logo
episode-header-image
Sep 2021
44m 36s

The Economics of Loneliness — with Noree...

VOX MEDIA PODCAST NETWORK
About this episode

We’re revisiting one of our favorite interviews featuring Noreena Hertz. Noreena is an economist, a bestselling author, and an Honorary Professor at the University College London. She discusses the learnings from her latest book, “The Loney Century: How to Restore Human Connection in a World That's Pulling Apart." We find out how loneliness impacts more than just our mental health and the second-order effects of our “contactless” world. 

Follow Noreena on Twitter, @noreenahertz.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Up next
Yesterday
Masculinity and Volunteering, Is Narcissism Productive? and Bouncing Back After a Layoff
Scott answers a question about masculinity and service: why don’t more men volunteer, and how do we change that? He then discusses how narcissism relates to success (and whether he’d ever quit social media). Finally, he shares advice for workers trying to get re-hired in today’s ... Show More
19m 49s
Jul 10
America’s Branding Crisis — with Heather Cox Richardson
Historian Heather Cox Richardson joins Scott to discuss the rise of authoritarianism, the myth of rugged individualism, and what Democrats keep getting wrong. They also unpack the branding genius of the modern GOP, why patriotism got hijacked, and what history teaches us about ho ... Show More
1h 19m
Jul 9
Raging Moderates: Trump’s Art of No Deals
What will America look like in the (very) near future? Scott and Jessica talk through what to expect, with the White House announcing a new round of tariff threats and the GOP budget bill now signed into law. Plus — unraveling the moral priorities of Congressional Republicans, wh ... Show More
1h 6m
Recommended Episodes
Dec 2022
Rapid Response: Loneliness at work, w/Noreena Hertz, author of The Lonely Century
This is the loneliest century, says economist Noreena Hertz. Even before the pandemic forced us to stay home, loneliness was snaking its way through our lives, affecting everything from how we vote to how we work. Professor at University College London and author of the book, The ... Show More
31m 4s
Jun 2021
Noreena Hertz || How to Restore Human Connection
Today it’s great to chat with Noreena Hertz on the podcast. Noreena Hertz is a renowned thought leader, academic, and broadcaster, named by The Observer “one of the world’s leading thinkers” and by Vogue “one of the world’s most inspiring women.” Her previous bestsellers — The Si ... Show More
54m 26s
Sep 2021
Noreena Hertz on the Lonely Century
Author and economist Noreena Hertz of University College London talks about her book, The Lonely Century, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Hertz blames social media and the individualist, pro-capitalism worldviews of leaders like Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan for the rise i ... Show More
1h 5m
May 2021
Daniel Kahneman on Behavioral Economics (Podcast)
Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with behavioral economics expert Daniel Kahneman, who wrote the bestselling book "Thinking, Fast and Slow" and won the Nobel Prize in economics. Kahneman is a professor emeritus of psychology and public affairs at Princeton Univer ... Show More
52m 56s
Sep 2023
115. A Love Letter to "Late Bloomers" with Laura Belgray
“I wanted to wake up one day, a different person who had their shit together…”Have you ever felt like you were lagging behind in life or your career? If your answer’s yes, you’re not alone. Many women dream of starting their own businesses or thriving in creative careers but ofte ... Show More
48m 40s
Jun 2019
Top Business Tip: Tell A Good Story - Noor Sweid
Noor Sweid started her professional life as a strategy consultant in biotech and pharma; she then moved back to Dubai where she joined her family business, Depa, an interior contracting company. She helped grow it from $60M in revenue to $600M over 8 years. When it became the big ... Show More
18m 44s
May 2021
Work, Relationships and Grieving with Esther Perel Part One
New York Times best-selling author and psychotherapist Esther Perel joins the show this Memorial Day weekend to discuss balancing working from home during the pandemic and maintaining healthy relationships, as well as new rituals of grief and mourning that were created over the p ... Show More
12m 46s
May 2023
Sheena Iyengar: Decision making and innovation myths
Show notes: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/sheena-iyengar-choose-to-think-bigger We may not think about it all that often, but the choices that we make often end up defining who we become. Dr. Sheena Iyengar, the S.T. Lee Professor of Business at the Columbia Business School, ... Show More
40m 5s
Mar 2020
Leanne Kemp: Blockchain 101 - Plus Entrepreneurship & Zebras
Friends - this episode is for people who have felt intimidated or excluded by Blockchain conversations and want to understand its basics. We then get into Leanne and her entrepreneurial journey. My favorite quote of the episode was one that captured a huge advantage of the Blockc ... Show More
31m 1s
May 2021
Work, Relationships and Grieving with Esther Perel Part Three
New York Times best-selling author and psychotherapist Esther Perel joins the show this Memorial Day weekend to discuss balancing working from home during the pandemic and maintaining healthy relationships, as well as new rituals of grief and mourning that were created over the p ... Show More
9m 4s