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Back to SearchHow Polio Made a President
Of the dozens of men who have served as US president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt had a particularly close connection with the citizens he served. The …
3 years, 1 month ago
The Existential in Red Dead Redemption 2
People sometimes ask me what I think of video games. I think that, in moderation, they're a fine source of the kind of passive entertainment we all n…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Real Rules of Power
Most leadership advice says the same thing: to be a good leader, you need to be generous, humble, and authentic.
My guest, professor of organizational…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Brain Energy Theory of Mental Illness
Mental illnesses of all kinds are on the rise, and yet we seem no closer to being able to treat them effectively. We're only able to treat the sympto…
3 years, 1 month ago
Overcome the Comfort Crisis
Our world has never been more convenient and comfortable. With just a few taps of our fingers, we can order food to our door, access endless entertai…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Future Is Analog
In 2016, David Sax wrote a book called The Revenge of Analog, which made the case that even as we marched towards an ever more digital future, we wer…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Infidelity Formula
Amongst supposedly monogamous couples, 23% of men and 19% of women have cheated on their current partner, and while studies have long found that men …
3 years, 2 months ago
Live Life in Crescendo
You’ve heard of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. But did you know that its author, Stephen Covey, was in his late fifties when it came out? A…
3 years, 2 months ago
The 5 Priorities of Short-Term Survival
While we all wonder how we would fare if we had to survive for months in the wild like Brian does in the book Hatchet, the reality is that most survi…
3 years, 2 months ago
Overdoing Democracy
When Kate was growing up, her grandfather often told her that when he was serving on a Navy ship during WWII, there were two things he and his fellow…
3 years, 2 months ago