Worklife with Adam Grant

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ReThinking: Matt Damon on solving one of the planet’s biggest problems, in partnership with Gary White

Matt Damon is best known as the Hollywood icon from movies like Good Will Hunting and The Martian, but he has another passion offscreen: ensuring access to clean, safe water around the world. When he met social entrepreneur Gary White in 2008, they realized they could combine the ... Show more

. 28min 9sec

ReThinking: Searching for life on other planets with astrophysicist Sara Seager

Sara Seager is an astrophysicist and planetary scientist whose research focuses on exoplanets—planets outside our solar system orbiting other stars. In this episode, Adam and Sara investigate the possibility of finding alien lifeforms in other solar systems or even on planets or ... Show more

. 30min 25sec

ReThinking: Taking politicians out of politics with Hélène Landemore

Hélène Landemore is a political scientist at Yale who studies democracy. She has a radical idea for fixing politics: what if we replaced career politicians with citizen assemblies, filled with people chosen by lottery? In this episode, Hélène and Adam discuss the history of this ... Show more

. 38min 16sec

ReThinking: Following your purpose (not your passion) with comedian Zarna Garg

Zarna Garg is a stand-up comic, screenwriter, bestselling author, and one of the busiest people in comedy right now. But before she ever set foot onstage, she went to law school and tried her hand at entrepreneurship, failing at a vegan chili company, a tomato sauce brand, and ev ... Show more

. 32min 45sec

ReThinking: The keys to a flourishing community with Dan Coyle

What does it take to build a strong community? In his new book Flourish, journalist and bestselling author Dan Coyle unveils novel insights. He and Adam discuss the simple step that united over 700 strangers in Paris, the unusual habit that has helped Norwich, Vermont become a br ... Show more

. 34min 51sec