

Ideaflow

The Only Business Metric That Matters

Jeremy Utley and Perry Klebahn

Hosted by Gregory LaBlanc
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When we think about the greatest innovators of our time (Benjamin Franklin, Steve Jobs, Frank Lloyd Wright) we often hear about their work ethic. But one thing that all of …
Art June 4, 2023

The Art of Looking

How to Read Modern and Contemporary Art

Lance Esplund

Hosted by Gregory LaBlanc
What is art, and who gets to define it? Museums have long staked a claim on knowing what to show, but there has always been a wide range of how …
Business, Management, and Marketing June 3, 2023

Both/And Thinking

Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems

Wendy Smith and Marianne Lewis

Hosted by Gregory LaBlanc
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In a world of either/or tradeoffs, it sometimes pays to explore the possibility of and/or. By changing our perspective and embracing paradox, we can see possibilities that were obscured by …
Sociology June 2, 2023

The Narrow Corridor

States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty

Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson

Hosted by Gregory LaBlanc
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Does a strong state mean a weak market? This is a common misconception amongst economists. Many view the state as either taxing and regulating the market too much or too …
Sociology June 1, 2023

The Delusions of Crowds

Why People Go Mad in Groups

William J. Bernstein

Hosted by Gregory LaBlanc
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What do financial bubbles and religious millenarianism have in common? They both involve collective delusion. When Charles Mackey wrote a book on the Madness of Crowds in the 19th century …
Technology May 31, 2023

The Equality Machine

Harnessing Digital Technology for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future

Orly Lobel

Hosted by Gregory LaBlanc
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The fear of algorithmic decision-making and surveillance capitalism dominate today's tech policy discussions. But instead of simply criticizing big data and automation, we can harness technology to correct discrimination, historical …
Business, Management, and Marketing May 30, 2023

Get Your Startup Story Straight

The Definitive Storytelling Framework for Innovators and Entrepreneurs

David Riemer

Hosted by Gregory LaBlanc
Everyone loves a good story, but more than that, we as humans are programmed on a genetic level to share and learn all kinds of information through stories. When you …
Business, Management, and Marketing May 29, 2023

Extreme Productivity

Boost Your Results, Reduce Your Hours

Robert C. Pozen

Hosted by Gregory LaBlanc
No matter what industry we all work in, productivity is key. Not only is managing our time properly good for getting all of our tasks done but also spending time …