"Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens" by Rajiv Shah
Today, Rajiv Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation and former administrator of President Barack Obama’s United States Agency for International Development, shares his audacious strategy for achieving transformational change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
16 Nov 202313min
"The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality" by Andy Clark
Most of us believe that what we see is what’s really there. But new discoveries in neuroscience and psychology have turned this assumption upside down. What if rather than perceiving reality passively, your mind actively predicts it? That's what Andy Clark argues in today's episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
15 Nov 202313min
"I'm So Effing Hungry: Why We Crave What We Crave — and What to Do About It" by Amy Shah
Today, Dr. Amy Shah shares a science-based plan designed to help you take charge of your health and your cravings, without feeling deprived. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14 Nov 202311min
"The Deadline Effect: How to Work Like It's the Last Minute ― Before the Last Minute" by Christopher Cox
As an editor at Harper's and GQ, Christopher Cox learned the power of a good deadline. Then he began to wonder: could he leverage that power in other parts of his life? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13 Nov 20239min
"The Power of Wonder: The Extraordinary Emotion That Will Change the Way You Live, Learn, and Lead" by Monica C. Parker
We're capping off the week with an eye-opening journey through the magical, yet surprisingly little-understood, human emotion that is wonder led by Monica Parker, a consultant whose clients include blue-chip companies such as LinkedIn, Google, Prudential, and LEGO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10 Nov 202315min
"The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World" by Max Fisher
We all have a vague sense that social media is bad for us, but the truth, according to New York Times reporter Max Fisher, is that its reach and impact run far deeper than we have understood. He joins us today to explain how social media rewired our minds and what we can do to break free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9 Nov 202314min
"Evolutionary Intelligence: How Technology Will Make Us Smarter" by W. Russell Neuman
A surprising vision of how human intelligence will coevolve with digital technology and revolutionize how we think and behave from one of the founders of the MIT Media Lab. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 Nov 202310min
"Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence" by Anna Lembke
Today, Dr. Anna Lembke, psychiatrist and author, explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain — and what we can do about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7 Nov 202314min
