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3 Takeaways™

Lynn Thoman

3 Takeaways™ features insights from the world’s best thinkers, business leaders, writers, politicians, scientists and other newsmakers. Each episode ends with 3 key takeaways to help you understand the world in new ways that can benefit your life and career. Hosted by Lynn Thoman. A global top 1% podcast.

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3 Takeaways™

America, War, and the Myths We Still Believe (#321)

Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines (#320)

Mark Cuban: What Everyone Is Getting Wrong About AI (#319)

Can Anyone Stop a President From Starting a War? (#318)

Angela Duckworth: Grit Isn&#39;t Enough (#317)

Why Doing the “Right Thing” Can Make Everything Worse (#316)

The Hidden Weakness in America&#39;s AI Lead (#315)

Your Brain Is Hiding the Truth From You (#314)

Putin’s Real Enemy Isn’t Ukraine (#313)

The Wild True Stories Behind History&#39;s Greatest Art Thefts (#312)

Alphabet (Google) Chairman John Hennessy on The Future of AI, Human Intelligence, and Leadership (#311)

How Charisma Really Works (#310)

Beyond Silicon Valley: Where the Next Breakthroughs Will Come From (#309)

The Psychology of Influence with Robert Cialdini (#308)

Mark Cuban: The Hidden Companies Controlling Healthcare, the Future of AI, and Why Not Me? (Part 2) (#307)

Mark Cuban: The NBA Thought It Was in the Basketball Business. It Was Wrong. (Part 1 of 2) (#306)

Once Upon a Stranger: Can Small Talk Lead to a Bigger Life? (#305)

Former Secretary of Energy - Why Clean Energy Alone Won’t Keep the Lights On (#304)

The Religious Cult Behind North Korea’s Power (#303)

Why America May Not Be Ready for the Wars of the Future (#302)

The Global Power Shift No One Is Talking About – And Who’s Driving It (#301)

AI, Inflation, and the Dollar: The Hidden Forces Shaping the Economy Right Now (#300)

Did Apple Accidentally Help Build China’s Manufacturing Empire? (#299)

Cleveland Clinic CEO: The Future of Medicine Is Already Here (#298)

The Hidden Iran Risk No One Is Talking About (#297)

Scientists May Soon Design Entirely New Life Forms (#296)

After the War: 3 Surprising Truths About the Middle East - with Ambassador Dan Kurtzer (#295)

Former Tesla president on The 5 Step Algorithm Behind Tesla, SpaceX, and Radical Innovation (#294)

The Quiet War: How Countries Fight Without Firing a Shot (#293)

The Hidden Plastic Inside Us (And Why It’s Rising Fast) (#292)

Government by Deal: What Happens When Everything Becomes Negotiable? (#291)

Why Quantum Computing Changes What’s Possible with Princeton Dean of Engineering Andrew Houck (#290)

Six Ways the Constitution Keeps Leaders in Check with Cass Sunstein (#289)

The Winner’s Curse: Why “Winning” Often Means You Just Lost with Nobel Laureate Richard Thaler (#288)

The American Dream is Now a Coin Flip: Here&#39;s Why and What We Can Do (#287)

Why Innocent People Plead Guilty (#286)

The Surprising Science of Why We Laugh (#285)

A Smarter, More Hopeful Future of Work - If We Get Artificial Intelligence Right (#284)

Presidential Power: How It Grows and What Comes Next (#283)

Why Most New Year’s Resolutions Fail by March - and the Science of What Actually Works (#282)

Highlights of 2025 (#281)

Dr. David Agus on The Hopeful Science of a Longer, Healthier Life (#280)

What US Ambassador to China Nick Burns Saw That Terrified Him (#279)

Three Science-Backed Changes That Will Help You Sleep Better - Starting Tonight (#278)

What Happened When My Daughter Was Born Looking White - And I Wasn’t (#277)

The Thermostat in Your Brain: Pushing Past Your Limits with Nick Thompson (#276)

The Surprising Science of Why Life Gets Better with Age with Stanford’s Laura Carstensen (#275)

The Genetic Revolution Has Begun - George Church on What Comes Next (#274)

Your Brain, For Sale: The Hidden Ways AI Can Manipulate You with Cass Sunstein (#273)

What Putin Really Wants — with Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul (#272)

Our Dollar, Your Problem: How U.S. Power Shapes — and Shakes — the World (#271)

The Surprising Truth About Grief, Loss and Resilience (#270)

AI Will Transform the World—But Who Decides How? (#269)

Why 199 of 200 Projects Fail: The Iron Law That Dooms Even the Smartest Ideas (#268)

David Brooks: Why America’s Decline Story Is 75% Bonkers (#267)

3 Habits That Separate Great Communicators from Everyone Else (#266)

America’s Edge: More Barriers or More Innovation? (#265)

Space: The Invisible Infrastructure Behind Modern Life — And Its Growing Risks (#264)

Inside the Hook Model: Secrets Companies Use to Keep You Scrolling and How To Break Free (#263)

Zanny Minton Beddoes on America, China, and a World in Flux (#262)

No Way Out with Former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Greg Mankiw (#261)

From Bits to Brains: How AI Sees, Talks, and Learns (#260)

Hype vs. Reality: Crypto and Stablecoins (#259)

The Long Game: How to Build Wealth in Turbulent Times with Blackstone President Jon Gray (#258)

Goodbye Baby Boom — Hello Population Bust: How a 60% Drop Could Change Everything (#257)

The Knowledge Illusion: How Overconfidence Shapes Our Lives (#256)

The Surprising Science Behind Falling—and Staying—in Love (#255)

Former National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on What Xi and Putin Are Really Like Behind Closed Doors (#254)

Editing Life Itself: A Conversation with David Liu, the Scientist Who’s Rewriting DNA and the Future (#253)

This Is Your Brain on Beauty — And It&#39;s Powerful (#252)

Why America’s Poorest State Is Richer Than France (#251)

The U.S. Alone Can’t Compete with China. Here’s What Absolutely Can. (#250)

The 50% Enigma: Why Trump’s Vote Mirrors the Past (#249)

Swipe, Tap, Ghost: The New Rules of Human Connection (#248)

Your Brain’s Being Hijacked: The Hidden Psychology Behind Everyday Decisions (#247)

How Your DNA Interacts With the World Around You (#246)

Don’t Believe the Doom: American Workers Are Moving Up (#245)

Why China Builds High Speed Rail - And The U.S. Can’t Build A Tunnel (#244)

We Can’t Stop the Wildfires—But We Can Stop the Disaster (#243)

Angela Duckworth: Grit Isn't Enough (#317)

The Hidden Weakness in America's AI Lead (#315)

The Wild True Stories Behind History's Greatest Art Thefts (#312)

The American Dream is Now a Coin Flip: Here's Why and What We Can Do (#287)

This Is Your Brain on Beauty — And It's Powerful (#252)

Taste What You're Missing: Surprising Stories and Science Why Food Tastes Good (#183)