Do We Live in a Multiverse?

Do We Live in a Multiverse?

The idea of parallel dimensions has long intrigued scientists and screenwriters alike, but how seriously should we take the concept? Here with some guidance is Paul Halpern, author of the 2023 book The Allure of the Multiverse: Extra Dimensions, Other Worlds, and Parallel Universes. Paul is a professor of physics at Saint Joseph’s University and the author of eighteen popular science books. He’s the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society. 📱 Follow The Next Big Idea Daily on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen 📩 Want more bite-sized insights from the best new nonfiction delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up for our Book of the Day newsletter

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A Journey Through Anxiety and the Body

A Journey Through Anxiety and the Body

Alexandra Shaker on how you can transform anxiety into resilience, courage, or even creativity. 📱 Follow The Next Big Idea Daily on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen 📩 Want more bite-...

9 Apr 202516min

Why Introverts Make the Best Networkers

Why Introverts Make the Best Networkers

One of the biggest myths in business is that your ability to network depends on having the “gift of gab.” But Matthew Pollard argues that when it comes to networking, introverts—not extroverts—have th...

8 Apr 202518min

Reinventing the American Dream

Reinventing the American Dream

To thrive in this day and age, smaller cities must create innovation economies. But how can they do that when tech jobs, venture capital, and R&D are concentrated in a handful of big coastal cities, w...

7 Apr 202514min

Do Elite Colleges Divide Us?

Do Elite Colleges Divide Us?

Evan Mandery, a professor at the City University of New York, argues that elite colleges don't fight the inequality — they create it. 📱 Follow The Next Big Idea Daily on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or w...

4 Apr 202517min

A Reporter Reflects on a Life Spent 'Chasing Hope'

A Reporter Reflects on a Life Spent 'Chasing Hope'

From New York Times columnist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof shares what he's learned from a life in journalism. (This episode first aired in September 2024.) 📱 Follow The Next ...

3 Apr 202516min

Space Oddities

Space Oddities

Something strange is going on in the cosmos. Scientists are uncovering a catalogue of weird phenomena that simply can’t be explained by our long-established theories of the universe. Harry Cliff repor...

2 Apr 202511min

Do You Have the Explorer's Gene?

Do You Have the Explorer's Gene?

New York Times-bestselling author Alex Hutchinson shares a fresh perspective on how exploration, uncertainty, and risk shape our behavior and help us find meaning. 📱 Follow The Next Big Idea Daily on...

1 Apr 202512min

The Secret to Lasting Change

The Secret to Lasting Change

Caroline Fleck shares five big ideas from her new book, "Validation: How the Skill Set That Revolutionized Psychology Will Transform Your Relationships, Increase Your Influence, and Change Your Life."...

31 Mar 202518min

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