Yesterday

New books ask how we can protect threatened land in the Amazon rainforest and Hawaii

Two new books ask how we might protect vulnerable ecosystems in the Amazon rainforest and Hawaii. First, journalist Dom Phillips was reporting in the Amazon when he and a colleague were shot and killed. Phillips was in the middle of writing a book – and now, that project, How to ... Show More

17m 2s

Jul 10

With novel 'Among Friends,' Hal Ebbott says he wanted to take friendship seriously

In Hal Ebbott's debut novel, Among Friends, two wealthy New York families are spending a weekend in the country. They've gotten together for decades – but one act ruptures their close ties. In today's episode, Ebbott tells Here & Now's Asma Khalid that he's drawn to story premise ... Show More

10m 39s

Jul 9

David Litt's new memoir is about finding common ground through surfing

Former Obama speechwriter David Litt and his brother-in-law, Matt, couldn't be more different. But during the pandemic, Matt taught Litt how to surf. The time they spent together out on the water created what Litt refers to as "neutral ground" – a space that isn't coded as libera ... Show More

9m 23s

Nov 2021

Camilla Pang On Turning Fear Into Light

Camilla Pang talks with Short Wave host Emily Kwong about her award-winning memoir, "An Outsider's Guide to Humans: What Science Taught Me About What We Do And Who We Are." Diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at age 8, the scientist and writer pairs her favorite scientific pr ... Show More

14m 10s

Jan 2022

180 | Camilla Pang on Instructions for Being Human

Being a human is tricky. There are any number of unwritten rules and social cues that we have to learn as we go, but that we ultimately learn to take for granted. Camilla Pang, who was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at age eight, had a harder time than most, as she didn’ ... Show More

1h 3m

Sep 2023

Inside an autistic mind

Science journalist Sue Nelson shares her personal journey to better understand a condition that affects millions worldwide. Inside her autistic inner world is a cacophony of brain chatter, anxiety and sensory issues - recreated within a 360 degree soundscape - that impact her lif ... Show More

51m 3s

Jun 2019

Pauline W. Chen, "Final Exam: A Surgeon’s Reflections on Mortality" (Vintage, 2008)

Too often keeping patients alive gets in the way of helping them as they approach death. Dr. Pauline Chen shares her experiences as a medical student and transplant surgeon and how they’ve shaped the way she practices medicine.Chen is the author of Final Exam: A Surgeon’s Reflect ... Show More

42m 2s

Aug 2023

465- An Open Conversation with Temple Grandin – Autism Expert, Author, and Scientist

Temple Grandin, Ph.D., a prominent author, scientist, and esteemed professor at Colorado State University, talks about her journey growing up with autism in an era when children were routinely institutionalized following a diagnosis — and what helped her to follow her passions to ... Show More

1h 2m

Jun 2020

Richard Haier || The Nature of Human Intelligence

Today it’s great to have Dr. Richard Haier on the podcast. Dr. Haier is Professor Emeritus in the School of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine. His research investigates structural and functional neuroanatomy of intelligence using neuroimaging. Support this podcast: ... Show More

1h 14m

Oct 2020

#288 Dr Pragya Agarwal: How Do You Judge Other People?

Today's guest is Dr Pragya Agarwal, a behavioural and data scientist, and the bestselling author of SWAY: Unravelling Unconscious Bias which came out this year. Her writing on bias and prejudice, motherhood, gender and racial inequality and mental health has appeared in The Guard ... Show More

30m 2s

Apr 2020

Hiding in Plain Sight: Introducing Psychoanalysis

How we are strangers to ourselves. This lecture addresses the questions raised by psychoanalysis; the movement of Freud's thought over time; symptoms, repression and trauma; dreams; and psychoanalytic genres. Contact Email: philosophyofpsychoanalysis@gmail.com Lecturer: Asso ... Show More

26m 38s

NPR's Short Wave: 'An Outsider's Guide t...