60% of people feel disconnected. Harvard professor Robert Waldinger addresses the science behind humanity’s loneliness epidemic and suggests ways to solve it.

Biology plays an important role in emotional reactions, but neuroscientist Kristen A. Lindquist posits that our culture is just as influential.

Jim Lee, President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics, tells us how his childhood obsession with Superman changed his life.

There are three kinds of memory that all work together to shape your reality. Neuroscientist André Fenton explains.

Filmmaker Godfrey Reggio, rock icon Steve Albini, and comedian Fred Armisen told Kmele how they make sense of the world — and leave their mark on it.

Consciousness isn’t just a problem for philosophers. On this episode of Dispatches, Kmele sat down with scientists, a mathematician, a spiritual leader, and an entrepreneur, all trying to get to the heart of “the feeling of life itself.”

It just takes one “yes.” Wharton professor Jonah Berger shares his three tips for getting what you want from others.

Acclaimed psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk, author of “The Body Keeps The Score,” discusses the widespread existence of trauma and how it settles in our bodies.

Bo Seo, Esther Perel, and Dan Shapiro share their tips for arguing better.

Combining years of neurological research and mindfulness techniques, Dr. Heather Berlin helps us better understand how the body’s most complex organ can easily be misled into negative thinking - and how we can stop that from happening.

The NFL icon talks overcoming a difficult childhood and what’s needed to succeed in a world where the cards are stacked against you.

“Only a narcissist would want to become president.” This is the psychology of an authoritarian unpacked.

Dispatches host Kmele Foster is on a journey to understand humanity’s role in the cosmos. His first stop? The Atacama Plateau in Northern Chile, home to the darkest deserts and largest telescopes on earth.

"Resilience" is being able to withstand hardship; "antifragility" goes one step further.

Burnout doesn’t happen because of too much work. Liz Wiseman, an executive advisor, suggests it’s something else entirely.

Can AI and animals coexist? Philosopher Peter Singer gives us a nuanced take on the issue.

From marketing to social media, today’s world preys on your values. Here’s how to reclaim them and find true happiness.

Throw away your history books — here’s what life in ancient Rome was really like, according to Cambridge scholar Mary Beard.

Our one-size-fits-all approach to sex education hasn't worked for a long time. Sex educator Emily Nagoski explains what we know (and don't know) about the role neurodiversity plays in intimacy.

Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki explains why zero anxiety isn’t the goal.

How do “you” emerge from a collection of cells? A biologist explains.

The best orgasms come when you learn how to unlock a sexual “flow state.” Emily Nagoski, a sex educator, shares a meditation to help you get started.

Kelly Richmond Pope, a forensic accountant, shares a simple test that puts your ethics under the spotlight.

Spirituality declines, depression rises. Is there a link?

Evolution doesn’t fix things — it reinvents them. A biologist explains.

This two-time debate world champion gives three tips for constructing the perfect argument.

Exercise can have surprisingly transformative impacts on the brain, according to neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki. It has the power not only to boost mood and focus due to an increase in […]

Modern life replaced spirituality with goal-setting — and it’s making us depressed. Here’s how to win back your happiness.

Two-time debate world champion Bo Seo gives 3 tips for constructing the perfect argument.

Hustle culture is part of our DNA — but it’s making us unhappy. Yale psychologist Laurie Santos explains how to escape your inner drill sergeant and find peace in imperfection.