Can a Text Message Reduce Crime?
First, economist Jennifer Doleac shares five key insights from her new book, The Science of Second Chances: A Revolution in Criminal Justice. Later, sociologist and former police officer Neil Gross wi...
18 Mar 28min
Creativity Is a Habit, Not a Talent
Up first, Blythe Harris and Mallory May show how just five minutes of daily creativity can rewire your brain, reduce stress, and make you feel more alive. Their new book is Daily Creative: The 5-Minut...
17 Mar 22min
The Myth of the Picky Child
1️⃣ Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History by Helen Zoe Veit 2️⃣ Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture by Virginia Sole-Smith Sponsored By: Shopify — Start your...
16 Mar 22min
What Can Animals Teach Us About Longevity?
1️⃣ Jellyfish Age Backwards by Nicklas Brendborg 2️⃣ Methuselah’s Zoo by Steven Austad 🔗 Sponsored By: Shopify — Start your $1/month trial at shopify.com/daily Notion — Try Custom Agents now a...
13 Mar 26min
The Surprising Power of Big Mistakes
1️⃣ Mistakes to Meaning: Owning Your Past So It Doesn’t Own You by Joshua Steiner and Michael Lynton 2️⃣ Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well by Amy Edmondson 🔗 Sponsored By: Shopify —...
12 Mar 24min
What Pain Can Teach Us
We begin with Darcey Steinke, who shares five key insights from her new book, This Is the Door: The Body, Pain, and Faith. And then in the second half of the show, we hear from Anushay Hossain about h...
11 Mar 21min
Why the Universe Keeps Getting More Interesting
First, Michael Wong and Robert Hazen propose a new scientific theory that suggests complexity — from life to technology — emerges through a universal evolutionary process. Their new book is Time’s Sec...
10 Mar 40min
The Science of Oversharing: Why Revealing More Builds Trust
We worry constantly about saying too much. But Leslie John says the bigger problem in our lives isn’t oversharing — it’s undersharing. When we default to silence instead of thoughtful honesty, we miss...
9 Mar 25min
