What can we learn from historical attempts to live together and raise children differently? Kristen Ghodsee is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of Everyday Utopia, a new guide to experimental communities from the Pythagorians to the present. She talked to the journalist, author, and broadcaster Angela Saini about the past, present, and future of family life.
Series 9, Episode 27
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Inspired by the genius of the people he writes about for the New Yorker, Adam Gopnik embarked on a quest to discover how we obtain skill and mastery.
Series 7, Episode 15
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In an age when authenticity is valued above all, why are tricksters and con artists thriving — and what can we do to fight back?
Series 10, Eps 21
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One of the most important living thinkers in cognitive science and philosophy joined us with a grand new vision to explain our lived experience.
Series 8, Episode 7
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Journalist and acclaimed author Clover Stroud joins us with the raw and powerful story of surviving the loss of her sister.
