Coming up next on the Jordan Harbinger Show.

We are social creatures and we gain a lot from the group membership.

I'm not here to villainize the fact that a lot of our beliefs are rooted in our group membership

as we walk about in this world and we're inundated with information and just hundreds of thousands of

decisions to make. It can actually be a really helpful heuristic to just look to the groups that we

identify with and say, okay, well, what do you believe? Like, I'll believe that too because that's

easier than having to put in the cognitive work to arrive at every single decision myself.

Welcome to the show. I'm Jordan Harbinger. On the Jordan Harbinger Show, we decode the stories,

secrets and skills of the world's most fascinating people. We have in-depth conversations with

scientists and entrepreneurs, spies and psychologists, even the occasional legendary Hollywood director

neuroscientist, hostage negotiator, or a cold-case homicide investigator, and each episode turns our

guests wisdom into practical advice that you can use to build a deeper understanding of how the

world works and become a better thinker. If you're new to the show or you want to tell your

friends about the show, I suggest our episode starter packs as it plays to begin. These are

collections of our favorite episodes organized by topic that'll help new listeners get a taste of

everything that we do here on the show. Topics like persuasion and influence,

disinformation and cyber warfare, abnormal psychology, crime and cults, and more. Just visit

jordanharbinger.com slash start or search for us in your Spotify app to get started.

Today on the show, Dr. Maya Shankar. Now, there's a lot I can say about Maya because her bio is so

impressive, but here's just a little taste. She entered Juilliard, which is essentially the

Harvard of music and performance at age nine. Age nine. Imagine the talent and early work I think

that this takes at that age. Just unbelievable. She's also got a PhD in neuroscience. She also

...