Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe 40,000-Year Story of Animals and Us
Today, Keggie Carew shares a few key insights from her book "Beastly: The 40,000-Year Story of Animals and Us," which the Guardian called "dazzling ……
2 years ago
Can Psychedelics Cure the Most Severe Pain Disorders?
Today, renowned sociologist Joanna Kempner, author of the new book "Psychedelic Outlaws: The Movement Revolutionizing Modern Medicine," introduces us…
2 years ago
How to Save Human Ability in the Age of AI
As artificial intelligence gets more and more powerful, how do we protect human skills? Matt Beane, one of the world’s top researchers on work and te…
2 years ago
Practical Optimism
Let's close out the week with a few big ideas from Sue Varma, author of "Practical Optimism: The Art, Science, and Practice of Exceptional Well-Being…
2 years ago
How Debate Teaches Us to Listen and Be Heard
Tonight, there's a presidential debate. This morning, let's hear Bo Seo, two-time world champion debater and former coach of the Harvard debate team,…
2 years ago
How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing)
Khan Academy has helped more than 135 million students in 190 countries learn new things. Now its founder, Sal Khan, is out with a book in which he a…
2 years ago
The Scientific Secrets of Building a Strong Social Network
Celebrated science writer David Robson joins us to reveal how social connections are far more important than we thought and show us the steps we can …
2 years ago
Is Your Work Worth It?
Today,a philosopher and an organizational psychologist walk into ... a soap opera?
2 years ago
Bianca Bosker Ventures Into the Art World
Today, Bianca Bosker shares a few brilliant insights from her latest New York Times bestseller "Get the Picture: A Mind-Bending Journey among the Ins…
2 years ago
How Stories, Statistics, and Studies Exploit Our Biases
We all have biases. Worse, they cause us to fall for misinformation. Here's what to do about it.
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