Kate Siber discusses atypical anorexia nervosa, where people starve themselves but do not exhibit extreme thinness.
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What parents get wrong about teens and their phones
Emily Weinstein of Harvard’s Graduate School of Education talks about the ways teenagers navigate their online world and how parents can better understand their pull to be always connected.
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Why emotions don’t translate across cultures
Social psychologist Batja Mesquita talks about why feelings differ from culture to culture — and why shame can be good.
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With Roe overturned, doctors need lawyers
Time magazine reporter Abigail Abrams talks about the routine doctor-patient relationship for a pregnancy that has now become a high-stakes game of providing care while not running afoul of state mandates.
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How scientists could help your dog (and you) live longer
Wired senior editor Tom Simonite discusses breakthroughs in doubling lifespans of animals, how this could lead to better aging therapies for humans, and why the FDA has not gotten involved yet.
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Why a cult survivor was drawn to the military
Daniella Mestyanek Young talks about being raised in The Children of God religious cult, her escape to build a new life, and what her later career in the military taught her about herself.
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Polio is back—here’s what it can teach us about Covid
Correspondent Patrick Cockburn talks about his own experience with polio and why public health officials around the world should be on high alert for new outbreaks of the highly debilitating disease.
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What it’s like being autistic in a neurotypical world
Devon Price talks about his own experience with neurodivergence and delves into the lives of people who feel ignored and invisible.
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Say less: Your teens listen more than you think
Terri Apter discusses teenagers and their changing emotions, how to better understand their emerging identities, and ways parents can strengthen relationships.
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Are evil people born that way?
Professor Simon Baron-Cohen joins us to discuss the neuroscience of narcissism and psychopathy and the reasons someone might lack the ability to care.
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The boy who survived a men’s prison
Ian Manuel joins us to discuss his crime, his quest for forgiveness, and why, he believes, we should not judge an entire life based on one’s worst day.
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There IS such a thing as too much pleasure
Dr. Anna Lembke, a medical director of Stanford Addiction Medicine, joins us to discuss the neuroscience of pleasure, why our bodies crave it, and the consequences of overconsumption.
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