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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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.
Read moreJenn Granneman talks about the joys of sensitivity, from creativity to intelligence, and offers ways for the sensitive to navigate through a harsh world.
Read moreJournalist Christine Yu joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the gender gap in sports science and how the rise in women’s athletics is finally changing the game.
Read moreHannah Matthews, an abortion doula, activist, clinic worker and journalist, discusses what she feels is left out of the typical abortion narratives and her experience working with patients during the procedure.
Read moreHost Krys Boyd and guest host Courtney Collins talk with journalists about how pregnant women in the U.S. are facing a health crisis.
Read moreTara Parker-Pope, Well+Being Editor at The Washington Post, discusses the longevity gap between men and women – which is present around the world – and the research that’s needed to understand it.
Read moreAnthropology professor Kate Clancy joins Krys Boyd to discuss the science of periods, reproductive health, and the ways we hide this simple fact of nature from daily life.
Read moreAuthor Jonathan Rosen joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his friendship with a man who developed schizophrenia in his 20s.
Read moreNew Yorker staff writer Larissa MacFarquhar tells the stories of adult adoptees grappling with their feelings of transracial adoption, international placement and even adoptions that on the outside look like a perfect fit.
Read moreNew Yorker staff writer Adam Gopnik joins us to discuss what it takes to master a skill and to explain why the real benefit comes not in becoming a virtuoso but, rather, in just forcing your brain to try something hard.
Read moreViorica 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 moreFábio Zuker, a journalist and anthropologist, joins us to discuss his investigation into where collagen originates and how it threatens both the Amazon and the indigenous people who call the rainforest home.
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