The New Rules of Productivity
What does productivity mean to you? For most of us, it’s about squeezing more output from the same amount of input, getting more done in less time. But that definition is literally killing us, turning...
4 Sep 202517min
The Most Dangerous Animal on Earth? The One That Forgot It’s an Animal.
You’ve probably been taught to believe you’re better than other animals. But that story is wrong, and it’s dangerous. NYU primatologist Christine Webb argues that human exceptionalism has blinded us t...
3 Sep 202516min
What Happens When AI Outsmarts Us?
In his just-released book The Intelligence Explosion: When AI Beats Humans at Everything, James Barrat warns that we could be sleepwalking into a future where machines rapidly outpace human intelligen...
2 Sep 202514min
How to Turn Anxiety Into Your Superpower
Anxiety can be painful and embarrassing, even downright debilitating. But author and podcaster Morra Aarons-Mele says it's also a force that you can use to your advantage. She's here today to teach yo...
1 Sep 202512min
Risk Forward
What if setting goals is a waste of time? ——— 📖 Risk Forward: Embrace the Unknown and Unlock Your Hidden Genius ✍️ Victoria Labalme 📱 Follow The Next Big Idea Daily on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, o...
29 Aug 202514min
Here Comes The Sun. Just In Time.
We’ve known about climate change for decades, even if most of the so-called solutions have felt too slow, too expensive, or too politically fraught. But pioneering environmentalist Bill McKibben says ...
28 Aug 202514min
Blame the Babies: How Infants Sparked Human Speech
Why are we so much chattier than other species? Madeleine Beekman has a surprising answer: blame the babies. Madeleine is professor emerita of evolutionary biology at the University of Sydney, and in ...
27 Aug 202515min
Drowning in Meetings, Emails, and Chaos? There's a Better Way to Work.
You’re busy. Your team is busy. Everyone’s working hard. But for all that effort, does it ever feel like not much actually gets done? According to today’s guests, the culprit usually isn’t laziness — ...
26 Aug 202516min
