Norway

Reality Check: A Conversation with David Wallace-Wells (Episode #365)

Sam Harris

A neighboring country to Sweden, used for comparison of COVID-19 mortality rates in 2020.

Secret History #21: Roman Anti-Civilization

Predictive History

Mentioned as a small, cold country with a cohesive society that works together due to external threats.

E140: LK-99, Sclerotic establishments, Fitch downgrades US debt, Trump indicted... again

All-In Podcast

Mentioned as a Nordic country with a AAA rating, indicating strong governance.

Alex Gladstein: Bitcoin, Authoritarianism, and Human Rights | Lex Fridman Podcast #231

Lex Fridman

Cited as an example of a free country that successfully combines both negative liberties and positive entitlements.

Michael Malice: New Year's Special | Lex Fridman Podcast #253

Lex Fridman

Country that broke away from Sweden, used as an example of a peaceful, non-ideological separation.

E115: The AI Search Wars: Google vs. Microsoft, Nordstream report, State of the Union

All-In Podcast

A Nordic country, mentioned as having the capability to conduct undersea missions, aligning with Hersh's story about US involvement in Nord Stream sabotage.

Q&A with Tim — Tools for Better Sleep, Parenting, Fear, How to Boost Your Mood, and More

Tim Ferriss

A Scandinavian country the speaker has visited, finding the people, cultures, and food enjoyable.

Social Cohesion is Everything: A Conversation with McChrystal and Fussell (Episode #195)

Sam Harris

Cited as an example of a country with high natural social cohesion due to homogeneity.

Gun Violence in America: A Conversation with Graeme Wood (Episode #283)

Sam Harris

Mentioned as an example of a well-resourced society where a killer using a bow and arrow was 'undetected by the system,' highlighting the difficulty of pre-crime detection.

Chapter 4: Reviewing the Policy Responses to COVID-19 with Scott Atlas | LFHSPBC

PolicyEd

We the People - Full Audiobook

Bryan Johnson

Hikaru Nakamura: Chess, Magnus, Kasparov, and the Psychology of Greatness | Lex Fridman Podcast #330

Lex Fridman

Country where Hikaru Nakamura has occasionally achieved nine hours of sleep during chess tournaments, an unusual occurrence for him.

Are we too many people, or too few?

Sabine Hossenfelder

Mentioned as a country experiencing underpopulation issues and projected to have moderate population increases.