Episode 41: Defeated

Why is my friend late? How does nuclear fission work? What can I do to help my baby sleep through the night? We all feel the need to understand why certain things happen. Some researchers think the drive to explain the world is a basic human impulse, similar to thirst or hunger. ... Show More

Millions of us move through our days without getting enough sleep. We know that sleep deprivation can affect our physical health and our mood. But sleep researcher Chris Barnes says a chronic lack of good sleep can also affect how we make decisions and even what we value. He join ... Show More

We often imagine that feelings of unhappiness come from outside us — in our circumstances or the difficult people in our lives. But what if the forces that erode our happiness come from within? Psychologist George Loewenstein joins us to explore why our minds nudge us toward the ... Show More

In today's episode we discuss what it truly means to win and what a loss really looks like! 

<p>To celebrate the imminent start of the Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France we have an episode originally reported in 2016. No matter what sport you play, the object of the game is to win. And that’s hard enough to do. But we found a match where four top athletes had to do th ... Show More

How to turn failure into an opportunity — and walk away a winner even in the face of defeat. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy 

What happens when you think victory will be easy, defeat will be catastrophic...and then you start to lose? 

<p>The Olympics is underway and Jules and Jez are glued to the couch. So what does the Olympics tell us about winning, losing and politics? And in a plot twist that could be straight out of the tv drama Succession,  Rupert Murdoch is locked in a legal dispute with his kids.</p> 

Dan talks about the physical and emotional toll a big loss can exact from professional athletes and coaches. And NBA analyst Jim Jackson drops by to break down what we can expect from the Eastern and Western Conference Finals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

It's the final show from Tokyo as Lawrence Dallaglio, Owen Slot, Stephen Jones and Alex Lowe reflect on England's defeat to South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final and the last seven weeks in Japan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

The UEFA Matchday live team reflect on the final day of action in the UEFA Champions League group stage, as Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United all fell to surprise defeats, while we hear from Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola and Dusan Tadic.