Who Are We, America?
With America's 250th birthday just days away, two books ask the same urgent question from very different angles: what does it mean to be American—and are we living up to our own ideals? In All We Say,...
2 Jul 28min
In Defense of Sunlight
We've been told for decades to slather on sunscreen and stay in the shade. But what if the real health risk is avoiding the sun? Rowan Jacobsen, award-winning science writer, spent nine years diving i...
1 Jul 24min
A New Vision for Midlife
Margie Lachman is a psychology professor at Brandeis University where she conducts research on adult development and aging. She is an investigator on the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study, in...
30 Jun 27min
Dad Brain: How Men Are Transformed by Fatherhood
It turns out fatherhood isn't just a role — it's a biological transformation. Darby Saxbe, an award-winning psychologist at USC, draws on decades of research in Dad Brain to show how the fathering bra...
29 Jun 30min
Main Character Energy: How Screens Turn Us Into Spectators
What happens when screens stop being something we watch…and become a place we live? Today, The Atlantic writer Megan Garber unpacks the strange new social reality she explores in Screen People: How We...
26 Jun 33min
When in Doubt, Reach Out: The Science of Social Connection
Most of us know we should reach out more — call the friend, chat with the stranger, strike up the conversation. And yet we hold back. Why? Behavioral scientist Nicholas Epley has spent decades study...
25 Jun 28min
How to Read the Room: Mastering Body Language in Person and Online
Whether you're in a face-to-face conversation or firing off a Slack message, most of what you communicate has nothing to do with the words you choose. Today we're unpacking the hidden language beneath...
24 Jun 26min
How to Make Friends With the Voice in Your Head
If you’ve ever replayed a conversation in the shower—or staged an entire debate in your head on the way to the grocery store—you already know the brain can be a noisy place. Today, we’re learning how ...
23 Jun 26min
