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Back to Search"Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will" by Robert Sapolsky
Does free will exist? Stanford professor Robert Sapolsky says, "Hell no!" Which sounds scary, we know, but he's here today to explain why a world wit…
2 years, 3 months ago
"Beyond Longevity: A Proven Plan for Healing Faster, Feeling Better, and Thriving at Any Age" by Jason Prall
We don't just want to live for a long time — we want to thrive as we age. Today, science writer and documentarian Jason Prall tells us how we can.
2 years, 3 months ago
"Gray Areas: How the Way We Work Perpetuates Racism and What We Can Do to Fix It" by Adia Harvey Wingfield
It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which has us thinking about the state of our nation — specifically, the state of diversity in our nation. It's a com…
2 years, 3 months ago
"I Didn't Do the Thing Today: Letting Go of Productivity Guilt" by Madeleine Dore
Madeleine Dore went in search of the secret to productivity, only to find that there isn't one. Instead, we're being set up to fail. Today, she's her…
2 years, 3 months ago
"On the Brink of Utopia: Reinventing Innovation to Solve the World's Largest Problems" by Thomas Ramge & Rafael Laguna de la Vera
How innovative are our times really? Not very, according to Thomas Ramge and Rafael Laguna de la Vera. And they've got a point. Technology may have s…
2 years, 3 months ago
"Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream" by David Leonhardt
You may know David Leonhardt from his wildly popular New York Times newsletter, "The Morning." What you may not know is that David is also a Pulitzer…
2 years, 3 months ago
"Project UnLonely: Healing Our Crisis of Disconnection" by Jeremy Nobel
Today, Dr. Jeremy Nobel unpacks our personal and national experiences of loneliness to discover its roots and to show how we can take steps to find c…
2 years, 3 months ago
"Head & Heart: The Art of Modern Leadership" by Kirstin Ferguson
Do you have what it takes to be a great leader? Find out by listening to Kirstin Ferguson, who joins us to share five indispensable leadership tips f…
2 years, 3 months ago
"Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure" by Maggie Jackson
Today, author Maggie Jackson offers a guide to flourishing in times of flux and angst by harnessing the overlooked power of our uncertainty.
2 years, 4 months ago
"What the Taliban Told Me" By Ian Fritz
Have you ever met an airborne cryptologic linguist? No? Well, today's your lucky day. We're joined by Ian Fritz who has written a new memoir about co…
2 years, 4 months ago