Daniel Stih

Helping people think clearly and solve hard problems.

 

Hi, I'm Daniel Stih.

I'm an engineer, first-ascent mountain climber, author, and host of The Daniel Stih Podcast.

I've investigated problems ranging from engineering and software development to indoor air quality and mold, to economics and human behavior.

What connects them is a way of thinking: asking better questions, challenging assumptions, and recognizing how the way a problem is defined shapes the solutions we pursue.

Recent Investigations

Podcast Guest

How Money Is Created
 

Podcast solo

What Problem Are We Solving? The Roundup Case
 

Article

AI Music, Stolen Songs, and the Problem Nobody Seems to Be Solving
 

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Questions worth asking. Assumptions worth examining.

Technology • Health • Climate • Society & Politics • Economics • Work • Human Behavior • Claims & Evidence

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What Shaped How I Think

 My background spans domains where failure is expensive and explanations have to survive contact with reality.

Rocket Scientist

Aerospace Engineering

First-principles reasoning, failure analysis, and systems under constraint.

Mountain Climber

First-Ascent Climbing

Making decisions where no playbook exists and consequences can’t be undone.

Songwriter

Creative Systems

A song is a story about a problem you solved.

Case Studies

Explorations

When to Bring Me In

Building Solutions