The Explorer's Gene: Alex Hutchinson On Human...

Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist at Wharton, a bestselling author, and the host of Re:Thinking. This conversation explores our modern disconnection and Adam’s practical tools for finding our people. We discuss his backstory, how screens create a facsimile of connectio ...  Show more

Cedric King is a former Army Master Sergeant, Purple Heart recipient, and double amputee who has run more than 30 marathons on running blades. We recorded the day after the NYC Marathon, where I served as his run support and found a way to get out of my own self-obsession and mak ...  Show more

Alex Hutchinson is a science journalist, former physicist, and an author. Why are humans wired to explore? We’re naturally drawn to the unknown, but that curiosity can sometimes lead us off course. So how do you design a life that channels exploration and dopamine in the right di ...  Show more

The human urge to explore has taken us to every corner of the planet. From the highest peaks to far-flung islands to even the deepest dimensions of an idea, our species has an innate drive to venture into the unknown.But what exactly drives this need to explore? Is it genetic, co ...  Show more

What if the key to unlocking your potential lies not in certainty, but in deliberately seeking the unknown?I sat down with Alex Hutchinson, author of 'The Explorer's Gene: Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the Map,' to really dig into the science beh ...  Show more