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Oct 5

When Bad Things Happen to Good People

When historian Kate Bowler was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer, she became fascinated by the ways people try to impose order on events they can't control. She joins us to explore what it means to live fully when life offers no satisfying explanation for the tragedies we may face. ... Show More

1h 32m

Sep 28

How to Make a Difference: Part 2

Think about the last time you had a discouraging thought. Maybe you told yourself, "This won't work. I'm not cut out for this." Did you take that thought as fact? Last week, we talked with psychologist Martin Seligman about why some people come to believe that their actions don’t ... Show More

49m 9s

Sep 21

How to Make a Difference: Part 1

Why do some people act on the possibilities before them, while others come to believe that nothing they do will make a difference? Psychologist Martin Seligman describes his groundbreaking research on learned helplessness, and explains how the stories we tell ourselves about setb ... Show More

48m 10s

Dec 2020

149. The After Time: The Future of Civilization After COVID-19

<p>In this special episode of the Science Salon podcast, the last of 2020, Dr. Michael Shermer offers some reflections on 2020, starting with race and the Black Lives Movement, putting it into perspective from other books he read this year, along with podcast guests who appeared ... Show More

43m 35s

Sep 2021

America's 2000 Yard Stare: Coping With Crises Closing in on All Sides

COVID. Wildfires in the west. Hurricanes in the Gulf and storms in the East. A women's right to choose under siege. A corrupted justice system. Economic inequality. Racial division. Democracy in the ICU. Any one of these crises would be a challenge for a generation. We face them ... Show More

51m 42s

Mar 2021

Get Out of Your Head

It's been an awful year for almost every single person on the planet. And at the one year mark of the pandemic, Cut producer B.A. Parker decided to try to escape the stress and trauma by getting out of her own head. But it turns out getting out of your own head is a real mindf--k ... Show More

23m 37s

Mar 2021

#ABtalks Special on How 2021 Feels So Far - ما إحساسك تجاه عام 2021 حتى الآن؟

We all know 2020 was a year that changed the world, but how is 2021 going so far? In this Special on How 2021 Feels So Far, Anas, Hala Kazim, Gary Vee and Karen Wazen discuss the struggles and learnings of the past year, the impact it has had on their mindset, and what it means f ... Show More

55m 15s

Mar 2020

Moving Forward 2

In this episode, we discuss backlash for selling in “a time like this,” taking social distancing to a whole other level, and anticipating a financial storm that hasn’t even happened yet. We all love watching people struggle in books and movies, but we don’t want to experience it ... Show More

42m 30s

Mar 2020

Simon Sinek: Long-term thinking during a global crisis

The pressure around the world has been turned up. In the short term (finite game) you can't deny the pain that many are going through. But looking at it through a longer-term perspective (infinite game) it is a hurdle that could offer opportunities for reinvention. "It is just re ... Show More

32m 43s

Oct 2021

Covid

Covid: Laurie Taylor explores the financial impact of the coronavirus & asks if it represents an opportunity, as well as a crisis. He's joined by Lisa Suckert, Senior Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne, whose recent study examines the way ... Show More

28m 30s