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Science is valuable because of its capacity to uncover deeper patterns in what we do. But a focus on trends and tendencies can mask the individuals underneath. That’s why Dan Heath’s ‘What It’s Like to Be…’ is so valuable. Each conversation offers an intimate, n = 1 investigation about how someone spends their day.
Shearing Christmas trees into their classic shape, fighting back weeds and blackbirds, and planting 5,000 trees a year with Sheldon Corsi, a Christmas tree farmer near Cincinnati, Ohio.
Swimming with 20-foot manta rays, suffering through grant applications, and rushing to the whale freezer with Jessica Pate, a marine biologist based in Florida.
As important as our ideas are the words we choose to represent them. If we’re not careful, they can take on a life of their own.
Perfecting the soft finishes, dealing with divorcing couples, and cultivating the perfect network of artisans with Julie Anne Burch, an interior designer.
We speak with Nobel Prize winner Simon Johnson about the relationship between technological progress and prosperity, including how societies have made these choices in the past and what our decisions about the current wave of AI could mean for our future.
Recognizing that civic engagement tends to fizzle over time, we developed the Civic Action Time Capsule, a tool that enables people to capture and share their civic motivation at its peak with their future selves.
Ignoring 10,000 booing fans, collaborating with the replay center, and striving for perfection with Billy Kennedy, an NBA referee.
If communities are more interconnected before a disaster strikes, they may be better equipped to survive and rebuild in its aftermath.
Outsmarting drunks, competing with ride-share apps, and discovering that some of your passengers were Spice Girls with Jamie Owens, a London cabbie.
Cynicism and skepticism are often confused for each other, but they couldn’t be more different.
