The $25 card game that unlocks high-achieving teams.

From neuroscience to philosophy, experts reveal why compassion may be the most important human skill we have.

Is gratitude to a deity different from gratitude to other people? Psychology and neuroscience professor Sarah Schnitker explains.

"One of the largest mitigating factors against getting traumatized is who is there for you at that particular time."

“The media is 10x more likely to describe experiences of being alone as negative, as compared to positive.” Psychologist Ethan Kross shares how reframing the idea of loneliness can help us feel more peace when we’re on our own.

“There's research showing that people who are curious, who ask questions, are not just happier, they're not just more successful, they also live longer.”

Happiness researchers Robert Waldinger MD, Tal Ben-Shahar PhD, and Peter Baumann explain why the happiest people aren’t happy all the time.

Virtue is hard to attain, and that’s the point. Sarah Schnitker explains why self-help shortcuts miss the mark.

“What did you win? You won awkward silence. You won their contempt. You won the first to apologize. When you win an argument, you will lose their confidence, you will lose their respect, you will lose the connection.”

From trepanning to lobotomies, humans have long struggled to manage emotion. Today, we have better tools. Psychologist Ethan Kross shares what actually works, and why.

"Virtually everything we're taught about sexuality for the first two decades of our lives is wrong."

“You can debate all sorts of things about how the texture of American life has changed. What you can't debate is the sheer, objective, existential fact that Americans are more alone than ever.”

"Humans, like most mammals, tend to shut down in really frightening situations for which they have no training or prior experience. Researchers call it negative panic. People do nothing. They shut down."

“Part of what's happening now in the world is tension between organic animals and an inorganic digital system which is increasingly controlling and shaping the entire world.”

Expanding your worldview starts with understanding your brain. Stanford neuroscientist David Eagleman explains.

Who decides what’s “normal” and why? As social norms increasingly dissolve, here’s how to find true guidance.

Challenging the loneliness stigma can change your life. Here’s how to start.

In the series, guests read aloud questions that pop out from a gumball machine [literally!]. The questions, like “who would you be if you stripped away all of your identities?”, […]

Finding meaning isn’t just personally fulfilling — it’s critical to our brain’s development, explains USC neuroscientist.

Feeling lonely? So is everybody else. Here’s how to change that, according to three experts.

With great genius comes great rigidity. Professor Barabara Oakley on how to stay mentally agile — and get smarter as a result:

Why most billionaires aren’t geniuses and most geniuses aren’t billionaires, explained by political scientist Brian Klaas.

We’ve all tried to win an argument by bringing up statistics that support our view. But here’s why that doesn’t work, according to a neuroscientist.

“Only a narcissist would want to become president.” This is the psychology of an authoritarian unpacked.

Hustle culture is part of our DNA — but it’s making us unhappy. Yale psychologist Laurie Santos explains how to escape your inner drill sergeant and find peace in imperfection.

Your "social reality" isn’t an absolute reality. A leading neuroscientist explains why.

Not all conflict is bad. Expert Priya Parker explains how “heat” can be harnessed for good.

Why do the worst people rise to power? University College London professor Brian Klaas responds.

How America became a fragile nation — and how it can get its resilience back.

Kids are more anxious and depressed than ever. Is identity politics to blame?