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Around the world, people who work hard are often seen as morally good -- even if they produce little to no results. Social psychologist Azim Shariff analyzes the roots of this belief and suggests a shift towards a more meaningful way to think about effort, rather than admiring wo ...  Show more

Social entrepreneur Van Jones believes a new human civilization is being born in real time — and that our technology is racing ahead of our wisdom. In this urgent and hopeful talk, he reframes the AI debate, showing why the real danger isn't the technology itself but rather the c ...  Show more

There are many reasons someone might choose to get a tattoo – it could be a cultural or a simple fashion statement. Sometimes it’s a creative way to cover up a scar. Kim Chakanetsa talks to two women transforming burns, self-harm cuts and surgery scars into body art, helping w ...

Trigger Warning: Breast CancerNamed one of InStyle Magazine’s, “The Badass 50,” professional tattoo artist Stacie-Rae Weir shares how she turned her pain into purpose by co-creating the first permanent areola pigments and establishing a training program for artists working with b ...  Show more

A tattoo parlor in Barcelona helps survivors of domestic violence start a new chapter in their lives. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3gapNTRm. 

During an era in which a woman showing her ankle was seen as transgressive, a group of radical women broke societal norms by using their bodies as canvases for their art, re-popularizing the ancient tradition of tattoo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic ...  Show more