A cheat sheet for accelerating clean energy | Kimiko Hirata

A cheat sheet for accelerating clean energy | Kimiko Hirata

After the Fukushima disaster shut down Japan's nuclear reactors, the coal industry rushed in to fill the energy gap. As climate advocate Kimiko Hirata watched dozens of new coal plant proposals quietly surface across the country — each one locking in decades of future emissions — she resolved to make them impossible to ignore. She shares how a small, scrappy civil society movement took on a fossil-fuel-dependent economy and got people to say "yes" to a renewable future.

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Sunday Pick: Are you feeling emotionally stuck? Here’s How to get past it (w/ Yowei Shaw) | from How to Be a Better Human

Sunday Pick: Are you feeling emotionally stuck? Here’s How to get past it (w/ Yowei Shaw) | from How to Be a Better Human

What if your hardest emotional challenges could be solved by talking to a stranger? A person who has gone through the exact same situation or something very similar. That’s the premise of Proxy, a pod...

3 Mai 42min

How to invite creativity into your life | Rose B. Simpson, Debbie Millman

How to invite creativity into your life | Rose B. Simpson, Debbie Millman

What do you hear when you sit in silence? For artist Rose B. Simpson, that question is the beginning of all art. She comes from a line of ceramic artists stretching back generations and, as part of he...

2 Mai 20min

Why AI is unlikely to become conscious | Anil Seth

Why AI is unlikely to become conscious | Anil Seth

We see consciousness in AI the same way we see faces in clouds, says neuroscientist Anil Seth. He explores the all-too-human tendency to project inner life onto machines that are brilliant mimics, not...

1 Mai 17min

Reimagining traditional architecture for modern needs | Riyad Joucka

Reimagining traditional architecture for modern needs | Riyad Joucka

Architect Riyad Joucka believes your home should be a mirror of who you are. Using 3D printing and ancient architectural wisdom, he's designing efficient, personal homes that respond to context, clima...

30 Apr 10min

The "hot shot rule" to help you become a better leader | Kat Cole (re-release)

The "hot shot rule" to help you become a better leader | Kat Cole (re-release)

Confidence doesn’t come before action — it comes from taking action, says business leader Kat Cole, who worked her way up from waitress to CEO of a global health company. She presents a simple yet pow...

29 Apr 9min

You got what you wanted. Now what? | Debbie Millman

You got what you wanted. Now what? | Debbie Millman

Over two decades of interviewing countless creative people, Debbie Millman (host of the iconic "Design Matters" podcast) had a realization: the pride and joy of accomplishing something often evaporate...

28 Apr 10min

How to google your symptoms without freaking out | John Whyte

How to google your symptoms without freaking out | John Whyte

Why does searching your symptoms online always leave you more frightened than before? As former chief medical officer of WebMD, physician John Whyte spent years believing more information meant better...

27 Apr 15min

Sunday Pick: Min Jin Lee | from Design Matters

Sunday Pick: Min Jin Lee | from Design Matters

The author of the award-winning novels “Pachinko” and “Free Food for Millionaires,” Min Jin Lee, discusses her remarkable career and the long journey and intention behind her Korean diaspora novels.Le...

26 Apr 1h 12min

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