The Next Big Idea is a weekly series of in-depth interviews with the world’s leading thinkers. Join our host, Rufus Griscom —... more
Over 2,000 years ago, Epicurus, a Greek philosopher, made a simple yet bold claim. The key to the good life,... more
Back in the 1700s, in a spa town outside of London, Thomas Bayes, a Presbyterian minister and amateur mathematician, invented... more
So you want to eat healthy. But how do you actually go about doing that? Today, Casey Means — Stanford-trained... more
Bad news: 93% of Americans are metabolically unhealthy. Their bodies struggle to convert food into the energy their cells need.... more
Publisher, scientist, humorist, diplomat — Benjamin Franklin was America's first polymath. Today, with help from Eric Weiner, we revisit Franklin's... more
Where is AI headed, and how quickly will it get there? Should we be early adopters or keep our distance?... more
Today, Adam Grant and Bob Sutton, two legends of organizational psychology, discuss Bob’s new book, “The Friction Project: How Smart... more
Steven Johnson returns! He's with us today to talk about his new book, "The Infernal Machine: A True Story of... more
Could embracing uncertainty be the key to thriving in our age of unpredictability? That's the premise of Maggie Jackson's new... more
AI is coming for education. According to our guest today, Sal Khan, that's a good thing. Sal is the founder of... more