DOPAMINE NATION: Why the Modern World Puts Us All at Risk for Addiction
In “Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence,” Dr. Anna Lembke says today’s superabundance of pleasurable stimuli makes us all vulnerable to overindulgence. But don’t lose hope. Anna,...
8 Dec 20211h 14min
AMBITION: How to Achieve Success on Your Own Terms
From the time she was in high school, Shellye Archambeau had one dream: she wanted to run a business. Ultimately, she pulled it off, becoming one of Silicon Valley’s first Black female CEOs. But getti...
1 Dec 202144min
FRIENDSHIP: The Science Behind Life’s Deepest Bond
Friends aren’t just fun to hang out with and handy in a pinch. They’re also a biological necessity. Rufus talks to journalist Lydia Denworth, author of the book "Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, an...
24 Nov 202148min
EXPONENTIAL AGE: Everything Is Accelerating. Who’s at the Wheel?
We’ve all seen the meme. Two images, side by side. On the left, a photo of Jeff Bezos circa 1998. His hair is receding, his smile geeky, his sweater bulky and brown. The caption? “I sell books.” Then,...
17 Nov 20211h 7min
NEW POWER: How to Spread Ideas, Build Movements, and Leap Ahead
Colleges, businesses, and bureaucracies have long operated on an "old power" model — rigid hierarchies that rule from the top down. But Henry Timms says that paradigm is going extinct. In his book, "N...
10 Nov 202143min
SPORTS: Life Lessons From an Olympian, a Hockey Coach, and a Middle-Aged Beginner
In this special episode, three writers share the hard-won wisdom they acquired running track, coaching hockey, and attending surf camp in Costa Rica. First, Olympic runner Alexi Pappas tells us what h...
3 Nov 20211h 3min
FEELING & KNOWING: Unlocking the Secrets of Consciousness
Look up the term “Renaissance man” in the dictionary, and you'll probably find a photo of Antonio Damasio. He is a polyglot, an avid reader of fiction, a classical music aficionado, a student of moder...
27 Okt 20211h 4min
Bonus: Adam Grant and Annie Murphy Paul
Our curators — Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink — recently named “The Extended Mind” by Annie Murphy Paul one of the best books of the year. In this episode, Annie returns to ...
20 Okt 202158min
