What Peggy Orenstein Learned About Life by Making the World's Ugliest Sweater

What Peggy Orenstein Learned About Life by Making the World's Ugliest Sweater

In the early days of the Covid lockdown, many of us found ourselves taking up new hobbies, like playing guitar or baking bread. But Peggy Orenstein went a little further. A lifelong knitter, Peggy decided to try making a sweater from scratch. She taught herself to shear sheep, spin and dye yarn, and other skills. The surprising life lessons she learned are the subject of her new book, "Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater."

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How to Get Rich: Take the Long View

How to Get Rich: Take the Long View

Americans have been hustling for financial wisdom for 300 years — but how much of that advice actually made anyone rich? First, historian Joseph Moore digs through centuries of money manuals, sermons,...

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The Science of Tiny Habits: How Little by Little Becomes a Lot

The Science of Tiny Habits: How Little by Little Becomes a Lot

Going big is overrated — and Eric Zimmer makes a compelling case that the smallest changes are the ones that actually stick, building quietly into something transformative. Then in the second half, Ja...

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Meganets and Megatrends

Meganets and Megatrends

David Auerbach kicks things off by explaining how massive digital systems he calls "meganets" have grown beyond anyone's control, reshaping our realities in ways we barely understand. Then trend analy...

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Why Your Life Feels Empty (And the Neuroscience Fix You Haven't Tried)

Why Your Life Feels Empty (And the Neuroscience Fix You Haven't Tried)

Most of us are too busy making a living and amusing ourselves to ask the one question that matters most — what actually gives your life meaning? First, Arthur Brooks brings the science of happiness to...

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Why Your Doctor Gets It Wrong (and a Simple Shift That Would Fix It)

Why Your Doctor Gets It Wrong (and a Simple Shift That Would Fix It)

Almost all of us will be misdiagnosed at some point—a terrifying stat in an age of high-tech medicine. First, Alexandra Sifferlin digs into why doctors get it wrong so often and what her reporting for...

22 Huhti 25min

Your Brain Wants You to Be Happy

Your Brain Wants You to Be Happy

Happiness isn't just something you feel — it's a skill you can practice. Neuroscientist Richard Davidson kicks things off with research showing that flourishing can be trained in as little as five min...

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Secrets of the Starving Artist

Secrets of the Starving Artist

"Do what you love and the money will follow" is a nice bumper sticker — but how have real artists actually paid the bills? Mason Currey kicks things off with surprising stories of how creative legends...

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Get Along, Get Ahead

Get Along, Get Ahead

The moment "I" becomes "we," something shifts—in our brains, our decisions, and our potential. First, Jay Van Bavel and Dominic Packer reveal how group identity shapes everything from performance to p...

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