Viorica Marian is a professor of psychology at Northwestern University. She explains why she believes we all have the capacity to be multilingual and how that affects the ways we perceive the world.
Read moreAt anti-porn camps, echoes of conversion therapy
Historian and journalist Hallie Lieberman discusses wilderness programs that purport to treat porn addiction with questionable methods and, critics say, promote abuse.
Read moreYou should really spend more time with people
Writer Andy Field discusses the magic of life in cities surrounded by strangers, and the ways we can interact with people to spark creativity.
Read moreWhy body positivity can be toxic
Bethany C. Meyers discusses how they came to embrace the body neutrality ethos, why we need to move away from body positivity, and the calm that can come from allowing yourself to just simply be.
Read moreHow to keep going when it feels like you’re getting nowhere
Professor Adam Alter discusses the emotions, thoughts and behaviors that hold us back — and tricks for flourishing amid our anxiety.
Read moreMDMA’s journey from dancefloor to doctor’s office
Science journalist Rachel Nuwer discusses how MDMA – once a Schedule 1 drug – is now being heralded as a treatment for PTSD and other afflictions.
Read moreJoy is made sweeter because we know pain
Author and poet Ross Gay joins us to share his essay collection about finding meaning in bleak times to create compassion, hope, and to better connect to our shared humanity.
Read moreIt’s time to check in with your senses
Author Gretchen Rubin joins us to discuss her awaking to relearn how to see, taste, touch, smell, and hear — and why she found life richer and more fulfilling when she slowed down.
Read moreWhen social movements march into your relationship
Clinical psychologist Orna Guralnik talks about what she’s seen in her practice, where couples are bringing to the table issues of race and privilege and trauma like she hasn’t seen before.
Read moreWorkplace bullies and how you can stop them
Megan Carle gives workshops on handling workplace bullying, and she joins us to talk about why bullies act the way they do and how we can keep them from derailing our careers.
Read moreYour brain is better on music
Larry Sherman is professor of neuroscience at the Oregon Health and Science University, and he joins us to talk about how music works in the brain and how it affects our emotions.
Read moreHow to experience moments of awe every day
Psychology professor Dacher Keltner joins us to discuss a relatively new field of research studying awe, how it can transform the mind and body, and his own personal experiences with it.
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