Neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan discusses her travels around the world trying to understand seemingly odd or fantastical illnesses that spread in communities, and the very real humans who suffer from them.
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A scientific case for spirituality
Psychology professor Lisa Miller explains why prayer, mindfulness, even nature walks, improve brain function, resilience and, ultimately, our health.
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Making work from home work forever
Charlie Warzel discusses the takeaways from work-life balance that have come out of Covid working arrangements, and what the future of corporate HQ might look like.
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The global poor need mental health care, too
Vox reporter Dylan Matthews discusses the work of the Happier Life Institute, which found that access to psychotherapy should be central to foreign aid and charity work abroad in order to increase well-being.
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On disability and discrimination
Jan Grue talks about justice for people with disabilities and why he believes, even with gains in disability rights, the world would still like to keep the differently-abled in the shadows.
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How gender stereotypes mix with alcohol
Mallory O’Meara talks about the history of women and alcohol, from a Sumerian beer goddess to today’s lighter fare and asks: when did drinking become so gendered?
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Searching the Amazon for the next miracle drug
Dr. Cassandra Quave joins us to discuss her work searching the globe for plant-based medicines.
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What it’s like to grow up undocumented
Author Qian Julie Wang joins us to tell the story of her childhood in an undocumented family, how the experience shaped her life, and how she now views the American Dream.
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Why we find pleasure in pain
Paul Bloom joins us to discuss why we sometimes seek out pain — in everything from scary movies to marathons.
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Anxious all the time? Here’s how to free your mind
psychotherapist Nancy Colier explains how excessive thinking to the point of stress is an addiction and offers tips on how practices like mindfulness can calm an overactive mind.
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The tailor-made healthcare of the future
Daniel M. Davis is professor of immunology at the University of Manchester, and he joins us to talk about cutting-edge research that will help doctors fine-tune our health care.
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When you’re bipolar, chaos is always lurking
Naomi Jackson joins us to talk about the series of events that led to her diagnosis of bipolar disorder and the things she almost lost as she battled her way back to health.
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