The Science of Fear—and How to Break Free From It

The Science of Fear—and How to Break Free From It

Why do we fear the wrong things? We worry about plane crashes but not car rides, strangers but not algorithms, sharks but not sugar. In The Fear Knot: How Science, History, and Culture Shape Our Fears – and How to Get Unstuck, journalism professor Ruth DeFoster and neuroscientist Natashia Swalve explore why our brains evolved to fear what once kept us alive — but now often misleads us. The result is a timely, eye-opening look at how to separate fact from fear in a world that profits from keeping us anxious. In the second half of the show, we hear from Ellen Vora, author of the 2022 book The Anatomy of Anxiety. 📱 Follow The Next Big Idea Daily on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen 📩 Want more bite-sized insights from the best new nonfiction delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up for our Book of the Day newsletter

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5 Things Only a Terrible Boss Can Teach You

5 Things Only a Terrible Boss Can Teach You

Have you ever had a bad boss? It's painful, but also kind of useful. Because every nightmare manager is basically handing you a playbook of what not to do. And if you pay attention, those horror stori...

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How Common Knowledge Rules the World

How Common Knowledge Rules the World

Today’s big ideas come to us from Harvard cognitive psychologist, public intellectual, and bestselling author Steven Pinker, who’s out with a new book called When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows… C...

29 Syys 202515min

How to Make AI Work for You

How to Make AI Work for You

When it comes to the AI revolution, do you want to be a follower or a leader? To stay ahead of the technology and use it to help your organization thrive, check out these big ideas from The AI-Savvy L...

26 Syys 202513min

Fear is Your Co-Pilot

Fear is Your Co-Pilot

What could be more terrifying than flying an F-16 fighter jet at supersonic speeds, only feet away from other aircraft? Well, maybe public speaking. Or asking for a promotion. Or simply facing that in...

25 Syys 202515min

The Science Behind Your Need to Please

The Science Behind Your Need to Please

If you've ever been called a "people pleaser" or found yourself constantly putting others' needs before your own, what you're experiencing may actually be a trauma response called fawning. In the new ...

24 Syys 202515min

Five Timeless Lessons for Building Riches and Joy

Five Timeless Lessons for Building Riches and Joy

You may or may not know the name Naval Ravikant, but in Silicon Valley, he’s revered as both a sharp investor and a philosopher of modern life. Eric Jorgenson’s 2020 bestseller The Almanack of Naval R...

23 Syys 202512min

We’re All Hallucinating. That’s a Good Thing.

We’re All Hallucinating. That’s a Good Thing.

We like to believe our senses show us the world as it is. But what if your brain is quietly “editing” reality before you ever notice it? In his new book, A Trick of the Mind, psychologist and neurosci...

22 Syys 202515min

Is Earth Exceptional?

Is Earth Exceptional?

Today, Mario Livio, an astrophysicist who worked with the Hubble Space Telescope, and Jack Szostak, who won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Medicine, take us inside the quest for cosmic life. 📱 Follow The N...

19 Syys 202514min

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