Why Modern America Creates Fragile Children
In this video produced by Big Think, Jonathan Haidt argues that Gen-Z is more fragile and sensitive to conflict, insults, and exclusion, making them less adept at solving problems on their own.
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How to Cultivate Good Power
In this episode of Re:Thinking with Adam Grant, Adam speaks with Ginni Rometty, the former CEO at IBM.
Democracy in an Era of Fragmentation, Outrage, and Anomie
The final event of the 2023 Phil Lind Initiative series, (Un)Civil Discourse, with Jonathan Haidt.
Can Teens Survive the Digital World?
In this episode of the Catalysts for Change podcast, host Jill Shah speaks with Jon Haidt about his research on social media’s impact on teenage mental health. They discuss childhood and adolescent development, psychological sex differences in puberty, how to improve social media, the harm of performative behavior, and more. Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist […]
Getting to the Heart of Team Culture with Pete Carroll
In this episode of Re:Thinking with Adam Grant, Adam speaks with Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll about the ingredients for taking a team to the Super Bowl.
The Science of Performing Under Pressure
An episode of Re:Thinking with Adam Grant featuring cognitive scientist Sian Beilock.
The Roots of Polarization
In this episode of The Power of Us podcast—the first of a special two-part series—host Tavia Gilbert presents interviews with psychologists Jay Van Bavel and Dominic Packer (co-authors of The Power of Us), along with Ethical Systems’ Alison Taylor, among others. Together, the guests explain polarization and explores its causes and effects. Dominic Packer studies how social […]
How Yo-Yo Ma Sustains His Creative Energy
In this episode of Re:Thinking with Adam Grant, Adam speaks with renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma about his experience with burnout, how he sustains his energy and creativity, and what it means for music to connect—and celebrate—humanity.
David Sloan Wilson: “Chickens, Cooperation, and a Pro-social World”
In this episode of The Great Simplification, host Nate Hagens speaks with David Sloan Wilson about how evolution can be used to explain and understand modern human behavior, particularly with respect to cooperation and pro-social behavior.
The Race to Cooperation
In this episode of Re:Thinking with Adam Grant, Adam speaks with Andrea Jones-Rooy, a data scientist who’s skeptical about data (as well as a comedian).
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