417. Our Critical Thinking Crisis, and Affirmative Action in the Workplace with Josh Szeps
Future Squared with Steve GlaveskiShow Notes
Josh Szeps is an Australian media personality, political satirist, and television presenter. He hosts Afternoon with Josh Szeps on ABC Radio, he hosts the incredibly popular podcast, Uncomfortable Conversations, and he has appeared on numerous high profile outlets over the years, including over a dozen appearances on the Joe Rogan Experience. In this conversation, we explore: Josh’s views on Australia Day celebrations
The breakdown of critical thinking in society
The media’s role in our shortening attention spans and black and white thinking
What impact AI might have in this space
Affirmative action and diversity in the workplace - good or bad?
Woke corporations
Tribalism in society; and
What we can do to become more critical thinkers
Show Notes: Twitter: https://twitter.com/joshzepps Substack: https://uncomfortableconversations.substack.com Uncomfortable Conversations on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2I6TDCnC5EuGHNhAsBmKl5?si=fd7c66acda0d4a8e Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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