Summer Fridays: Why you should try birding (w/ Christian Cooper)
If you ask Christian Cooper, a science writer, editor, and the host of the show “Extraordinary Birder With Christian Cooper”, birding can te...
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How increasing your happiness can help solve climate change (w/ Jiaying Zhao and Elizabeth Dunn)
The conversation around climate change is often bleak and terrifying, but it doesn’t have to be that way, says climate behavior scientist Ji...
Summer Fridays: How to clean your house without losing your mind (w/ KC Davis)
Let’s face it: if chores were fun, they probably wouldn’t be called that. Because for most people, life can be overwhelming – and that means...
What trees can teach us about life (w/ Robert Moor)
What can we learn from trees? Robert Moor thinks that the path to a well-lived life lies in trying our best to live like a tree. Branch out,...
Summer Fridays: Lessons from 102-year-old swimmer Maurine Kornfeld (re-release)
Maurine “Mighty Mo'' Kornfeld will soon turn 102 years old, and most days, you can catch her doing laps in a Los Angeles public swimming poo...
Why should you care about animal sex? (w/ Perrin Ireland)
Perrin Ireland is an artist and environmentalist who draws science comics. She’s also the author of Poking the Squid: What We Can Learn from...
Summer Fridays: How to be more joyful (w/ Ingrid Fetell Lee) (re-release)
How to find and create Joy in your life -- what is joy? And what is its purpose in our lives? We talk with Ingrid about how to cultivate mor...
How to understand your family history (w/ Keith Rushing)
Journalist Keith Rushing has spent years trying to report on his most difficult story - the history of his own family. Who do we come from?...
Summer Fridays: How to find “your thing” (or your many things) (w/ Constance Hockaday) (re-release)
Some people are born knowing exactly what they want to do with their life – and because of that, they’re able to get to the top of their fie...
What the data shows about youth mental health (w/ Candice Odgers)
“Social media and screen time aren’t the most important factor in teen mental health,” says development psychologist Candice Odgers. While t...
Summer Fridays: How to get your sense of wonder back (w/ Nate DiMeo) (re-release)
How do you make sense of the present? Nate DiMeo might suggest you look at the past. Nate is the host of the podcast and book, The Memory Pa...
How to think fast and talk smart (w/ Matt Abrahams)
Matt Abrahams is a communication expert who teaches strategic communication at Stanford University, hosts the podcast Think Fast Talk Smart,...
Why you are starved for creativity—and how to fix it (w/ Katina Bajaj)
Katina Bajaj is a scientist studying “creative health.” She looks at the role of play, fun, art, and creativity in our overall wellbeing. Wh...
How play is the secret to success at work (w/ Maxwell Pearce)
Why is it so fun to watch your team win in the World Cup or to be a Knicks fan as they finally get an NBA championship? There’s a collective...
How to give up control - advice from neuroscientist Heather Berlin
Heather Berlin is a a neuroscientist, clinical psychologist, and professor of psychiatry and neuroscience who studies the science of giving...
Why you should try improv comedy (w/ Rick Andrews)
What do radio personality Ira Glass, New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani, and your host Chris Duffy have in common? They all have practiced a...
Why you need to get up and move—right now! (w/ Manoush Zomorodi)
How long have you been sitting today? If you’re still on the couch or the office chair, then this is your PSA to get up and move! In this ep...
Stressed, stuck, and overthinking? The science of moving forward w/ Ranjay Gulati | 10% Happier
In today’s special featured episode of 10% Happier with Dan Harris, hear from Ranjay Gulati, a Harvard professor and author whose pioneering...
Why you should take a risk every day with Julie Zhuo | from WorkLife with Molly Graham
When you think about risk, you probably think about big, dramatic moves: quitting your job, moving across the country, saying something cont...
How algorithms changed the way we communicate (w/ Adam Aleksic
A-1. Killer-diller. Outta sight. All that and a bag of chips. This slaps! From the 1940s to the early 2020s, these words and phrases are all...