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57. Which Incentives Are Best at Boosting Vaccination, and Why?
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If society is making us sick, how can we heal?
Sean Illing talks with Dr. Gabor Maté, a physician, speaker, and bestselling author who has written on subjects like addiction, stress, and attention deficit disorder. In Maté's new book, The Myth of Normal, he argues that the Western paradigm of health is fundamentally flawed in ... Show More
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115. The Future of Therapy Is Psychedelic
<p>For 37 years, Rick Doblin has been pushing the F.D.A. to approve treating post-traumatic stress disorder with MDMA, better known as Ecstasy. He tells Steve why he persisted for so long, why he doesn’t like calling drug use “recreational,” and what he learned from his pet wolf. ... Show More
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Le syndrome de l'imposteur : pourquoi nous hante-t-il ?
<p><strong>En décembre, Travail (en cours) prend une petite pause, mais on a eu envie de vous faire découvrir des épisodes d’Emotions, un autre podcast de Louie Media, qui a fait de super épisodes sur des émotions qu’on ressent au travail. Cet épisode de Cyrielle Bedu, qui s ... Show More
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Being human in the age of AI
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<p>We all like to throw around terms that describe human behavior — “bystander apathy” and “steep learning curve” and “hard-wired.” Most of the time, they don’t actually mean what we think they mean. But don’t worry — the experts are getting it wrong, too.</p><p> </p><ul><li><str ... Show More