
The One Leadership Skill That Matters Most
Zach Mercurio shares insights from his new book, The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
29 Touko 15min

Is AI a Con?
Linguist Emily M. Bender and sociologist Alex Hanna aren't feeling the AGI. • Support the show by subscribing to our daily newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
28 Touko 12min

The Neuroscience of Choice and Change
Emily Falk reveals the hidden calculations that shape our daily decisions ― and how to make more fulfilling, impactful choices in our work, relationships, and lives. Her new book is What We Value. • Support the show by subscribing to our daily newsletter • Comment on this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27 Touko 16min

Five Rules for Living a More Creative Life
Acclaimed poet Maggie Smith says everyone is creative — yes, even you. 📖 Dear Writer: Pep Talks & Practical Advice for the Creative Life 📱 Support the show by subscribing to our newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26 Touko 18min

The Power of Strangers
Joe Keohane on the benefits of connecting in a suspicious world. • Support the show by subscribing to our daily newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 Touko 11min

What Cultures Around the World Can Teach You About Parenting
Marina Lopes's new book is Please Yell at My Kids. • Comment on this episode! • Support the show by subscribing to our newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 Touko 7min

Taming the Molecule of More
Dopamine makes it easy to get stuck in a cycle of never being truly satisfied. It promises happiness, but can never deliver. A more fulfilling life begins with training your brain to overcome the dopamine chase. It’s easier than you think. • Comment on this episode! • Support the show and get transcripts, book lists, and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Touko 12min

Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity
In his new book, More Everything Forever, science journalist Adam Becker investigates the wildly implausible and often profoundly immoral visions of tomorrow — and shows why, in reality, there is no good evidence that they will, or should, come to pass. • Comment on this episode! • Support the show and get transcripts, polls, book lists, and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 Touko 14min