Robert Sapolsky, professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his case against free will. We’ll hear why, even without this control, we are still bound to be moral and decent humans.
Read moreYou might have to move because of climate change
Abrahm Lustgarten, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss where people might eventually resettle and the cities that could capitalize on that forced migration.
Read moreWho has the right to choose their sex?
Andrea Long Chu, book critic for New York magazine, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why she believes it is an inalienable right to choose one’s sex and why children need to have agency in their own lives.
Read moreCalling out the colonizers
In our modern world, the term “colonizer” is as pejorative as it’s ever been. Roger Cohen is Paris bureau chief for The New York Times, and he joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the ways we’ve historically discussed colonizers.
Read moreWhen defying the frontrunner feels dangerous
Zack Beauchamp is a senior correspondent at Vox, and he joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how threats impact voting and how elections are conducted.
Read moreHow to give a speech without a script
Matt Abrahams, lecturer at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss tips and tricks for capturing an audience, embracing improv to think on your feet and how to tame stage fright.
Read moreIt’s hard to trust others, but you should try anyway
Management professor Peter Kim joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how trust is created and, maybe more importantly, how it can be restored.
Read moreYou have more power than you know
Social psychologist Vanessa Bohns discusses effective ways to affect other people, learning to speak up and how to rid ourselves of the fear of rejection.
Read moreWhat if you were assaulted and no one believed you?
Deborah Tuerkheimer is a professor at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, and she joins us to discuss who is deemed a credible source, why women aren’t listened to, and who retains power in the legal system.
Read moreThey Had No Contact With Al Qaeda But Were Tried Like Terrorists
Filmmaker Dan Reed joins us to discuss the trial of the “Liberty City Seven,” accused of conspiring with al Qaeda to blow up U.S. buildings despite the fact that they didn’t have weapons or communicate with the organization.
Read moreAn Immigrant Parent’s American Dream Meets A Child’s Reality
Sabreet Kang Rajeev joins us to talk about understanding her parents’ journey, their hopes for their new life, and connecting those to her own story as a first-generation American.
Read moreWe Want What We Want Because Others Want It, Too
Luke Burgis is entrepreneur-in-residence and director of programs at the Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship at the Catholic University of America. He joins us to talk about how the competition for the same things draws us together and, later, pushes us apart.
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