The Next Big Idea
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.For ad inquiries, please reach out to: [email protected]
Episodes (937)
NEW POWER: How to Spread Ideas, Build Movements, and Leap Ahead
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SPORTS: Life Lessons From an Olympian, a Hockey Coach, and a Middle-Aged Beginne...
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FEELING & KNOWING: Unlocking the Secrets of Consciousness
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Bonus: Adam Grant and Annie Murphy Paul
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LAZINESS: There's No Such Thing
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HOW TO CHANGE: Science-Backed Tips for Becoming Your Best Self (Katy Milkman & D...
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RATIONALITY: Steven Pinker’s Love Song to Critical Thinking
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LOONSHOTS: The Science of Generating Crazy Ideas (Safi Bahcall & Daniel Pink)
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DEADLINE EFFECT: Can You Work Like It's the Last Minute Before the Last Minute?
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EXTRA LIFE: We Doubled Life Expectancy in the Last Century. Can We Do It Again?
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PARENTING: Learn How to Do It Better With Science, Data, and Mr. Rogers
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PERSONALITY: The Science of Being Who You Want
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JOYFUL: Ingrid Fetell Lee and Adam Grant on the Objects That Make Us Happy
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CULT OF WE: How WeWork's CEO Vaporized $40 Billion
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BREATH: Is Deep Breathing the Secret to Long Living?
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DRUNK: Can Alcohol Make You More Creative, Sociable, and Attractive?
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DEATH, SEX & MONEY: Anna Sale Talks About Hard Things
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THE BOMBER MAFIA: Malcolm Gladwell on Warfare, Audiobooks, and the Future of Sto...
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EFFORTLESS: Embrace the Easy Option
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HIGH CONFLICT: How to Defuse Any Squabble (Amanda Ripley & Susan Cain)
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EXTENDED MIND: Want to Get Smarter? Try Thinking Outside of Your Brain
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DELUSIONS: How Self-Deception Can Help You Flourish (Shankar Vedantam & Daniel P...
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AI: The Extraordinary Story of the Tech That’s Changing the World
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MINE: How the Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives
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GATHERING: Mastering the Art of Hanging Out
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EMAIL: Would the World Be Better Without It?
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WORK: Should You Do Less of It? Adam Grant and James Suzman on the 15-Hour Workw...
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CODE BREAKER: Why Walter Isaacson Thinks CRISPR Will Change Life As We Know It
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FOOD: Can We Taste Climate Change?
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CHATTER: Learning to Love the Voice in Your Head
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HUMOR: How to Turn Levity Into Your Secret Weapon
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BEGINNERS: The Joys of Being an Amateur
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THINK AGAIN: Adam Grant on the Power of Changing Your Mind
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VOICE: You Are What You Speak
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THE BRAIN: A User’s Guide to the Blob Between Your Ears
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SERENDIPITY: Good Luck and How to Get It
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DRUG USE: Is Getting High an American Right?
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POST CORONA: Predicting the Future With Scott Galloway
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Season 3: New Ideas, Same Great Taste
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LET’S BE REASONABLE: Sam Harris and Rufus in Conversation
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MIND GAMES: What Poker Can Teach Us About Luck, Skill, and Ourselves
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TRANSCENDENCE: Finding Fulfillment Beyond Ourselves
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HUMANKIND: Finding Hope in Human History
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MIGRATION: Why Human Beings Were Built to Move
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BREATH: Harnessing the Power of a Lost Art
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PERSUASION: How to Change People’s Minds
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ALCHEMY: How Our Creations Recreate Us
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UPSTREAM: Solving Problems Before They Happen
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CIVILIZATION: Recalculating the Price of Progress
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TOGETHER: A Doctor’s Prescription for Health and Happiness
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