The Great Simplification | Nate Hagens | Substack

Why the West Can’t Defend Itself: How Material Scarcity Is Reshaping the World Order

The Great Simplification #207 with Craig Tindale

Jan 14 • Nate Hagens

The Things We Take for Granted

Jan 9 • Nate Hagens

How We’ve ‘Drugified’ Our Entire Existence: Dopamine & Addiction In the Digital Age

The Great Simplification #206 with Anna Lembke

Jan 7 • Nate Hagens

Behavioral Thermodynamics Part 1: Beyond the 4th Law? (Essay)

This essay is adapted from my most recent Frankly video titled, Human Behavioral Thermodynamics Part 1: Beyond the 4th Law? In the future, we’ll be…

Jan 6 • Nate Hagens

The Best TGS Episodes of 2025

Nate’s curated list of this year’s exceptional conversations

Dec 22, 2025 • Nate Hagens

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