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Back to SearchWhy We Can’t Detect a Lie
“We may think we know when people are lying, but basically we have no clue,” says Malcolm Gladwell, journalist and New York Times–bestselling author of Talking to Strangers, The Tipping Point, and Bl…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Why You Want to Feel Fear
“I want to be frightened and afraid I’m not going to be able to do it,” says actor Sarah Paulson about what draws her to play a particular character. Paulson, who stars as Xandra in The Goldfinch (ou…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Gwyneth x Ray Dalio: Why We Can Never Be Sure We’re Right
“Why should you believe that just because you have an opinion that that's the right opinion?” asks Ray Dalio, founder of prestigious investment management firm Bridgewater Associates and author of Pr…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
What We’re Taught about Money
“I have not been able to find a single piece of research that tells me that anything bad happens when women have more money,” says Sallie Krawcheck, CEO and cofounder of Ellevest. Krawcheck joins chi…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
How We Adapt to Stress
Brian MacKenzie doesn’t like when people tell him to “just breathe” either. So even though he’s the founder of a (great, practical, helpful) breathing app (State), you won’t hear those words coming o…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Why Fear Can Be Magical
“Ninety-nine percent of the time when we use the word ‘can’t,’ it’s really a euphemism for ‘won’t,’” says entrepreneur Marie Forleo, the author of Everything Is Figureoutable. Forleo’s specialty is b…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Taking Control of Our Sexual Experience
Peggy Orenstein, bestselling author of Girls and Sex, explores the gaps and nuances of intimacy. Today, she talks to Elise about how girls and women are taught that being sexy is important, but being…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Fight Like a Mother
This is a handbook for people of all political leanings and persuasions—and for people who aren’t political at all but want to meaningfully engage with an issue. Shannon Watts—author of Fight Like a …
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Gwyneth x Michelle Pfeiffer: Second Marriages and Careers
Although Michelle Pfeiffer and GP do talk about acting and costars, they also talk about who they are off-screen. They talk about why they both decided to get married a second time and what they’ve l…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
How to Raise Successful People
All parents need to know one thing, says Esther Wojcicki: “There is no perfect parenting.” Wojcicki is the author of How to Raise Successful People, a legendary journalism teacher, and founder of the…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago