S24 E2: “Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks—a Cool History of a Hot Commodity” by Amy Brady

S24 E2: “Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks—a Cool History of a Hot Commodity” by Amy Brady

Ice ice baby! Today, journalist and historian Amy Brady shares the astonishing 200-year history of ice in America, from ice rinks to ice cream to modern-day miracles like cryotherapy breast-cancer treatments.

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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...

30 Sep 202516min

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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 202514min

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