Laziness Does Not Exist
Today, social psychologist Devon Price makes the intriguing and ultimately hopeful case that laziness is a myth, a lie, a pernicious trap with no other purpose than to make us feel lousy for not doing...
1 Aug 20241h 6min
ALCOHOL: The Good, the Bad, and the Bubbly
Humans have been imbibing for thousands of years. What has drinking contributed to society? What is it doing to our health? Guests: Edward Slingerland (”Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our ...
25 Jul 202459min
Living for Pleasure
Over 2,000 years ago, Epicurus, a Greek philosopher, made a simple yet bold claim. The key to the good life, he said, is to pursue pleasure and avoid pain. Is it really that easy? To answer that quest...
22 Jul 20241h 14min
PROBABILITY: How a 250-Year-Old Theorem Still Explains the World
Back in the 1700s, in a spa town outside of London, Thomas Bayes, a Presbyterian minister and amateur mathematician, invented a formula that lets you figure out how likely something is to happen based...
18 Jul 202451min
GOOD ENERGY (Part 2): Casey Means on How to Supercharge Your Diet
So you want to eat healthy. But how do you actually go about doing that? Today, Casey Means — Stanford-trained physician, founder of Levels, and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller “Good Energy...
11 Jul 202452min
GOOD ENERGY (Part 1): How to Feel Incredible, Avoid Disease, and Age Well
Bad news: 93% of Americans are metabolically unhealthy. Their bodies struggle to convert food into the energy their cells need. And this fuel shortage underlies all sorts of conditions, from diabetes ...
8 Jul 202454min
BEN FRANKLIN: A Founder's Formula for a Long and Useful Life
Publisher, scientist, humorist, diplomat — Benjamin Franklin was America's first polymath. Today, with help from Eric Weiner, we revisit Franklin's life, searching for tips about how to be healthy, we...
4 Jul 20241h 2min
Bill Gates Says Superhuman AI May Be Closer Than You Think
Where is AI headed, and how quickly will it get there? Should we be early adopters or keep our distance? Will it make our lives better or put us out of work? We can’t think of a better person to answe...
27 Jun 20241h 22min
