Why do we cry?

Casey Harrell is a goofy, lighthearted chatterbox whose love for language helped him become an accomplished environmental activist. In 2020, he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and slowly began losing the ability to speak. He sang his last song to his infant ...  Show more

Oliver Sacks was once crowned “the poet laureate of medicine” — he's known as one of the greatest science writers of our time. But when New Yorker writer Rachel Aviv dug into his archives, she discovered that some details in his intimate portraits of patients mirrored his persona ...  Show more

Find the full transcript at https://enbooo.com/. Here are the five words you'll learn how to use in this episode: goosebumps, tear up, teary-eyed, moving, feel all the feels. Listen to the story and discover how YOU can use them!Here's the link to speech from Braveheart I mention ...  Show more

Fat women make less money than thin women and get fewer raises and promotions. It’s going to take more than a wonder drug to fix fatphobia in America. This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Anouck Dussaud and Laura Bullard, engine ...  Show more

Don't cry, we're back with another episode! This week, Gwenna and Tori chat a little more about how to help your kids, help you, help them identify their emotions. They start off detailing the unique paths they take to get to the same result, avoiding a meltdown. They share how t ...  Show more

This episode begins with a rant. This rant, in particular, comes from Dan Engber - a science writer who loves animals but despises animal intelligence research. Dan told us that so much of the way we study animals involves tests that we think show a human is smart ... not the ...