Flourishing in the Age of Algorithms

What actually makes a life feel meaningful? In this conversation, Daniel Coyle joins Michael Shermer to talk about why fulfillment rarely comes from optimization, status, or trying to "win" at everything. Instead, it grows out of connection, shared effort, curiosity, and the kinds of projects that pull people out of themselves and into real community. Coyle makes the case that flourishing is not a mood and not a hack. It's a process. It happens in groups, in relationships, and in the messy work of building something with other people. Daniel Coyle is the New York Times bestselling author of The Culture Code , which was named Best Business Book of the Year by Bloomberg, BookPal, and Business Insider. Coyle has served as an advisor to many high-performing organizations, including the Navy SEALs, Microsoft, Google, and the Cleveland Guardians. His other books include The Talent Code , The Secret Race , The Little Book of Talent , and Hardball: A Season in the Projects , which was made into a movie starring Keanu Reeves. His new book is Flourish: The Art of Building Meaning, Joy, and Fulfillment .

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Flourishing in the Age of Algorithms is an episode from The Michael Shermer Show by Michael Shermer.

This episode is 01:08:21 long.

This episode was published on Apr 18, 2026.

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