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Emma Seppälä, Stanford researcher and author of "The Happiness Track," explains the proven benefits of a positive outlook; simple ways to increase your sense of well-being; and why it's not about being ecstatic or excited all the time.

Hannibal Buress is a stand-up comedian, actor, television writer and host. His latest special "Comic Camisado" premieres on February 5th on Netflix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Sisson is a fitness author and blogger, and a former distance runner, triathlete and Ironman competitor. His latest book "Primal Endurance" is available now via Amazon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Doug Stanhope is a stand-up comedian, writer, and TV host, also currently hosting his own podcast, The Doug Stanhope Shotclog Podcast. http://podcasts.joerogan.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We often hear stats like “more people have mobile phones than toilets” about places like Africa, but what does that actually mean for people? “It is b.s.,” (no pun intended), argues one of the guests on this episode. Then there are statistical predi...

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, professor at University College London and Columbia University and CEO of Hogan Assessments, explains how the fad for strengths-based coaching may actually be weakening us.

The thing about enterprise security, from the outside at least, is it reads like a Hollywood thriller. Nation states are after your company’s most valuable assets and they must be stopped at all costs. And yes, some nation state-sponsored hacks have ...

Carlos Condit is a mixed martial artist, competing in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Erwan Le Corre is the founder and innovator of a physical education system and lifestyle known as MovNat. http://podcasts.joerogan.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Riding closely on the tails of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Ben and David cover Disney's 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm. In the episode, they mention Walt Disney's original flywheel diagram, seen below.Sponsors:WorkOS: https://bit.ly/workos25Sierra: https://bit.ly/acquiredsierraSentry: https://bit.ly/acquiredsentryAnthropic: https://bit.ly/acquiredclaude25More Acquired!Get email updates with hints on next episode and follow-ups from recent episodesJoin the SlackSubscribe to ACQ2Merch Store!© Copyright 2015-2025 ACQ, LLC

Jenny Johnson is a comedian and writer, known for her Twitter feed where she's gained over 400k followers. https://twitter.com/jennyjohnsonhi5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Smartphone components have become a kind of Lego kit for all kinds of consumer technology. Cameras, sensors, and batteries all get mixed and matched in different permutations to create different gadgets. It might be something that enables your connec...

Tara Mohr, author of Playing Big, explains how to deal with self-doubt (or help someone else manage theirs).

For as long as there has been software we have had this collective hope -- maybe more of a desire -- that software will make all kinds of work easier, more productive, and more creative. Spreadsheets, computer-aided design tools, digital publishing ...

Tony Hinchcliffe is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. His first comedy special "One Shot" premieres on Netflix on January 15, 2016. Tony also hosts his own podcast called "Kill Tony" with Redban, and it's available at http://Deathsquad.tv and on Spotify under "Deathsquad" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ari Shaffir is a stand-up comedian and also hosts the podcasts Ari Shaffir’s Skeptic Tank & Punch Drunk Sports available on Spotify. The 2nd season of his show This Is Not Happening premieres on Comedy Central on February 23, 2016. http://arithegreat.com http://podcasts.joerogan.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this, world of massive cloud-based applications and services, rolling out software has moved from an episodic event to an almost continuous release cycle. In that environment, software products aren’t as “done” as they used to be -- they can’t be ...

Heidi Grant Halvorson, author of "No One Understands You and What to Do About It" and "9 Things Successful People Do Differently," explains how to actually stick to your resolutions this year.'

Every organization these days is clear about the need to get its data act together. But that doesn’t mean the path toward data bliss is clear. Data has gravity. It resides in different places at different organizations -- on premise, in the cloud, an...

The old constraint when it came to technology was hardware -- how many CPUs can I get my hands on. Today, spinning up compute can be done from any smartphone with an AWS account or something similar. The current constraint is software. And since soft...

Tom Segura is a stand-up comedian, and hosts his own podcast with his wife, Christina Pazsitzky called "Your Mom's House" available on Spotify. His new special "Mostly Stories" debuts on Netflix on January 8, 2016. http://www.tomsegura.com http://podcasts.joerogan.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices