Podcast Episodes

Neuroscientist Charan Ranganath meets Robin Ince - Why We Remember

Over twenty-five years, neuroscientist Charan Ranganath has studied the flawed, incomplete and purposefully inaccurate nature of memory to find that …

1 year, 11 months ago

Harvard's Christopher Palmer - Metabolism and Mental Health

Dr Christopher Palmer advocates a metabolic approach to mental health, focussing on the the things we put in our body as the key to how they function…

1 year, 11 months ago

Diplomat Christiana Figueres and former Unilever CEO Paul Polman - How to Fight the Climate Crisis

A household name in the climate movement, Costa Rican diplomat Christiana Figueres was Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention…

1 year, 11 months ago

Justin Webb Meets Brian Klaas - Why Everything We Do Matters

What if, by exploding our illusion of control, we can make better decisions and live happy, fulfilling lives?

Offering an entirely new perspective, my…

1 year, 11 months ago

Neuroscientist Tali Sharot - How to See the World Anew

We get used to dirty air, people grow to accept authoritarianism, take foolish risks, and we are more liable to believe misinformation than ever befo…

1 year, 11 months ago

Philosopher Tom Chatfield - How Technology Changes Humanity, From Fire to AI

Philosophy Tom Chatfield loves technology and the humanities with equal passion, and has spent a lifetime thinking about our relationship to the devi…

1 year, 11 months ago

Novelist Kiley Reid - Come and Get It

The author of the New York Times bestseller Such a Fun Age returns with a tale of campus politics, desire, and bad behaviour.

How much of yourself are…

2 years ago

Neuroscientist Dr Richard Restak – How To Prevent Dementia

Neurologist and professor Richard Restak has dedicated his life to the science of brain health. Now he returns to How To Academy to share more ways t…

2 years ago

Novelist and Macarthur 'Genius' Kelly Link - The Book of Love

Kelly Link is the author of ludicrously acclaimed genre-defying short story collections including Magic For Beginners and the Pulitzer nominated Get …

2 years ago

Daniel Goleman - Emotional Intelligence at Work

Multitasking is a myth. Flow states don’t equate to enlightenment. An emotionally engaged boss is best for business. In this podcast, Harvard psychol…

2 years ago