Lust, Addiction, and Ambition: Why Your Desires Are Wired to Disappoint You | Joseph Goldstein
Why you'll never find happiness where you're looking for it–and where to look instead. Joseph Goldstein is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, both...
20 Touko 1h 7min
Emotion Regulation: Top 10 Neuroscience-Backed Tools | Ethan Kross & Emma Seppälä
Manage anxiety, rewire your inner critic, and never worry alone. Emma Seppälä, PhD is a psychologist and research scientist from Yale, and the author of two books, The Happiness Track and Sovereign. ...
18 Touko 1h
There's an Off-Switch for Stress. Here's How to Build It | Kelly Boys
The simple practice and surprising benefits of yoga nidra, a guided lying-down meditation. Plus: parts work, core beliefs, and the blind spot effect. This episode originally aired in December 2022. ...
15 Touko 1h 2min
The Science of Sleep: Why You're up at 3AM — And Why Worrying About It Makes It Worse | Sara Mednick
Sara Mednick is a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of California, Irvine, and the author of the book The Power of the Downstate. This episode is part of our month-long "Mental Health Reboot...
13 Touko 52min
The Science of Supplements: What Works, What's Hype, and What Could Actually Harm You | Dr. Mahtab Jafari
Creatine, melatonin, peptides, protein powders, green powders, probiotics, multivitamins, and much more: A pharmaceutical scientist breaks down the evidence and busts the myths. Dr. Mahtab Jafari is a...
11 Touko 1h 6min
"What's the Point?" – A Simple Answer to Life's Biggest Question | Lili Taylor
Escaping the productivity trap, silencing the inner nihilist, and finding awe in the most ordinary places. Lili Taylor is an award-winning movie, television, and theater actor. In the birding world, L...
8 Touko 46min
The Easy, Simple Fix for Exhaustion, Foggy Brain, and Back Pain | Manoush Zomorodi
Manoush Zomorodi is an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, and host of NPR's "TED Radio Hour," where she explores fascinating ideas with the world's greatest thinkers. She is the author of a...
6 Touko 1h 11min
Stressed, Stuck, and Overthinking? Here's the Science of Moving Forward | Ranjay Gulati
A Harvard professor on the nine evidence-based tools for acting decisively when fear and uncertainty are telling you to do nothing. Ranjay Gulati is the Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of...
4 Touko 52min
