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Dr. Alexander Stein

Dr. Alexander Stein

A Tragedy in Maine

The massacre in Lewiston Maine is not just the heinous cowardly act of one man with a gun, but symptomatic of a broken society.

7 min readOct 28, 2023

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A Tragedy in Maine

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Dr. Alexander Stein

How to Become a Malevolent Leader: A Field Guide for Aspiring Fraudsters and Tyrants

Do you want to be a terrible leader? Then this is the how-to guide you’ve been waiting for.

8 min readFeb 7, 2021

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How to Become a Malevolent Leader: A Field Guide for Aspiring Fraudsters and Tyrants

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Dr. Alexander Stein

Imposters Are Everywhere: How To Avoid Being Duped

Master-imposters are virtuoso liars. It’s hard to see the truth about who they are before getting duped.

7 min readMay 7, 2019

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Imposters Are Everywhere: How To Avoid Being Duped

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The Pitfalls Of Outsourcing Self-Awareness To Artificial Intelligence

There’s a different class of AI now. We’re outsourcing self-awareness, self-knowledge, and self-agency.

8 min readJan 24, 2019

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The Pitfalls Of Outsourcing Self-Awareness To Artificial Intelligence

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DataDrivenInvestor

Reflections at year-end on the human mind

Of the mind — of matters psychological but not necessarily cognitive; relating to our inner world and how we live and relate to others.

7 min readDec 31, 2018

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Reflections at year-end on the human mind

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Dr. Alexander Stein

Donald Trump’s Leadership: Disguising Impotence As Power

In every con or act of misconduct, people’s ability to distract, deceive and conceal is a critical skill. This comes to mind frequently in…

5 min readNov 11, 2018

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Donald Trump’s Leadership: Disguising Impotence As Power

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Dr. Alexander Stein

Why humans are cruel

[A response to a VOX interview with Yale psychology professor Paul Bloom]

3 min readFeb 4, 2018

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Why humans are cruel

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Dr. Alexander Stein

The Unintended Consequences of Outsourcing Human Issues to Technological Surrogates

Since the first intentionally lit fire, crudely fashioned shovel, lever, or wheel, along a continuum to cuneiform, mathematics, and the…

5 min readSep 19, 2017

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The Unintended Consequences of Outsourcing Human Issues to Technological Surrogates

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Dr. Alexander Stein

Dr. Alexander Stein

Founder of Dolus Advisors. Expert in human decision-making and behavior. Advising leaders in organizational issues involving psychological underpinnings

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