SLEEP: How Understanding Your Body’s Clock Can Revolutionize Your Health
Sleep can enhance your creativity, lift your spirits, improve your sense of humor, and amplify your sociability. So why do so many of us struggle to get a good night's rest? Russell Foster, a professo...
8 Dec 20221h 7min
ANIMALS: They’re Smarter Than You Think
Alexandra Horowitz takes us inside the mind of a puppy. James Bridle introduces us to slime mold that can outwit the best human engineers. Justin Gregg makes the case that thinking like an animal is t...
1 Dec 202235min
HUMOR: The Case for Navigating Life on the Precipice of a Smile
Humor is no laughing matter. It inspires innovation, strengthens relationships, disarms tension, and makes you look smart. Seriously. Stanford professors Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas say the reci...
24 Nov 20221h 14min
GOOD ARGUMENTS: Adam Grant and Champion Debater Bo Seo on the Craft of Persuasion
When Bo Seo was 8 years old, his family moved from Korea to Australia. He did not speak a world of English. At school, to deflect attention from his inarticulacy, he became an agreeable wallflower. Bu...
17 Nov 202254min
NEURODIVERSITY: Why No Two Brains Are Alike
There's no such thing as a "normal" brain. And according to Dr. Chantel Prat, a neuroscientist at the University of Washington, that's a very good thing indeed. In her new book, "The Neuroscience of Y...
10 Nov 20221h 9min
STATUS: Does Our Need for It Explain ... Everything?
“Life is a game. There’s no way to understand the human world without first understanding this. Everyone alive is playing a game whose hidden rules are built into us and that silently directs our thou...
3 Nov 20221h 30min
Bittersweet: An Audio E-Course by Susan Cain
The Next Big Idea presents an audio masterclass from bestselling author Susan Cain. Drawing on her latest book, "Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole," Susan shares practical insights tha...
27 Okt 202248min
Bonus: Eric Barker Gives Daniel Pink Relationship Advice
Eric Barker teaches our curator Daniel Pink how to make friends, disarm marital conflicts, and spot liars.
20 Okt 202259min
