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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…
2 years, 5 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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 6 months 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, 6 months ago
Novelist and Diplomat Ray Nayler - The Tusks of Extinction
Ray Nayler's novel The Mountain in the Sea announced him a major new voice in speculative fiction, able to seamlessly fuse the novel of ideas and the…
2 years, 6 months ago
Dr Gemma Newman - The Six Healing Health Habits You Need to Know
Family doctor Dr Gemma Newman has come to understand that body, mind and soul are not separate, and that only through a ‘whole body’ treatment plan c…
2 years, 6 months ago
Amitav Ghosh - How the Opium Trade Shaped Capitalism
One small plant has played an outsized role in shaping the world we live in today. Engineered by the British Empire with profound consequences for In…
2 years, 6 months ago
Musician James Blunt - Not Safe For Work
The pop star James Blunt has written a memoir about his life as one of the biggest acts of the noughties: a memoir that is filthy, funny, and quite p…
2 years, 6 months ago
Comedian Ruby Wax - On Mental Health
Ruby Wax joins us to share an honest and stirring portrait of the depths of her psyche. Recounting her mental health journey including through a mona…
2 years, 6 months ago