We Are Eating the Earth
Journalist Michael Grunwald explains how our food system is destroying the planet—and what it will take to fix it. Later, Amanda Little tells us what we'll eat in a bigger, hotter, smarter world. 📱 ...
13 Nov 202525min
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...
12 Nov 202532min
Are We Wired for War?
What if the battlefield isn’t just out there, but also inside our heads? In the new book Warhead: How the Brain Shapes War and War Shapes the Brain, neuroscientist Nicholas Wright draws on his experie...
11 Nov 202526min
How to Be Bold
First up, we hear from Ranjay Gulati, a Harvard Business School professor whose new book, How to Be Bold, reveals the surprising research on what makes ordinary people capable of brave acts. In the se...
10 Nov 202535min
Let's Get Weird
In her 2020 book Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World, Olga Khazan draws on cutting-edge research in psychology and sociology to explore what it means to be different, and why our...
7 Nov 202514min
How Will AI Transform Our Politics?
Bruce Schneier is a security technologist at Harvard’s Kennedy School. Nathan Sanders is a data scientist at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center. They've been studying AI's impact on democratic institution...
6 Nov 202513min
Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Food (But Were Afraid to Ask)
In Food Intelligence, health journalist Julia Belluz and nutrition scientist Kevin Hall deliver a comprehensive guide to food, diet, metabolism, and healthy eating. 📱 Follow The Next Big Idea Daily ...
5 Nov 202515min
Why You Should Talk to Your Pet
Have you ever named your car? Or caught yourself baby-talking to your cat like he’s a tiny human? You’re not alone, and there’s actually fascinating science behind why we do this. We anthropomorphize ...
4 Nov 202510min
