Podcast Episodes

Curiosity, Cognition & Creativity with Neuroscientist DR. JACQUELINE GOTTLIEB

Season 13

What ignites curiosity in humans? How does our brain select things we need to know and ignore what isn’t essential? How does our perception shape what we know about the world?

Dr. Jacqueline Gottlieb …

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

How can journalism make people care about crises & create solutions? - Highlights - NICHOLAS KRISTOF

Season 13

“"I'm trying to get people to care about a crisis in ways that may bring solutions to it. And that's also how I deal with the terror and the fear to find a sense of purpose in what I do. It's incredi…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Chasing Hope: A Reporter's Life w/ Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist NICHOLAS KRISTOF

Season 13

How can journalism make people care and bring about solutions? What role does storytelling play in shining a light on injustice and crises and creating a catalyst for change?

Nicholas D. Kristof is a …

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Wetlands, Methane & Restoring Earth’s Garden of Eden with EUAN NISBET

Season 13

Have we entered what Earth scientists call a “termination event,” and what can we do to avoid the worst outcomes? How can a spiritual connection to nature guide us toward better environmental steward…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Natural Magic: Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and the Dawn of Modern Science with RENÉE BERGLAND

Season 13

How do the works of Emily Dickinson and Charles Darwin continue to influence our understanding of nature, ecological interdependence, and the human experience? How does understanding history help us …

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Germany's Postwar Legacy: Lessons for Today's Crises - Highlights - FRANK TRENTMANN

Season 13

“I think history is tremendously important. The environmental crisis, Gaza, the war in Ukraine—all of those don't make sense if you don't have a sense of history. History and the humanities have come…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Out of the Darkness: The Germans 1942 to 2022 with FRANK TRENTMANN

Season 13

What can we learn from Germany's postwar transformation to help us address today's environmental and humanitarian crises? With the rise of populism, authoritarianism, and digital propaganda, how can …

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

The SDGs & UN Summit of the Future - Highlights - GUILLAUME LAFORTUNE

Season 13

“The SDSN has been set up to mobilize research and science for the Sustainable Development Goals. Each year, we aim to provide a fair and accurate assessment of countries' progress on the 17 Sustaina…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

How Can We Unite 193 Countries for a Sustainable Future? - GUILLAUME LAFORTUNE - VP, UN SDSN, Paris

Season 13

How can we get 193 countries to move in the same direction for a better tomorrow?

In today's podcast, we talk with Guillaume Lafortune, Vice President and Head of the Paris Office of the UN Sustainabl…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

How can music disrupt oppression & bring about social change? - Highlights - JAKE FERGUSON, ANTHONY JOSEPH & JERMAIN JACKMAN

Season 13

“I think as humans, we forget. We are often limited by our own stereotypes, and we don't see that in everyone there's the potential for beauty and love and all these things. And I think The Architect…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago