"Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness" by Nicholas Humphrey
Today, join scientist Nicholas Humphrey on an epic quest to uncover the evolutionary history of consciousness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13 Mar 202414min
A Celebrated ER Doctor's Guide to Better Listening
In his new book, "Tornado of Life: A Doctor's Journey through Constraints and Creativity in the ER," physician and writer Jay Baruch explains how working in the emergency room made him a better listener and how what he's learned can help you, too. • Subscribe to our newsletter • Download our app • Join our club (and use code DAILY for a special discount) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12 Mar 202417min
"Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals" by Oliver Burkeman
The average human lifespan is just over four thousand weeks. How will you spend your days? How should you spend your days? Journalist Oliver Burkeman has thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11 Mar 202415min
What Peggy Orenstein Learned About Life by Making the World's Ugliest Sweater
In the early days of the Covid lockdown, many of us found ourselves taking up new hobbies, like playing guitar or baking bread. But Peggy Orenstein went a little further. A lifelong knitter, Peggy decided to try making a sweater from scratch. She taught herself to shear sheep, spin and dye yarn, and other skills. The surprising life lessons she learned are the subject of her new book, "Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 Mar 202413min
Why Hasn't America Put a Woman in the White House?
What is it about American political culture that has kept women from the presidency for so long? NBC News correspondent Ali Vitale tackles this question in her book "Electable: Why America Hasn't Put a Woman in the White House … Yet." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7 Mar 202411min
"Her Space, Her Time: How Trailblazing Women Scientists Decoded the Hidden Universe" by Shohini Ghose
You might have heard of Einstein and Newton and Galileo, but can you name the woman whose work led to the discovery of the Big Bang, or the woman who toppled one of the most fundamental laws of physics, or the woman who landed a probe on a comet. Women have contributed to every major discovery ever made in physics and astronomy. Shohini Ghose thinks it's time to rewrite our history books to tell the full story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6 Mar 202410min
Why Do We Remember?
Neuroscientist and psychologist Charan Ranganath reframes how we think about remembering and shares the tools we can use to hold on to the things we don't want to forget. Charan's new book, "Why We Remember," is out now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5 Mar 202413min
"Learned Excellence: Mental Disciplines for Leading and Winning from the World's Top Performers" by Eric Potterat & Alan Eagle
Today, learn how to perform at your very best from the psychologist who has advised elite military operators, Olympic medalists, big wave surfers, neurosurgeons, cliff divers, first responders, Cirque du Soleil acrobats, professional athletes and coaches, Fortune 500 business executives, and CIA analysts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4 Mar 202414min
