The Next Big Idea is a weekly series of in-depth interviews with the world’s leading thinkers. Join hosts Rufus Griscom and Caleb Bissinger — along with our cur...
The Next Big Idea Daily: How to Find Your ‘Sleep Groove’
Sleep researcher Olivia Walch on why your body’s clock is so messed up and what to do about it.
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YOU, BUT BETTER: The Science and Promise of Personality Change
Can you change who you are? When reporter Olga Khazan decided she was tired of being a “high-strung misanthrope” (her words), she turned to science for answers. What she discovered about personality — and how to change it — might surprise you.
Host: Daniel Pink
Guest: Olga Khazan
Book: Me, But Better
This episode was recorded live at Politics and Prose on March 12th.
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The Next Big Idea Daily: What Can AI Really Do?
Two of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in AI share what you need to know about AI — and how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and products.
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📕 AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference by Arvind Narayanan & Sayash Kapoor
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CARL ZIMMER: The Untold Story of the Air We Breathe
Every day you inhale 2,000 gallons of air. What’s in there?
📕 Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe by Carl Zimmer
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The Next Big Idea Daily: Inside the Messy, Unstoppable Transition to EVs
Electric vehicles are here to stay. What does that mean for the automotive industry, the world, and you?
📕 Inevitable by Mike Colias
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The Next Big Idea is a weekly series of in-depth interviews with the world’s leading thinkers. Join hosts Rufus Griscom and Caleb Bissinger — along with our curators, Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink — for conversations that might just change the way you see the world. New episodes every Thursday. Part of the LinkedIn Podcast Network.