Future IQ
It contains a nuanced and factual description and objective analysis of some of the most influential scientific, psychological, and philosophical principles that dictate an individual’s lifespan. Get ready to get your mind blown with this fact-based, conversation-style podcast show intended to inform and entertain you in equal parts.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 122
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
This Video Will Cost You $100 Dollars - Opportunity Cost Explained - FutureIQ
Opportunity cost is one of those economic concepts that will change your decision-making forever once you understand it clearly. But it is quite difficult to grasp the concept if you just got to know…
Sell Anything to Anyone: The Power of STORIES - Future IQ
Why is storytelling so important? Why do we trust stories more than facts and data? In this episode, we discuss why stories are so powerful and how they shape our minds. The ability to sell anything,…
Are you a Baloo or a Bagheera? Explore vs Exploit Concept - FutureIQ
Are you a Baloo or a Bagheera? Sounds like a very silly question but has a deeper meaning to it. Should you try to rise in your current company or explore other companies? Should you get better at Ja…
Are You Living In The Wrong City? Best City To Live In - Future IQ
Which is the best city to live in India, or in the world, in fact? The popular opinion is that slums are a sign of a city regressing. Contrary to this belief, we discuss how factors such as increased…
The Great LIE - Correlation is Not Causation - FutureIQ
Everyone has been hearing that correlation is not causation. But this is not necessarily a true statement. The reality is more nuanced than this plane statement. And I have some real-life examples fo…
Science Says You Are Not Working Enough - 70 Hrs Vs 40 Hrs
Should you work 70 hours a week or 40 hours a week? How does stress affect our work life balance? This episode highlights the popular 70 vs 40 hour work week debate, 70 hours rallied by Narayan Murth…
Why You're Addicted To Shopping - Psychology of Persuasion - FutureIQ
Marketing & Sales often use really strong psychological tricks in order to rope you in to buy more than you need. Indicating scarcity, inciting a fear of missing out and evoking a need for social val…
Is Jyotish Shastra Indian? - Origin & Evolution of Astrology - FutureIQ
Does astrology really work? Have you ever wondered where the study of horoscopes came from? What exactly is Jyotish Shastra, and when or why did we start reading Kundali charts? In this episode, we d…
Only Lucky People Become Successful - How to Get Lucky? FutureIQ
Success is always associated with luck and there's a way anyone can get lucky. Let us explain the four types of luck and how to increase each of them in this video. Find out the dependence of success…
Your Unpopular Opinion Is More Popular Than You Think - FutureIQ
Do you think that your opinion is different than everyone else? Are you afraid that your opinion might be unpopular? This thought itself is much more common than you think. We take a lot of decisions…
Stress Will Literally KILL You - FutureIQ
Is stress good or bad? We say it's lethal. And we have some good reasons to believe that. In this episode, let us explain to you the origins of stress, how it affects our physiology, and in what ways…
Truth or Lies, Facts or Fiction - Fighting Misinformation | FutureIQ
Misinformation & fake news are wild spread in today’s day & age thanks to the ease of access to information that we have. Whether it is social media, or newspaper articles, misleading information & l…
How to Learn Anything Fast? Learning by Osmosis - FutureIQ
There is a quick way of learning anything you want and most of us are already using it. The topic of discussion at hand today is learning by osmosis. How you can absorb information and behaviors of t…
Ruthless Corporations ALWAYS Blame Individuals - Brutal Business Strategies Case Study - FutureIQ
Some evil business tactics and strategies employed by corporations can help us get a perspective on how things happen in the corporate world and why it is individuals who mostly that get the worst ou…
Advertisers Manipulated You - Ad Industry Dirty Secrets & Techniques - FutureIQ
The advertising industry manipulates you in more ways than you realize. Let's understand the economic incentives of the advertising industry in this episode of the FutureIQ podcast. Find out how adve…
STUPID Weddings Will Ruin You - Here's Why Indians Still Want That - FutureIQ
Weddings are a total Rip-off and make no sense at all but we're still tempted to go through all the functions and spend lakhs, even crores on those occasions. Sometimes, a lot more than that when we …
How to Win Friends & Influence People - Best Lessons from the Book
How to Win Friends and Influence People is an amazing book written by Dale Carnegie. The book presents several actionable principles that you can apply in real life to make people like you by being g…
Tobacco Industry BRAINWASHED the World! Genius Marketing Strategy Explained - FutureIQ
The case study of how the Tobacco industry made the world think cigarettes and other nicotine products are good is one of the most fascinating aspects of marketing in the last century. We dive a litt…
Mind-blowing Science of Indian Languages - Why Sanskrit is Amazing & Mother of All? FutureIQ
Devanagari script is proof of why Sanskrit is one of the best languages in the world and inspired great linguists like Noam Chomsky. We've broken down the brilliance of the Devanagari script in this …
Scientist Explains Why Politics Makes You Dumb - FutureIQ
Is politics good or bad for you? I’d say bad. Because the data shows that smart people make dumb decisions when there is politics involved. Politics literally makes you dumb. Why do I think this wa…