Learn to connect better with others in every area of your life. Immerse yourself in spirited conversations with people who know how hard it is, and yet how good it feels, to really connect with other people – whether it’s one person, an audience or a whole country. You'll know many of the people in these conversations – they are luminaries in our culture. Some you may not know. But what links them all is their powerful ability to relate and communicate. It's something we need now more than ever.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 7 days 10 hours 4 minutes
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episode 1: Brené Brown – on Empathy, Courage and Where They Come From
The renowned researcher and author on emotional literacy and the strengths that lead to better relationships. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
episode 2: Rafael Reif – on the Greatest Threat to Our National Security
The President of MIT on how we can lead the world in technology again—and how he’s helping change the educational model so it can survive in the new world of at-home learning. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
episode 3: Pardis Sabeti – Racing Against Covid, Racing Against Time
We invite Pardis back to hear her account from the front lines in the fight against the coronavirus. She’s a leader in scientific breakthroughs aimed at stopping its insidious ability to spread undetected. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
episode 4: Lynn Sherr & Ellen Goodman – She Votes!
The two celebrated journalists explore the turbulent story, often forgotten, of women’s struggle to have the right to vote and what it means to us today. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
episode 5: Max Tegmark – When Our Machines Are Smarter Than Us
Up until now, we’ve been smarter than our tools. But that might change drastically sooner than we know. Isn’t it time to think about that? Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
episode 6: Sharon Begley – on Keeping up with Covid
Reporting from the front lines of medical research with the with the skill of a storyteller while struggling to keep up with the outpouring of research on the coronavirus. “It’s like a firehose that we’re all trying desperately to drink out of.” Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
episode 7: Carla Shatz – Making an Old Brain Young
The Kavli Prize Laureate on her research suggesting it may be possible to return aging and damaged brains to a state where they could learn as they did when young. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
episode 8: Brian Hare & Vanessa Woods – on Humanity’s Essential Ingredient
What dogs and bonobos tell us about what has made humans survive and why we’d better not lose it. It’s not how fierce we are. On the contrary. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
episode 9: James Rothman – on Discovering the ‘FedEx trucks’ in our Cells
The Kavli and Nobel Prize Laureate on his groundbreaking work finding out how our bodies ship vital molecules to where they are needed — enabling profound advances in medicine. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
episode 10: Goldie Hawn – She’s Got Your Brain on Her Mind.
The celebrated and beloved actress on her successful mission to help schoolkids use their brains better. And how they become better students and more collaborative classmates. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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