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Hosted by Daniel Stih · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 228 episodes
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Solve the right problem. So the right answer becomes clear.I'm Daniel Stih—an engineer and first-ascent mountaineer. This podcast is about thinking clearly in a noisy world. Through conversations with experts and practitioners, I explore assumptions, test narratives, and examine how conclusions are formed—especially in problems where the obvious answer may not be the right one.Solo episodes focus on thinking perspectives. Guest episodes are conversations as research into how people think. Each centers on a simple question: What problem are we actually trying to solve? Across science, health, technology, and society, the goal isn't to tell you what to think— it's to show how clear thinking leads to better solutions. I also work with teams and individuals to make sure they're solving the right problem before committing serious time and money. If that resonates, connect with me at danielstih.com or on LinkedIn.Website: https://www.danielstih.com
Daniel Stih hosts The Daniel Stih Podcast, a education show with 228 episodes published.
Can two people have the same experience while assigning completely different meanings to it? This conversation uses the idea of "friends with benefits" as a case study to explore a broader question: How do expectations,
What does democratic socialism mean? I wasn't sure. Rather than deciding whether it was good or bad, I began investigating how the term is defined by different sources. This episode explores why political conversations b
Data centers have become one of the most controversial pieces of modern infrastructure. Most discussions focus on artificial intelligence, electricity demand, water consumption, and carbon emissions. But are those the ri
Why do so many people investigating the same topic end up reaching similar conclusions? Is it because the evidence points in one direction? Or is it because recommendation algorithms reinforce the first question they ask
This conversation started as a discussion about "taking a break" in a relationship. Underneath is a broader question about compatibility, emotional pressure, communication, boundaries, and how people respond when relatio
AI companies have been accused of training music-generation models on copyrighted songs without permission. Lawsuits followed. Licensing deals emerged. The debate became about copyright and compensation. While investigat
Jason Earle left a career on Wall Street after discovering that mold in his childhood home may have contributed to years of allergies and asthma. He went on to perform thousands of building investigations and developed t
An exploration of how the questions we ask—and the models we build—can influence narratives that shape technology, investment, and public policy. A widely cited paper estimated the water footprint of AI models. The resul
Matthew McConaughey once asked a simple question: Why can't we put the Ten Commandments back in public schools? That seems reasonable. Many of the principles most people would agree with. That question led me somewhere u
What if part of the Israel – Iran conflict is not about oil, politics, or ideology — rather about how states behave once survival and continuity become the organizing principle? In this episode, I explore the logic of th
This episode is not about choosing sides. It's about how: nations define threats the public simplifies wars into moral stories labels compress complexity incentives shape policy systems behave differently than people ass
This conversation started as a discussion about texting and dating. Underneath it is a broader question about communication, ambiguity, projection, and how technology changes human interaction. How much meaning do people
What does the word "ceasefire" actually mean? Most who hear the term assume: fighting stopped, peace is beginning both sides agreed In practice, the term is less absolute than the assumptions attached to it. In this epis
The headline is simple: "Weedkiller fight hits the Supreme Court." The story most people hear is even simpler: A company failed to warn users → people got sick → lawsuits followed. That's a collapsed version of what's ha
Words like "war," "crisis," and "bubble" feel as they come with clear meaning. They don't. In this episode, I break down how the words we use shape what we think, and how we attach assumptions that aren't actually there.
A recent AI paper claims models are starting to "protect" themselves—and even each other. They resist shutdown. They modify systems. They break rules. At first glance, it looks like something new. Maybe even dangerous. W
When you hear that data centers use "millions of gallons of water," what is that number measuring? This episode breaks down how water use is calculated, how electricity and manufacturing get bundled into a single figure,
[ Audio updated on March 22 to correct a brief overlap around 8:00 ] 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 reason
My guest is Noah Healy , inventor of the Coordinated Discovery Market (CDM) — a proposed structural change to how commodity markets are priced and stabilized. Noah's patent application for CDM was initially allowed, then
This episode is the conversation that led to my solo essay and episode, Division Isn't a Mystery. It's a System. In this mostly unedited discussion, I'm joined by John Abrons to think through why so many issues in Americ
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