How to rewire your brain — and find your flow | Heather Berlin
When life gets uncertain, do you grip a little tighter? Neuroscientist Heather Berlin explores a surprising paradox: the harder you try to control everything, the more likely you are to get in your ow...
9 Marras 16min
Sunday Pick: The science on improving your brain health with Dr. Ayesha and Dean Sherzai
When does normal aging end and something more concerning begins? In this episode Shoshana invites neurologist Drs. Ayesha and Dean Sherzai to discuss their studies on Alzheimer’s and Dementia. They de...
8 Marras 34min
How to build the next wave of clean energy | Jennifer Granholm, Ryan Panchadsaram
Jennifer Granholm steered Michigan through the auto industry's near-collapse and later ran the US Department of Energy during the largest clean energy investment in the country's history. In conversat...
7 Marras 19min
The surprising beauty of mosquitos | Felix Hol
Most people hate mosquitoes, but biotechnologist and TED Fellow Felix Hol thinks they're beautiful. He takes us inside his lab, where his team developed some unusual ways to study how these blood-suck...
6 Marras 31min
Why great art requires risk | Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Robert Vargas
Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth — two of the rock stars behind the legendary band Van Halen — sit down with visual artist Robert Vargas to reveal the two-step recipe for great art: do your homework,...
5 Marras 17min
5 ideas for better government in the US | Jeff Maurer
Should the US Constitution protect your DNA? Your voice? Your data? Entrepreneur Jeff Maurer spent his youth fighting fires alongside World War II veterans, and he thinks the spirit that united them c...
4 Marras 16min
What kids wish their parents knew about fun | Mila Rojas
When was the last time you played, just for fun? Eleven-year-old Mila Rojas has noticed that adults — buried under schedules, expectations and the pressure to be serious — often see play as unproducti...
3 Marras 8min
The couples therapists who nearly got divorced | Harville Hendrix
Couples therapists Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt spent decades teaching the world how to love well … even as their own marriage was falling apart. In this candid, funny talk, Hendrix recount...
2 Marras 17min
