EXTRA LIFE: We Doubled Life Expectancy in the...

What does it take to turn a money-losing hot dog cart into a global empire? Surprisingly, it starts with how you treat your employees. Danny Meyer, the legendary restaurateur behind Shake Shack, Union Square Cafe, and Gramercy Tavern, has built an empire on a deceptively simple i ...  عرض المزيد

What if everything we've been told about having a successful career is wrong? ⁠Rutger Bregman⁠ thinks most of us are wasting our working lives and argues we should stop trying to get rich and start trying to solve the world's problems instead. This episode first aired in May 2025 ...  عرض المزيد

Steven Johnson, author of Extra Life, tells the fascinating history of life expectancy, and the extraordinary achievements of the last century, in which it has practically doubled.It’s a story that has data at its heart, from the ground-breaking invention of the category itself i ...  عرض المزيد

In the last century, human life expectancy has doubled. This hour, we talk with writer Steven Johnson on the many breakthroughs that made this possible — and where we go from here.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship an ...  عرض المزيد

Doubling human life expectancy in a century is our greatest achievement, says author Steven Johnson. How did we make it happen -- and can we keep it going? Backed by fascinating historical anecdotes, he shares some life-lengthening innovations and reminds us of three key things n ...  عرض المزيد