Podcast Episodes

Can Rogue Archeologists Bring the Past Back to Life?

We have a pretty good idea what ancient civilizations looked like. But what did they taste, smell, and feel like?

📕 Dinner with King Tut by Sam Kean

8 months ago

'The Next Big Idea Daily': Why Your Teen Thinks You're an Idiot

If you’ve raised an adolescent (or been one), you already know it’s a life stage that can feel like an emotional rollercoaster—full of drama, defianc…

8 months ago

WHAT WE VALUE: A Neuroscientist's Guide to Making Better Choices

All day long, your brain makes subconscious value calculations. It looks at every decision and asks, "What is going to be most rewarding for me right…

8 months, 1 week ago

'The Next Big Idea Daily': Take a Nap

Neuroscientist Joseph Jebelli explains how doing nothing might be the best thing you do all day. His new book is The Brain at Rest: How the Art and S…

8 months, 1 week ago

SUPER AGERS (Part 2): Eric Topol on Sleep, GLP-1s, and AI

In part two of our interview with Eric Topol, author of the New York Times bestseller Super Agers, we cover how to get a good night's sleep, why one …

8 months, 2 weeks ago

'The Next Big Idea Daily': Your Doctor Might Be Ignoring What’s Making You Sick

According to Wendy Johnson, real wellness starts with community, nature, and rethinking everything we’ve been told.

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

SUPER AGERS (Part 1): The Revolutionary New Science of Longevity

For years, cardiologist Eric Topol hunted for the rarest people in America: those over 80 who had never been sick. When he finally found 1,400 of the…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘The Next Big Idea Daily’: Human History on Drugs

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When we talk about the forces that shape history, we usuall…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

GENIUS MYTH: The Dangerous Allure of Rule-Breakers

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Arthur Schopenhauer said, “Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.” Thomas Edis…

8 months, 4 weeks ago

‘The Next Big Idea Daily’: Your Life Plan Fell Apart. Now What?

Life changes can sneak up on all of us, and sometimes they hit pretty hard. Cassidy Krug spent 20 years training to be one of the best divers in the …

9 months ago