UNCENSORED: What Free Speech Debates Teach Us About Empathy
As a college student, Zachary Wood ignited a national debate when he invited controversial speakers — anti-feminists, climate-change deniers, and self-proclaimed racists — to lecture on campus. Critic...
19 Nov 201947min
CONFLICT: How to Have More Productive Disagreements
Have you ever had one of those arguments — whether with a friend or a colleague, a loved one or a perfect stranger — that you both vehemently disagree, and it boils your blood? Too often these days, a...
12 Nov 201943min
JOYFUL: Why Ordinary Objects Can Make You Extraordinarily Happy
Conventional wisdom tells us that real joy comes from within: from exercise or meditation, acts of service or the way we look at the world—pretty much anything except material possessions. But author/...
6 Nov 201941min
CODERS: The Invisible Architects Who Shape Our Lives
Our world is awash in code, and those zeroes and ones aren't as impersonal as you might think. In his new book, "Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World," journalist Clive Thom...
30 Okt 201941min
RACIAL BIAS: Why We Have It and What We Can Do About It
Stanford psychology professor Jennifer Eberhardt has spent years studying how racial bias affects all of us — yes, all — in ways we don't realize. In her new book, “Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Preju...
22 Okt 201943min
INDISTRACTABLE: Staying Focused in a World of Distractions
Nir Eyal’s last book, “Hooked,” taught Silicon Valley how to make addictive technology. In his new book, “Indistractable,” he gives you the tools to take back control of your attention and your life.
16 Okt 201945min
RANGE: Why Generalists Succeed in a Specialists’ World
You know Malcolm Gladwell's “10,000-Hour Rule.” But did you know that, according to David Epstein, it doesn't work? That's what Epstein argues in his new book, “Range: Why Generalists Triumph In A Spe...
2 Okt 201947min
Introducing The Next Big Idea
The Next Big Idea premieres October 15th.
1 Okt 20193min
