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.

Eastern religion meets Western psychology: meet the Harvard professor who’s also a Zen priest as he explains how to relieve suffering using both faith and neuroscience.

Kmele talked with a planetary scientist, a physicist, and a futurist, to understand how visionaries across disciplines are thinking about the future of our planet and humankind.

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.”

Are we the stories we tell? Kmele sat down with legendary conservationist Jane Goodall, actor Terry Crews and psychologist Dan McAdams to discuss how humanity makes its meaning.

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

The Santa Fe Institute is a cradle of modern research. Our host Kmele meets some of the brilliant minds who work there.

He co-created one of TV’s funniest shows. He still felt like a failure in his 30s. This is comedian Neal Brennan’s story about conquering toxic self-talk.

Our host Kmele went inside Fermilab, America’s premiere particle accelerator facility, to find out how the smallest particles in the universe can teach us about its biggest mysteries.

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.

When black holes disappear, what happens to the stuff that fell in? Physicist Brian Cox explains.

Thinkers like Richard Reeves, Louise Perry, and Judith Butler discuss parenthood and the future of the sexual revolution.

Ideas that seem wildly controversial today may move humanity towards progress. Philosopher Peter Singer asks —how do we keep them from being stifled?

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

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

We’re often ashamed to say, “I don’t know” — but this professional poker player thinks it’s one of our greatest strengths.

There are 3 key principles that separate a good conversation from a great one — and they’ll completely change how you communicate.

There are a few theories as to why we’ve never found other intelligent life in our Universe. Physicist Brian Cox walks us through them.

Effective altruism isn’t just for the rich. Philosopher Peter Singer shares how we can all be better at doing “good.”

If Einstein couldn’t solve the theory of everything, could anyone? Physicist Michio Kaku explains what it would take.

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

A physicist discusses the boundaries of reality and experimentation.

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

Quantum wormholes are mathematically possible — but might also be physically impossible. Physicist Janna Levin explains Hawking’s famous information paradox.

Do humans share one consciousness? This psychologist says yes.

Gravity defies quantum mechanics. What does that mean for a theory of everything?

Ever wonder what would happen if we got sucked into a black hole? Turns out we could live in it for a while — if it was big enough.

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