Free Speech Under Fire? From Campus Protests to Deportations
Jacob Mchangama, author of Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media, joins Michael to examine the evolving landscape of free expression amid rising political and cultural tensions. They di...
6 Mai 20251h 17min
Is It Possible to Change Your Entire Personality?
Is it really possible to change your entire personality in a year? An award-winning journalist experiments with her own personality to find out—and reveals the science behind lasting change. Research ...
3 Mai 20251h 19min
The Trouble with Economic Data: Flawed Metrics, Flawed Decisions
The ways that statisticians and governments measure the economy were developed in the 1940s, when the urgent economic problems were entirely different from those of today. Diane Coyle argues that the ...
29 Apr 202554min
Did Shutting Down Schools Help or Hurt? A COVID-19 Postmortem
David Zweig's new book An Abundance of Caution (MIT Press) is an account of the decision-making process behind the extended closures of public schools during the pandemic. In fascinating and meticulou...
26 Apr 202555min
What's Holding You Back? Scott Barry Kaufman on Resilience in the Age of Fragility
It's tempting to see ourselves as damaged or powerless—defined by past traumas, overwhelming emotions, and daily struggles. But is that really the most helpful way to understand ourselves? Does seeing...
22 Apr 20251h 42min
Why We Follow Orders: The Neuroscience of Compliance and Control
Why do ordinary people carry out extraordinary harm when simply told to do so? From the Holocaust to the genocides in Rwanda, Bosnia, and Cambodia, history shows how obedience to authority can lead to...
19 Apr 20251h 31min
Amanda Knox: Life After the Crime That Wasn't Hers
Amanda Knox spent nearly four years in prison and eight years on trial for a murder she didn't commit—and became a notorious tabloid story in the process. Though she was exonerated, it's taken more th...
15 Apr 20251h 14min
What Einstein Meant by God: Science, Spirituality, and the Search for Meaning
Albert Einstein remains renowned around the world for revolutionizing our understanding of the cosmos, but very few realize that the celebrated scientist had a deep spiritual side. Einstein believed t...
8 Apr 20251h 46min
