{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhidden-brain.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fep-71-the-fox-and-the-hedgehog-4pZxdXRC","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Ep. 71: The Fox and the Hedgehog","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/df179a/df179a36-a022-41e3-bf7c-b7a4efc6f51e/4abfd329-096a-4c03-a31b-402b8605bc64/image.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/4abfd329-096a-4c03-a31b-402b8605bc64\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Ep. 71: The Fox and the Hedgehog\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"The Greek poet Archilochus is known for the phrase, \"The fox knows many things; the hedgehog one big thing.\" This week, we'll use this metaphor as a way to understand two different cognitive styles. The first is that of a tactician who is comfortable with nuance and contradiction (the fox), the second is that of a big thinker, motivated by one organizing idea (the hedgehog). We'll explore this idea through the story of a pioneering surgeon whose hedgehog tendencies led him to great triumphs, and a heartbreaking tragedy."}