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Many view the fact that they are here, experiencing the world, as something insanely improbable... but what if it were instead entirely inevitable? The philosopher Arnold Zuboff walks us through a mind-bending argument, which he calls universalism (aka open individualism), where ...  Show more

What actually works to avoid violent outcomes when someone is armed, emotional, and on the edge? I talk with former FBI chief hostage negotiator Gary Noesner, author of Stalling for Time, about the psychology of high-stakes crisis situations — including lessons from Waco (part of ...  Show more

On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, host Mitch Albom and producer Lisa Goich discuss the subject of Calm. Even the word itself is onomatopoetic. How do we find calm in light of everything we have to deal with in our lives every day? From personal situations like hea ...  Show more

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The season is here. The time is now. It’s the most important election of our l ...

Steven Pinker (@sapinker) is a psychology professor at Harvard, one of the world's leading authorities on language and the mind, and an author of several bestsellers. His latest is <a href="https://www ...

In this podcast, Eckhart talks further about dealing with adversity. He says when we experience challenges in the form of loss including jobs, homes, relationships, political instability or the pandemic, it’s actually an invitation to connect more deeply with the present momen ...