Charlatans by Moisés Naím and Quico Toro

Nobody's Fool by Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris

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Like it or not, gravity controls life and death on this planet, yet we barely understand it.

• Crush by James Riordon
• Pull by Brennan Spiegel

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Why acknowledging our own contradictions can make us better friends, colleagues, and citizens.

• The Hypocrisy Trap by Michael Hallsworth
• The Status Revolution by Chuck Thompson

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Why choosing less leads to more clarity, wellness, and connection.

Act One: Less Is Liberation by Christine Platt

Act Two: Work Won't Love You Back by Sarah Jaffe

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Here’s how small, smart risks can boost your creativity and strengthen your relationships — at work and at home.

Act 1️⃣: Safe Danger by Ben Swire

Act 2️⃣: The Leader's Guide to Managing Risk by K. Scott Griffith

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• A Cure for Darkness by Alex Riley
• The Empire of Depression by Jonathan Sadowsky

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The surprising case for walking, cycling, community—and life after automobile overload.

• Life After Cars by Sarah Goodyear, Doug Gordon, and Aaron Naparstek
• Paved Paradise Henry Grabar

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Why simple neurons—and simple algorithms—can create minds far more complex than their parts.

Act One: The Emergent Mind by Gaurav Suri and Jay McClelland

Act Two: Journey of the Mind by Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam

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We’ve all been told to bring our authentic selves to work, to be vulnerable, to share our truth. But what if all that authenticity is actually holding you back? What if the pressure to be yourself is keeping you from becoming the person you want to be?

Act One: Don't Be Yourself by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

Act Two: Authentic by Jodi-Ann Burey

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Now, if you run any kind of business, you know that finding the right talent can be one of your hardest problems. You can spend months recruiting, weeks interviewing, and then hope your new hire works out. But what if that whole model is becoming obsolete? What if, instead of hoarding talent, you could access exactly the expertise you need, exactly when you need it—and have a high-performing team assembled in minutes?

Melissa Valentine and Michael Bernstein are Stanford professors who've spent years studying the future of work, and their new book, Flash Teams: Leading the Future of AI-Enhanced, On-Demand Work, reveals how this radical shift is already happening. We’ll hear from them in just a moment. Then in the second half we’ll hear some Big ideas from the 2024 book Open Talent: Leveraging the Global Workforce to Solve Your Biggest Challenges by John Winsor and Jin Paik.

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Today, we're exploring two powerful books about transforming how we care for ourselves and show up for others. First, Sharon Salzberg, the renowned meditation teacher and New York Times bestselling author, joins us with key insights from her 2023 book Real Life: The Journey from Isolation to Openness and Freedom, a guide to recovering spaciousness and connection. Then, in the second half of the show, mindfulness teacher Shelly Tygielski will share how small acts of radical care can create global impact, as laid out in her 2021 book Sit Down to Rise Up.

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