Culture Crash: Peak TV and the Battle for Streaming Supremacy
One thing this year’s Emmys ceremony made very clear: Peak TV isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
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The Pursuit of Happiness (2017)
Two experts talk about how to overcome fears, withstand constant change, and feel more happiness in our everyday lives.
Teaching Girls to Code: The mission to close the gender gap in tech
Reshma Saujani began an organization dedicated to teaching girls to code, and hopes to empower a new future of innovation.
Culture Crash: The Future of Football in America
Football has been facing a head trauma crisis for years. Now, youth football enrollment and NFL TV ratings are both down. We explore the future of football in America.
The “Voices in Our Heads” (2017)
We dive into the science behind self-talk and how the voices in our head can be used in a productive manner to help us accomplish our goals.
Inventing the Polaroid (2017)
We look back at the man, and the business deals, that made Polaroid and instant photography possible.
Culture Crash: NBC’s The Good Place and Serialized Comedy
Traditionally, a sitcom show is episodic: you don’t necessarily need to see every episode. But NBC’s The Good Place embraces a serialized structure, which gives it a unique feel.
Finding Happiness
We explore the science behind happiness, how our brain achieves the elusive emotion, and how it all depends on who you are and where you are.
How to Make Your Start-up Work
We explore entrepreneurial tips and tricks from the 20-something CEO who has already become a start-up expert.
Culture Crash: The Cinema of 2007
On the 10th anniversary of 2007, we take a look at some of the films from a decade ago that have proved to stand the test of time and make 2007 a year in film worth remembering.
Bobby Kennedy’s Legacy
Biographer Larry Tye and talks about Bobby Kennedy's personal side, how he helped his brother John become president, and how his legacy inspires liberals and conservatives to this day.
The Perils of Over-parenting
Two experts talk about over-parenting, the tendency to demand your child earn straight A’s, work to be a sports star, and find the time to work a part-time job and how to fix it.
Culture Crash: Reading Non-Fiction
It’s often tempting to stay in the more comfortable waters of fiction novels, but non-fiction books have a lot to offer when we give them a try.
Mate Choice in Fish and Humans
Gil Rosenthal, a Texas A&M biology instructor and author, says we can learn a lot about ourselves by looking to other species in the natural world
