Professor Woo-kyoung Ahn discusses confirmation bias and other forms of subconscious thinking that can get in the way of us being better versions of ourselves.
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How politicians are using social to sidestep the media
Professor Elizabeth Losh discusses the realities of direct access to politicians through our devices – and the many ways Twitter, TikTok and other platforms can disrupt democracy.
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How to make sure your only child still feels like a kid
Jancee Dunn discusses the ways her own child has siphoned off focus from her husband, and how culturally we have become accustomed to this interference.
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Everybody complains about the TSA, even its workers
Journalist Darryl Campbell tells the stories of people who work for the TSA, why turnover is so high among agents, and the ways gendered screening is creating big problems.
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What blind people wish you understood about their lives
Writer M. Leona Godin talks about the cultural and scientific history of blindness – and what sighted people should know about what it’s like to be blind.
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Nina Totenberg on her 50 years of friendship with Ruth Bader Ginsburg
NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg talks about how conversations with Ruth Bader Ginsburg developed into a nearly 50-year friendship.
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Why your rituals make you feel better
Anthropologist and cognitive scientist Dimitris Xygalatas discusses how both very small and very elaborate customs connect human behavior across centuries.
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Misunderstanding math has real-world consequences
James C. Zimring, an experimental pathology professor, discusses percentages, probabilities, and the other data that can confound and even deceive us – and how to not fall into familiar, time-worn traps.
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How to find a job you’ll actually love
Marcus Buckingham the head of research at ADP Research Institute, joins us to discuss how to identify your strengths and apply them to fulfilling work.
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Why your boss wants you back at the office
Rani Molla, senior data reporter for Recode joins us to discuss how corporate America might move forward after Covid shutdowns.
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One teen’s quest to become Internet famous
A fictional teen’s need to be recognized by her peers leads down a path of unintended catfishing on social media in Crystal Maldonado’s new YA novel.
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Have cable news hosts become too powerful?
David Zurawik, the recently retired media critic of The Baltimore Sun, talks about the impact these media stars have on our democracy – and about whether its necessary (or even possible) to reign them in.
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