The Science of Fear—and How to Break Free From It

The Science of Fear—and How to Break Free From It

Why do we fear the wrong things? We worry about plane crashes but not car rides, strangers but not algorithms, sharks but not sugar. In The Fear Knot: How Science, History, and Culture Shape Our Fears – and How to Get Unstuck, journalism professor Ruth DeFoster and neuroscientist Natashia Swalve explore why our brains evolved to fear what once kept us alive — but now often misleads us. The result is a timely, eye-opening look at how to separate fact from fear in a world that profits from keeping us anxious. In the second half of the show, we hear from Ellen Vora, author of the 2022 book The Anatomy of Anxiety. 📱 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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S4 E1: There Are Two Paths to Getting Results (Greg McKeown)

If you want to accomplish great things, you must work relentlessly, right? Not so, says author and leadership strategist Greg McKeown. In his latest book, "Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matter...

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S3 E5: It’s Never Too Late to Improve Your Connections (Marc Schulz)

In our final episode with Marc, he says you’re never too old to forge new relationships. --- • Marc Schulz is the co-author of “The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happ...

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S3 E4: Your Attention Is Your Most Precious Resource (Marc Schulz)

S3 E4: Your Attention Is Your Most Precious Resource (Marc Schulz)

Americans spend 11 hours a day interacting with media. From the age of 40 to the age of 80, that adds up to 18 years of waking life. What would happen if we put down our phones, turned off our TVs, an...

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S3 E3: Challenges Are Opportunities (Marc Schulz)

S3 E3: Challenges Are Opportunities (Marc Schulz)

Relationships may be good for your well-being, but that doesn't mean they're always easy. In this episode, Marc shares what 85 years of research have revealed about how to overcome relationship challe...

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S3 E2: Assess Your Social Fitness (Marc Schulz)

S3 E2: Assess Your Social Fitness (Marc Schulz)

“We tend to think," says Marc Schulz, "that once we establish friendships and intimate relationships, they will take care of themselves. But like muscles, neglected relationships atrophy.” Today, Marc...

14 Feb 202310min

S3 E1: Relationships Keep Us Happier and Healthier (Marc Schulz)

S3 E1: Relationships Keep Us Happier and Healthier (Marc Schulz)

What makes for a good life? Over the last 85 years, the Harvard Study of Adult Development has attempted to answer that question. This week, one of the study's directors, Marc Schulz, joins us to shar...

13 Feb 202314min

S2 E5: Acting on Our Ideas Is the Best of Who We Are (Becky Blades)

S2 E5: Acting on Our Ideas Is the Best of Who We Are (Becky Blades)

We are not the sum of our missed opportunities or the unfinished projects we decide to call failures. We are the sum of our starts. --- Today concludes our week-long master class with Becky Blades bas...

10 Feb 20239min

S2 E4: The Creative Process Is in Charge (Becky Blades)

S2 E4: The Creative Process Is in Charge (Becky Blades)

Today, Becky explains how to get more done by embracing a creative process based on iteration. --- Come back tomorrow for the final installment of Becky’s master class. If you’re looking for something...

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