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My friends
You only get a few humans who truly shape your life. His newest book, My Friends, is a tribute to those relationships and the daily work of showing up for the people who matter most.
Kim
Nov 21, 2025
The real impact of return-to-office mandates
What are the unspoken motivations? More "We retain more information when we are in motion" The podcast: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/fixa...
Kim
Feb 21, 2025
Funology
What is fun?
Who has it?
How?
oaive
Sep 14, 2024
Your brain on art
The science of neuroaesthetics
Olivia
Dec 15, 2023
Optimum is not always optimal
Is there a dark side of maximization?
Kim
Nov 10, 2023
Norah Jones is playing along
In each podcast episode, space is created for impromptu musical collaborations
Neo
Oct 14, 2023
Does scarcity influence happiness?
Does scarcity influence joy?
Kim
Feb 26, 2023
Rituals
Collective effervescence, synchrony and the power of rituals
Olivia
Dec 17, 2022
Elaine Aron
On highly sensitive people
Neo
Dec 10, 2022
On debating
How it teaches us to listen and be heard
oaive
Nov 18, 2022
Rethinking the office
What is the office today actually for?
Olivia
Sep 9, 2022
Bittersweetness
Susan Cain suggests in her new book that longing, sorrow and grief could be the wellsprings of connection, creativity and hope.
oaive
May 26, 2022
Why does music animate our bodies?
From the podcast titled deeply human
Olivia
Mar 31, 2022
Snowflake Bentley
"Under the microscope, I found that snowflakes were miracles of beauty".
oaive
Jan 15, 2022
Dante is their Shakespeare
In my favourite chit-chat podcast Jane and Fi have invited Katya Adler, and freshly exchanged about so much.
oaive
Feb 4, 2021
Jenni Murrey
Her style. Her voice.
oaive
Oct 2, 2020
Upholder, Questioner, Obliger (and/) or Rebel
How do we respond to expectations? The question is both directed to the inner and outer expectations. Is there a difference in our...
Olivia
Aug 25, 2020
Defensive listening: what is it?
Harriet Lerner speaks about the quality of listening and apologizing, in conversation with Brené Brown.
oaive
Aug 10, 2020
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