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Tony Fadell on Leaving Silicon Valley to Help Build a Healthier Society, Online and Off
Season 2 Episode 31
In both his work and his life, Tony Fadell constantly imagines Version 2.0 (if not 3.0, or 4.0 and beyond). On a mission to shape the future through …
6 years, 3 months ago
Suketu Mehta on the Positively Profound Impact of Immigration on the Planet
Season 2 Episode 30
Suketu Mehta tells a story about pinkie fingers, dancing and kissing. It is as confounding as it sounds. And utterly heartbreaking, too. In his asser…
6 years, 3 months ago
Lidewij Edelkoort on Why Doing Less Is More
Season 2 Episode 29
The Dutch-born trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort, founder of the Paris-based consultancy Trend Union, has a knack for being ahead of the curve. In f…
6 years, 3 months ago
Craig Robins on Why Nature Is Our Greatest Luxury
Season 2 Episode 28
Craig Robins strongly believes that all good things take time. Since launching his vast real estate enterprise Dacra in 1987, at age 24, he has, with…
6 years, 4 months ago
Christian Madsbjerg on Why “Design Thinking” Is Bogus
Season 2 Episode 27
Christian Madsbjerg makes sense. Literally and figuratively, in all the definitions of the phrase. With roots in philosophy and political science, Ma…
6 years, 4 months ago
Eric Standop on the Art and Science of Face Reading
Season 2 Episode 26
Many people turn to spiritual professionals such as astrologists and tarot card readers to help answer life’s most essential and cosmic questions. Er…
6 years, 4 months ago
Rashid Johnson on Escapism and Upending the Notion of the “Monolithic Experience”
Season 2 Episode 25
Growing up in Evanston, Illinois, the artist Rashid Johnson had a “mixed bag”—racially, at least—of close friends. There were, he says, “four black g…
6 years, 4 months ago
How RoseLee Goldberg Reshaped the Landscape of Performance Art
Season 2 Episode 24
It’s safe to say that, if it weren’t for art historian RoseLee Goldberg, performance art would not be what it is today. Not even close. The founder o…
6 years, 4 months ago
Daniel Brush on Making Some of the Most Extraordinary and Exquisite Objects on Earth
Season 2 Episode 23
Daniel Brush’s acute eye for detail, as well as the rigor and vigor he brings to his craft, comes through loud and clear in all of his creations. A p…
6 years, 5 months ago
Inge Solheim on Fighting Off Fear and Breaking Bad Habits
Season 2 Episode 22
Inge Solheim is a free spirit, a new-age explorer, and a wilderness guide-guru whose sense of freedom hinges upon not caring, at all, about what othe…
6 years, 5 months ago