The art of invention with Nathan Myhrvold
Nathan Myhrvold may be the closest thing we have to a modern-day Renaissance man. A cofounder, inventor, chef, photographer, dinosaur hunter, author and former Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, N...
26 Nov 202426min
The science of fighting crime with Nick Cowen
Criminologist Nick Cowen doesn't just analyze crime — he studies how to prevent it. As a professor at the University of Lincoln in the UK, he explores the unexpected factors that influence crime rates...
19 Nov 202432min
Malcolm Gladwell on the importance of self-correction
Malcolm Gladwell joins Adam for a lively discussion and debate, recorded live at the Authors@Wharton series. More than 20 years after releasing his blockbuster book The Tipping Point, Malcolm has deci...
12 Nov 202446min
Finding the joy of service with Milk Bar's Christina Tosi and restaurateur Will Guidara
Christina Tosi and Will Guidara have found many winning recipes — in food, business and love. Christina is the chef-owner at Milk Bar, a James Beard award winner and the author of multiple cookbooks. ...
5 Nov 202434min
Should leaders be feared or loved? with historian Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson is an intellectual provocateur. His specialty is counterfactual history — imagining how events could have unfolded differently. And he and Adam disagree on nearly everything. In this ep...
29 Okt 202440min
Overcoming loneliness with Surgeon General Vivek Murthy
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy thinks about public health holistically. Whether he's addressing youth mental health crises, the loneliness epidemic or serving on the White House's COVID-19 pandemic resp...
22 Okt 202431min
The dark side of charisma
You may think no leader could ever be too charismatic, but the evidence is clear: a dazzling personality doesn't always drive success. In this episode, Adam investigates why an excess of charm can act...
15 Okt 202423min
How to design teams that don’t suck
Too many teams are less than the sum of their parts, and building a great team requires more than just picking an all-star roster or doing trust falls. Adam dives into the hard-hitting research on wha...
8 Okt 202437min
