Re:Thinking with Adam Grant How free solo climber Alex Honnold faces fear Sept 20, 2022 [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Hey everyone it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to ReThinking, my podcast on the science of what makes us tick. I'm an organizational psychologist and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people to explore how they think and what...

The TED Interview Steven Johnson wants to know how enlightenment happens June 23, 2022 [00:00:00] Chris Anderson: Well, hello there. Uh, welcome to The TED Interview. This is Chris Anderson. Now then, uh, this episode may start out sounding a bit like bad news, but it really, it really isn't. By the time it's over, it's going to sound like ver...

The TED Interview The hidden gifts of visual thinking with Temple Grandin November 10, 2022 [00:00:00] Steven Johnson: Welcome to the TED Interview. I'm your host, Steven Johnson. If you're a regular listener to this podcast, you know that one of the things we really try to embrace here is having guests from a wide range of disciplines. I mean,...

ReThinking with Adam Grant What animal intelligence reveals about human stupidity with Justin Gregg March 7, 2023 [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Hey everyone, it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to ReThinking, my podcast on the science of what makes us tick. I'm an organizational psychologist, and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people to expl...

Written by the educator who created What Makes Us Human?, a brief look at the key facts, tough questions and big ideas in his field. Begin this TED Study with a fascinating read that gives context and clarity to the material. As a biological anthropologist, I never liked drawing sharp distinctions between human and non-human. Such boundaries ma...

Monday, November 1, 2021 Mona Chalabi: I’ve spent the past seven years trying to imagine two alternate realities: Life in New York, and life in London. I moved to New York in 2014. I went for a job that felt like it could have been my big break. I made friends in New York. I had boyfriends, and then I had ex-boyfriends. I had a job, and then I...

Written by the educators who created Rethinking Cancer, a brief look at the key facts, tough questions and big ideas in their field. Begin this TED Study with a fascinating read that gives context and clarity to the material. In its World Cancer Report 2014, the World Health Organization made a staggering prediction: it expects the number of ne...

From the curator of Understanding Happiness, a brief look at the key facts, the tough questions and the big ideas in his field. Begin this TED Studies subject with a fascinating read that gives context and clarity to the material. An introduction to happiness A few years ago I stumbled upon a question I found both shocking and exhilarating: Supp...

The TED Interview Ed Yong on how animal senses reveal the world around us September 22, 2022 [00:00:00] Steven Johnson: Welcome to the TED Interview. I'm Steven Johnson. This is the first episode in what's going to be a truly mind-expanding new series we are doing all about health and the human body. Now, our bodies are unique, as are all the w...

How to Be a Better Human Andrew Marantz doesn’t want you to give up on the internet January 30, 2023 [00:00:00] Chris Duffy: You are listening to How to Be a Better Human. I'm your host, Chris Duffy. I grew up in New York City, and so one of the big differences between my childhood and friends who grew up in other places is how little time I s...

The TED Interview Aaron Bastani is thinking about automated luxury…communism? August 11, 2022 [00:00:00] Steven Johnson: Welcome to the TED Interview. I'm your host, Steven Johnson. It may seem strange, given our current reality of runaway inflation, supply chain bottlenecks, and $6 a gallon gasoline, but there's an influential group of thinker...

How to Be a Better Human How to have curious conversations in dangerously divided times (w/ Mónica Guzmán) November 21, 2022 [00:00:00] Chris Duffy: You're listening to How to Be a Better Human. I'm your host, Chris Duffy. The episode of this podcast that has the very worst reviews that we've ever gotten in the two years we've been making this ...

How to Be a Better Human How to get motivated - by losing? (w/ Monica Wadhwa) (Transcript) September 12, 2022 [00:00:00] Chris Duffy: You're listening to How to Be a Better Human. I'm your host, Chris Duffy. Okay. Here's a wild story for you. Several years ago, I was a contestant on the game show “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire”. And this was at...

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Dr. Jen Gunter: I’ve heard so many ways that people try to “boost” their metabolism. Drink green tea to boost your metabolism! Eating spicy food to burn calories! Metabolism boosting smoothies…backed by science! Muscle burns more calories so start lifting weights today! If you boost your met...

How to Be a Better Human Monday, July 11, 2022 Robot Chris Duffy: You’re listening to How to Be a Better Human. I’m your host Chris Duffy and today we’re talking about the surprising ways that artificial intelligence and automation will affect both the future of our jobs, and our own behavior beyond the workplace. Chris Duffy: Ok hi this is AC...

How to Be a Better Human How to Make Yourself More Human in an Automated World (with Kevin Roose) (Transcript) July 11, 2022 [00:00:00] Robot Chris Duffy: You’re listening to How to Be a Better Human. I’m your host Chris Duffy and today we’re talking about the surprising ways that artificial intelligence and automation will affect both the fut...

The TED Interview Inciting joy with Ross Gay November 3, 2022 [00:00:00] Steven Johnson: Welcome to the TED Interview. I'm your host, Steven Johnson. On this show, we have a lot of guests who explore new frontiers: frontiers of viral detection, or the cosmos. This week's guest has made joy and delight the object of his exploration. Poet and ess...

ReThinking with Adam Grant ChatGPT did NOT title this podcast (w/ Allie Miller & Ethan Mollick) March 21, 2023 [00:00:00] AI Adam: Welcome to another episode of ReThinking with Adam Grant! [00:00:05] Adam Grant: Today’s episode is about artificial intelligence chatbots that write and answer questions–ChatGPT, Bing, Bard. So to kick thing...

Good Sport After the Glory Fades March 29, 2023 [00:00:00] Jody Avirgan: This is Carli Lloyd, four-time Olympian, two-time World Cup champion. A legend of US soccer. [00:00:06] Carli Lloyd: There's this picture of me after we lost to Canada in Tokyo 2020. It was a really bad game played by our team and, um, I just had a moment with myself on...

ReThinking with Adam Grant The psychology of fiction with Jennifer Lynn Barnes March 14, 2023 [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Hey everyone, it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to ReThinking, my podcast on the science of what makes us tick. I'm an organizational psychologist, and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people to explore new thoughts an...

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter Wednesday, June 9, 2021 Jen Gunter: We have been told SO MUCH about milk. SOUND CLIP: We were told that milk was good for your bones. I remember my mom always made me drink it. It was supposed to be very good for my health Jen Gunter: Think about ALL the milk messages you’ve heard in your life! SOUND CLIP:...

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter Wednesday, July 7, 2021 Dr. Jen Gunter: Before we get to the episode, a quick favor. We're doing a listener survey to figure out how we can keep making the podcast better. We'd love your thoughts. So if you have a few minutes, please take the survey at SurveyNerds.com/BodyStuff. That's SurveyNerds.com/BodyStuff — ...

WorkLife with Adam Grant Tuesday, June 8, 2021 Adam Grant: Hey, WorkLifers. We'll be back with season four next month. In the meantime, this is the first of four new episodes of our Taken for Granted series. Merve Emre: Hi. I am Merve Emre. I am an associate professor of English at the University of Oxford, and a regular contributor to The New ...

How to Be a Better Human How to take charge of your money (w/ Wendy De La Rosa) November 14, 2022 [00:00:00] Chris Duffy: You're listening to How To Be a Better Human. I'm your host, Chris Duffy. When it comes to money, one study found that 78% of people would rather disclose their full dating history than their full financial history. We would...

The TED Interview Atul Gawande on why American healthcare desperately needs innovation October 13, 2022 [00:00:00] Steven Johnson: Welcome to the TED Interview. I'm your host, Steven Johnson. If you've listened to the last few episodes of the show, you'll have noticed a recurring theme that's come up in those conversations on health: the dismal...

How to Be a Better Human The science of happiness (w/ Laurie Santos) January 23, 2023 [00:00:00] Chris Duffy: You are listening to How to Be a Better Human. I am your host, Chris Duffy. Here's a strange thing that I have noticed about my own brain. Often, the times that I feel the happiest are where I have a lot of irons in the fire. There's a...

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter Wednesday, June 16, 2021 Jen Gunter: It was March 2020, and our editor Sara was living in Brooklyn. She had started to hear about the spread of a highly contagious virus, COVID-19. And like many of us, she was very worried... Sara: I went to my local health food store chain, and I got a bunch of groceries. Like ev...

Re:Thinking with Adam Grant June 15, 2021 Mellody Hobson on Taking Tough Feedback Adam Grant: Hey WorkLifers. We’ll be back for Season 4 next month. For now, here’s the second of four new episodes of Taken for Granted. Today’s guest is leader extraordinaire Mellody Hobson. In the eight years that I’ve known her, she’s consistently challenged me ...

How to Be a Better Human There is no “grief starter pack” (w/ Michael Cruz Kayne) January 9, 2023 [00:00:00] Chris Duffy: You are listening to How to Be a Better Human. I'm your host, Chris Duffy. I am a person who likes to talk. I talk for work. I talk for fun. I don't often find myself at a loss for words, except when it comes to grief. When...

WorkLife with Adam Grant Leadership lessons from Zelenskyy and Putin Transcript March 29, 2022 [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Hey WorkLifers, it’s Adam Grant. Today’s episode is a rich and timely conversation about leadership. I want to thank our sponsors LinkedIn, Morgan Stanley, ServiceNow, and UKG for making it possible. Our focus today is on what ...