CHATTER: Learning to Love the Voice in Your Head
Whether or not we care to admit it, we all talk to ourselves. A lot. The voice in our heads yaks it up about half the time we’re awake, and it can speak at a rate of 4,000 words per minute. When it re...
21 Huhti 20211h 3min
HUMOR: How to Turn Levity Into Your Secret Weapon
Humor is no laughing matter. It inspires innovation, strengthens relationships, disarms tension, and makes you look smart. Seriously. So why are we all afraid to be funny at work? In their new book, “...
14 Huhti 20211h 14min
BEGINNERS: The Joys of Being an Amateur
A few years ago, as he watched his young daughter try out one hobby after another, a thought crossed Tom Vanderbilt’s mind: Why do we work so hard to get our kids to learn new skills when most of us a...
7 Huhti 20211h 11min
THINK AGAIN: Adam Grant on the Power of Changing Your Mind
We’re taught that the mark of surefire intelligence is the ability to think and learn. But in his new book, “Think Again,” Adam Grant says that in our turbulent world, there’s a more important skill: ...
31 Maalis 20211h 28min
VOICE: You Are What You Speak
Sure, opposable thumbs are handy. But in his brilliant new book, “This Is the Voice,” John Colapinto says the voice is our species’ greatest attribute. We rely on it to communicate and collaborate, wo...
24 Maalis 20211h 32min
THE BRAIN: A User’s Guide to the Blob Between Your Ears
If you managed to stay awake during Bio 101, then you probably think you have a basic understanding of how your brain works. Not so, says neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett. In this cerebral yet high...
17 Maalis 20211h
SERENDIPITY: Good Luck and How to Get It
In all likelihood, some of the biggest moments in your life, like meeting your spouse or finding your job, were the result of a chance encounter or fortunate coincidence. You got lucky. But Christian ...
10 Maalis 20211h 2min
DRUG USE: Is Getting High an American Right?
Every day, Dr. Carl Hart goes into his laboratory at Columbia University and gets people high. That research has led him to a surprising conclusion: the predominant effects of the drugs he administers...
3 Maalis 20211h 23min
