Daniel's Solo Episodes

Explorations: working through questions, testing assumptions, and following the reasoning wherever it leads. Sometimes that ends in a conclusion; sometimes it clarifies what doesn’t work.

How Smart Sounding Arguments Go Wrong

I came across a video analyzing beers like Michelob Ultra, Stella Artois, Coors Light, Bud Light, and Heineken—and it’s a perfect example of how reasoning breaks.

The video sounds scientific.
It cites studies.
It feels authoritative.

That’s what makes it…

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Solving Problems When the Ground Beneath You Is Uncertain

Deciding Without a Clear Path
Understanding how decisions change when the path isn’t clear and the stakes are real.

This episode was recorded as a voice memo while climbing an unclimbed mountain—hundreds of feet above the ground, in a situation…

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