The Art and Science of Arguing: A Conversation with Mehdi Hasan
In his new book, Win Every Argument, Mehdi Hasan lays out his approach to debate and persuasion. Dave Nussbaum sits down with him to learn more.
March 06th, 2023
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November 09th, 2020
What Companies Who Want More Diversity Can Learn From the BBC
How a team of BBC journalists dramatically changed gender representation in the media worldwide.
July 02nd, 2020
What Our Politicians and Pundits Need to Know About Leadership
Leaders can profoundly influence our worldview. Too often, they peddle a false theory of human nature that weakens social ties.
June 19th, 2019
What to Watch Summer 2019
From massive fraud to false confessions to dystopian futures, we invite you pull up a seat for the films and shows on our summer watch list.
June 13th, 2018
Democracy From the Sidelines: How U.S. Politics Became a Spectator Sport
The framers of the U.S. Constitution envisioned that political power would favor states and municipalities. Why is the reality so profoundly different?
September 14th, 2015
NPR Launches New Podcast Exploring the ‘Hidden Brain’
This is one of the questions NPR’s Shankar Vedantam takes up in an episode of his new podcast Hidden Brain, set to launch next week on September 22.
June 24th, 2015
Reality TV and Body Image: The Not So Real World
How real is the Real World? When it comes to breasts and biceps, not at all. Since 1992, the MTV reality show the Real World along with its “docusoap” progenies like The Hills, Laguna Beach, and the Jersey Shore have shown us a world full of lean bodies, large breasts, and chiseled abs.
January 08th, 2015
NPR Launches New Show Exploring the ‘Invisibilia’ of Human Behavior
What is it like to go through each day imagining stabbing an innocent person? Your wife?
May 08th, 2014
Q&A with Nicholas Epley Part 1: We Need to Talk
We possess a fundamental need to connect with one another, yet connecting with others in a meaningful way can be awkward, elusive, and challenging.
Q&A with Nicholas Epley Part 2: Ourselves & Our Technology
In Part 2 of our interview with Nicholas Epley, we explore his work on presence of mind–how we perceive and relate to the minds of other people and objects.
