Social psychologist Batja Mesquita talks about why feelings differ from culture to culture — and why shame can be good.
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Time magazine reporter Abigail Abrams talks about the routine doctor-patient relationship for a pregnancy that has now become a high-stakes game of providing care while not running afoul of state mandates.
Read moreHow scientists could help your dog (and you) live longer
Wired senior editor Tom Simonite discusses breakthroughs in doubling lifespans of animals, how this could lead to better aging therapies for humans, and why the FDA has not gotten involved yet.
Read moreWhy a cult survivor was drawn to the military
Daniella Mestyanek Young talks about being raised in The Children of God religious cult, her escape to build a new life, and what her later career in the military taught her about herself.
Read morePolio is back—here’s what it can teach us about Covid
Correspondent Patrick Cockburn talks about his own experience with polio and why public health officials around the world should be on high alert for new outbreaks of the highly debilitating disease.
Read moreWhat it’s like being autistic in a neurotypical world
Devon Price talks about his own experience with neurodivergence and delves into the lives of people who feel ignored and invisible.
Read moreSay less: Your teens listen more than you think
Terri Apter discusses teenagers and their changing emotions, how to better understand their emerging identities, and ways parents can strengthen relationships.
Read moreAre evil people born that way?
Professor Simon Baron-Cohen joins us to discuss the neuroscience of narcissism and psychopathy and the reasons someone might lack the ability to care.
Read moreThe boy who survived a men’s prison
Ian Manuel joins us to discuss his crime, his quest for forgiveness, and why, he believes, we should not judge an entire life based on one’s worst day.
Read moreThere IS such a thing as too much pleasure
Dr. Anna Lembke, a medical director of Stanford Addiction Medicine, joins us to discuss the neuroscience of pleasure, why our bodies crave it, and the consequences of overconsumption.
Read moreThe benefits of being in your feels
Susan Cain discusses bittersweetness – that mix of sorrow and comfort – and why embracing it can lead to creativity and unlock empathy for one another.
Read moreHow Covid changed your children’s lives
Education journalist Anya Kamenetz explains what happened during the pandemic when schools could no longer offer safety net programs and the lives of people across the country who were affected.
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