Interview: 4 ways to design a disability-friendly future with BJ Miller
Dr. BJ Miller was a college sophomore when a sudden electrical accident nearly took his life. After months in a hospital burn unit and multiple amputations, he emerged into a world that saw him — and ...
16 Dec 202548min
Feeling stuck on climate change? Here’s what to do | Kris De Meyer
To spark action on climate change, the conventional wisdom says that awareness must precede action — but neuroscientist Kris De Meyer suggests the opposite is true: actions drive beliefs. He digs into...
9 Dec 202515min
Interview: Grief is complicated — but drawing cartoons can help with Dr. Nathan Gray
With just a few lines, cartoons can say so much with so little. In a moving talk, cartoonist Navied Mahdavian shares his process for distilling huge concepts into drawings on the page — and shows how ...
2 Dec 202531min
Could Mental Workouts Keep Your Brain Young? | NPR’s Short Wave
Today, we’re featuring an episode from NPR’s science podcast Short Wave. In it, host Regina G. Barber talks to NPR brain correspondent Jon Hamilton about MENTAL EXERCISES. Scientists have found the fi...
25 Nov 202511min
Interview: What happens in your brain when you pay attention? with Dr. Sasha Hamdani
Attention isn't just about what we focus on -- it's also about what our brains filter out. By investigating patterns in the brain as people try to focus, computational neuroscientist Mehdi Ordikhani-S...
18 Nov 202534min
Mark Cuban and Dr. Fumiko Chino Try to F-Up Healthcare | from Before We Go
Today’s episode features two people who are shaking up the U.S. healthcare system in very different but deeply humane ways. Dr. Fumiko Chino knows firsthand how devastating medical debt can be. After ...
11 Nov 202541min
Your zip code shouldn’t determine your lifespan with Dion Dawson
What if ending food insecurity meant ditching charity models that haven’t been updated since the 1960s? Dion Dawson, TED Fellow and founder of Dion’s Chicago Dream, shares how he turned a spontaneous ...
4 Nov 202516min
The surprising cause of stomach ulcers with Rusha Modi
It’s a common misconception that stomach ulcers are caused by emotional upset, psychological distress, or spicy food. Yet no convincing study has ever demonstrated that these factors directly cause ul...
28 Okt 20257min
