Mo Gawdat, the former Chief Business Officer of Google [X] and an expert on happiness, joins Scott to discuss the need to control our response to AI, how this technology is impacting society, and the four major threats he’s identified. We also hear about Mo’s transition out of tech to focus on happiness. Follow Mo on Instagram, @mo_gawdat.
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Yesterday
Trump’s War on the Press and the Future of Free Speech — with Greg Lukianoff
Greg Lukianoff, president and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), joins Scott Galloway to discuss the threats to free speech in America. They discuss Trump’s campaign against the press, why Greg worries AI could give those in power control over what ... Show More
35m 46s
Oct 27
Do You Need Rich Parents to Buy a Home? — with Kyla Scanlon and Aziz Sunderji
Kyla Scanlon, economic commentator and author of In This Economy?, and Aziz Sunderji, author of the Home Economics newsletter, join Scott Galloway to discuss why housing has become so expensive and what it would take to make it more affordable. They explore what’s stopping Americ ... Show More
57m 3s
Oct 26
Why Housing Is So Expensive, and the Myth of Timing the Market
Scott Galloway discusses what it would take to make housing affordable, how to handle regret after selling stock that later soars, the upsides of becoming a parent later in life, whether to leave a job you love to start a business with your dad, and how to navigate parenting disa ... Show More
34m 29s
Nov 2021
Business Weekly: Scary Smart with Mo Gawdat
Mo Gawdat was Chief Business Officer of Google X, the experimental development arm of the internet behemoth. He's since written books on how to find happiness and his new one, Scary Smart, warns of the potential dangers posed to the world by super-smart artificial intelligence. M ... Show More
59m 10s
Feb 2025
The 3 Reasons You Are Not Happy - Mo Gawdat
<p>Mohammad "Mo" Gawdat is an Egyptian entrepreneur, author, and former Chief Business Officer of Google X. With a background in engineering and a passion for human happiness, he authored <em>Solve for Happy</em>, which explores the science of joy, and <em>Scary Smart</em>, which ... Show More
24m 1s
Feb 2025
How To Maximize Your Happiness - Mo Gawdat
<p>Mohammad "Mo" Gawdat is an Egyptian entrepreneur, author, and former Chief Business Officer of Google X. With a background in engineering and a passion for human happiness, he authored <em>Solve for Happy</em>, which explores the science of joy, and <em>Scary Smart</em>, which ... Show More
26m 24s
Feb 2025
AGI Is Here You Just Don’t Realize It Yet w/ Mo Gawdat & Salim Ismail | EP #153
In this episode, Mo, Peter, and Salim discuss AGI, how to adapt to an AI-driven world, the future of jobs, and more.
Recorded on Feb 18th, 2025
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Mo Gawdat is a renowned author, entrepreneur, and former Chief Bu ... Show More
1h 40m
Mar 2025
Master Your Mind - Mo Gawdat
<p>Mohammad "Mo" Gawdat is an Egyptian entrepreneur, author, and former Chief Business Officer of Google X. With a background in engineering and a passion for human happiness, he authored <em>Solve for Happy</em>, which explores the science of joy, and <em>Scary Smart</em>, which ... Show More
27m 26s
Jul 2021
#344 Mo Gawdat: Engineer Your Path to Joy
My guest today is Mo Gawdat, serial entrepreneur and former chief business officer of Google [X]. Through his twelve-year research on the topic of happiness, he created an algorithm for happiness, regardless of circumstance in life. He is the author of Solve For Happy - a book ab ... Show More
39m 4s