MUSIC: What the Songs You Love Say About You
In this special episode, Susan Rogers, a record producer turned cognitive neuroscientist, and Daniel Levitin, author of “This Is Your Brain on Music,” get together to discuss what music has meant in t...
16 Feb 202353min
AI: The Origin Story
Imagine a world where AI is everywhere — where self-driving cars roam the streets and chatbots can do your homework. Oh, wait. That world already exists. This is exciting news for some. For others, it...
9 Feb 20231h 12min
Not Finished Is Not Failure (from The Next Big Idea Daily)
Doing is more important than being done. That’s the provocative argument at the heart of a new book by artist and entrepreneur Becky Blades, “Start More Than You Can Finish: A Creative Permission Slip...
6 Feb 202311min
CELLS: Siddhartha Mukherjee on the Breakthroughs That Are Revolutionizing Medicine
Siddhartha Mukherjee is an oncologist, professor, researcher, and biotech entrepreneur. He’s also a writer, and a fine one at that. His first book, “The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer,...
2 Feb 202358min
Introducing: The Next Big Idea Daily
Great news, folks. We just launched a new podcast! It's called The Next Big Idea Daily. Tune in Monday through Friday for quick master classes in better, smarter living with help from thinkers like Ad...
30 Jan 202310min
PLEASURE: An Epicurean Guide to the Good Life
The Greek philosopher Epicurus made a rather bold claim over two thousand years ago. The key to life, he said, was simple: pursue pleasure and avoid pain. Around this maxim he developed a school of ph...
26 Jan 20231h 13min
POWER FAILURE: What Happened to GE? (with Malcolm Gladwell & William Cohan)
General Electric used to be the most valuable company in the world; now it's practically irrelevant. What happened? Today on the show, we're going to find answers. And to help, we're turning to two wr...
19 Jan 202356min
DIET: The New Science of Healthy Eating
“Our food decisions,” writes Dr. Tim Spector in his new book, Food for Life, “are the single most important modifiable factor in preventing common diseases and staying healthy.” But how do we know we’...
12 Jan 202359min
