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The hidden power of sad songs and rainy days | Susan Cain and Min Kym
Have you ever wondered why you like sad music? Do you find comfort or inspiration in rainy days? In this profound, poetic talk, author Susan Cain inv…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
How satellites and AI can protect the planet | Robbie Schingler
Space technologist Robbie Schingler cofounded a satellite company that images the whole planet every day, making visible changes on Earth. He shows h…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
How citizens (not politicians) are building the future | Jon Alexander
Citizen strategist Jon Alexander spent a decade gathering stories of democracy in action — and found that most change doesn't come from politicians o…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Sunday Pick: How to solve your problems through drawing (w/ Liana Finck) | How to Be a Better Human
Liana Finck’s cartoons explore life’s big predicaments: what to make for dinner, how to leave a party without being rude, how to feel like more than …
3 months ago
Our last, best chance to cool the Earth | Bill McKibben
We're living through oil wars, wildfire smoke and extreme weather driven by a warming planet. But environmentalist Bill McKibben says one thing is fi…
3 months ago
The infodemic — and the scientists fighting against it | Jessica Malaty Rivera
Epidemiologist and science communicator Jessica Malaty Rivera believes we're navigating a serious outbreak: health misinformation. She explores why t…
3 months ago
How gratitude rewires your brain | Christina Costa
When a psychologist who studies well-being ends up with a brain tumor, what happens when she puts her own research into practice? Christina Costa goe…
3 months ago
How I turn joy into art | Yinka Ilori
Artist Yinka Ilori believes that joy is inherited — handed down through the colors, rituals and gatherings of the people who raised you. In this vibr…
3 months ago
The four steps to hearing hard feedback gracefully | Chris Wheatley
We all have a "thing" — the way we act when we're not at our best that we somehow can't see in ourselves. Leadership expert Chris Wheatley learned ab…
3 months ago
A journalist's trick for talking to people you can't stand | Joshua Johnson
Neutrality can get you through a tough conversation, but it rarely gets you anywhere. Joshua Johnson, actor/anchor for “The Onion” and former NPR hos…
3 months ago