Aug 19

Why your body fights weight loss | Katherine Saunders

Why does losing weight often feel like an uphill battle? Physician Katherine Saunders unpacks how our bodies are wired to store fat, revealing that obesity isn’t simply a lack of willpower — it’s a complex, chronic disease rooted in evolutionary biology. She shares the science be ... Show More

13m 20s

Aug 12

The science of taste and smell with Rachel Herz | from ReThinking with Adam Grant

Do you hate the taste of cilantro and chocolate? You might be a super taster! Rachel Herz is a neuroscientist at Brown University who specializes in taste and smell. In this episode, Adam, Rachel, and Adam’s wife Allison Sweet Grant investigate the sources of their different food ... Show More

35m 18s

Aug 5

Why social health is key to happiness and longevity | Kasley Killam

You know it's important to take care of your physical and mental health. But what about your social health? Social scientist Kasley Killam shows how feeling a sense of belonging and connection has concrete benefits to your overall health — and explains why it may be the missing k ... Show More

11m 27s

Dec 2019

How we can protect truth in the age of misinformation | Sinan Aral

Fake news can sway elections, tank economies and sow discord in everyday life. Data scientist Sinan Aral demystifies how and why it spreads so quickly -- citing one of the largest studies on misinformation -- and identifies five strategies to help us unweave the tangled web betwe ... Show More

15m 6s

Nov 2023

Stopping the spread of misinformation, with Sander van der Linden, PhD

Misleading news stories. Propaganda. Conspiracy theories. Misinformation has always been with us, but with the rise of social media it can spread farther and faster than ever. Sander van der Linden, PhD, of Cambridge University, talks about why we’re so vulnerable to misinformati ... Show More

40m 35s

Oct 2020

Super Spreading at the White House

Since the September 26th ceremony at the White House’s Rose Garden, at least 15 people have tested positive for Covid-19, leading some to declare this is a possible super spreader event. But what does that mean? CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks with CNN Medi ... Show More

11m 40s

May 2020

Sorting Fact from Fiction

As conspiracy theories and myths about Covid-19 continue to spread, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta sets the record straight on some of the most inaccurate information floating around the internet.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.c ... Show More

11m 6s

Apr 2022

'The word is a weapon, especially in times of war': Journalist and researcher Olga Yurkova talks about Russian propaganda - "Слово - это оружие, особенно во время войны". Журналист Ольга Юркова о росс

Interview with Olga Yurkova, journalist and co-founder of StopFake.org, an organisation dedicated to checking and debunking fake news in the global media. We talked about how Russian propaganda works, what main narratives it uses, and how the average person can tell truth from li ... Show More

43m 32s

Oct 2020

Trump Joins Coronavirus-Positive World Leaders

Last week the world learned that President Donald Trump had tested positive for Covid-19, joining the list of coronavirus infections with global implications. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta looks at other high-profile cases and the insight they may provide.To le ... Show More

8m 32s

Oct 2020

The President Tests Positive

Overnight, we learned President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for Covid-19. The diagnosis amounts to the most serious known health threat to a sitting American president in decades. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper and CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. San ... Show More

5m 28s

Oct 2020

Disinformation

These days, it’s not so easy to tell what’s true and what’s false on the internet. From trolls to Russian bots, there are a lot of tools being used to destabilize U.S. elections - and they are counting on regular Americans to click and share their false information. In this episo ... Show More

22m 13s

Jun 2020

Learning from the AIDS Epidemic

As Pride Month comes to a close, we reflect on 40 years ago when the world lived through another epidemic that suffered from misinformation and government inaction - the AIDS crisis. In this episode, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with culture and politic ... Show More

11m 35s

How we can protect truth in the age of m...