Elizabeth Stokoe, professor of social interaction at Loughborough University, joins us to talk about how personal interactions and niceties reveal our motives – and we’ll get tips for having more meaningful conversations.
Read moreComputers Weren’t Designed For Human Bodies
Laine Nooney, assistant professor of media and information studies at New York University, joins us to talk about the ailments brought about computer usage – and about the trouble with shutting down your work computer for the day only to pick up your tablet.
Read moreIt’s OK To Use Emojis With Your Co-Workers
Leadership expert Erica Dhawan joins us to talk about the clues and cues needed for successful online dialogue and how to make working from home work for you.
Read moreWhat Makes A Woman Beautiful?
We’ll talk with three women who are pushing back against certain societal expectations on how a woman should look and move through the world.
Read moreHow Student Debt Almost Sidetracked A Brilliant Career
Brandolon Barnett is head of corporate social responsibility industry solutions in Salesforce.org’s philanthropy cloud and leader of the Democratize Ventures investing and advisory institute. He joins us to talk about his experience establishing a career in the non-profit sector during difficult economic times.
Read morePoverty, Access And The Unequal Toll Of The Pandemic
Amy Maxmen is a science journalist for Nature, and she joins us to talk about social determinants of health – a concept that’s been around for 150 years – and why it’s taken a pandemic to really focus on the health outcomes of the most vulnerable.
Read moreWhat’s The Longest You Can Possibly Live?
Steven Johnson is host of the PBS/BBC series “How We Got to Now,” and the “American Innovations” podcast. He joins us to talk about societal change that has pushed us to live older, fuller lives and why that’s dependent on the greater good.
Read moreIs Diabetes Research Actually Harming Black Americans?
James Doucet-Battle, assistant professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, joins us to talk about the prevalence of diabetes in Black America – and to make the case that health researchers must completely rethink assumptions when it comes to the intersection of race and health.
Read moreHow The White House Is Courting Our Friends And Foes
Jonathan Tepperman is a former editor-at-large at Foreign Policy magazine, and he joins us to talk about how the Biden administration might strengthen the relationship with American allies – and about the growing threat from Russia, China and other adversaries.
Read moreHere’s What School Might Look Like In The Fall
Education Week reporter Madeline Will joins us to talk about how learning gaps will be addressed, how schools are planning to fully reopen, and which Covid safety measures will remain even after students can be vaccinated.
Read moreSocial Media Will Happily Remind You Of Your Worst Decisions
Wired senior reporter Lauren Goode joins us to talk about her experience reliving a failed relationship via social media apps and how companies monetize our most private moments.
Read moreNational Geographic Reckons With Its Racist Past
Vox senior reporter Anna North joins us to talk about the exoticized images and articles once published in the magazine – and to analyze if a recent overhaul has improved the magazine’s approach.
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