Shonda Rhimes is the revolutionary creator, writer, and executive producer behind so many groundbreaking TV shows—from Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal... more

Melinda French Gates is a philanthropist, business leader, advocate, and self-proclaimed “recovering perfectionist.” In her new book, The Next Day,... more

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Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird are two of the greatest athletes of all time — Megan is an Olympic gold... more

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Do you ever wish you could hibernate like a bear during the winter? Vladyslav Vyazovskiy thinks it might be possible.... more

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When talking and working with people from different cultures, sometimes meanings and intentions can get lost in translation. Erin Meyer... more

Seeking acceptance is a natural part of the human experience — but do you know how to dish it out?... more

Allison Sweet Grant is the author of the debut novel I Am the Cage — and also Adam’s wife. In... more

As a public intellectual, activist and professor at Smith College, Loretta Ross is no stranger to confrontation and debate. But... more

Sharon McMahon is a government expert, but that doesn’t mean she wants to run for office. As an author, podcaster... more

Adolescence can be an emotionally volatile time, and in the age of social media, concerns about teenage mental health are... more

Who do you trust — and when? Rachel Botsman is a leading expert on trust in the modern world, and... more

Sam Altman is the CEO and cofounder of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. He and Adam discuss AI's advances in... more

It's been 25 years since the concept of emotional intelligence exploded onto the scene. Cultural critic Merve Emre makes a... more

Actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus is most famous for her comedic TV characters Elaine Benes in Seinfeld and Selina Meyer in Veep.... more

When Halla Tómasdóttir lost her bid for the Icelandic presidency in 2016, she wasn't sure she wanted to run again.... more

If you don't know Mark Rober, your kids do. He's best known for his viral engineering feats — like creating... more

Have you ever felt like your work colleagues sometimes act like animals? In this conversation, Jane Goodall and Adam take... more

Nathan Myhrvold may be the closest thing we have to a modern-day Renaissance man. A cofounder, inventor, chef, photographer, dinosaur... more

Criminologist Nick Cowen doesn't just analyze crime — he studies how to prevent it. As a professor at the University... more

Malcolm Gladwell joins Adam for a lively discussion and debate, recorded live at the Authors@Wharton series. More than 20 years... more

Christina Tosi and Will Guidara have found many winning recipes — in food, business and love. Christina is the chef-owner... more

Niall Ferguson is an intellectual provocateur. His specialty is counterfactual history — imagining how events could have unfolded differently. And... more

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy thinks about public health holistically. Whether he's addressing youth mental health crises, the loneliness epidemic or... more

You may think no leader could ever be too charismatic, but the evidence is clear: a dazzling personality doesn't always... more

Too many teams are less than the sum of their parts, and building a great team requires more than just... more

Many workplaces hire, reward and promote on culture fit. But that can come with real costs to individuals and organizations.... more

Before John Legend was coaching The Voice and winning Emmys, Grammys, Oscars and Tonys, he was a twenty-something consultant living... more

Many people believe that success depends on gaining power, but it turns out that status is a more sustainable path... more

Sarah Silverman is a comedian, actor and writer who doesn;t shy away from saying what she thinks. Her bold, distinctive... more

Jay Van Bavel is an award-winning professor of psychology and neural science at NYU — and he's an expert on... more

Danielle Allen thinks and writes about the institutions that hold society together. As a professor of public policy and political... more

Before becoming the director of major films like Crazy Rich Asians, In the Heights and the upcoming Wicked, Jon M.... more

How can we reduce hostility between people and groups? Social psychologist Betsy Levy Paluck has done groundbreaking work on an... more

At 27, long before he gained acclaim as the restaurateur behind Shake Shack and Gramercy Tavern, Danny Meyer launched his... more

Journalist Rafi Kohan says talking trash can do more than spice up a sport. His latest book, Trash Talk: The... more