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How To Academy is London's home of big thinking. From Nobel laureates to Pulitzer Prize winners, we invite the world’s most influential voices to share new ideas for changing ourselves, our communities, and the world. Our biweekly podcast is your chance to hear in-depth from the most exciting thinkers in global culture.

How To Academy Podcast How To Academy

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.6 • 98 Ratings

How To Academy is London's home of big thinking. From Nobel laureates to Pulitzer Prize winners, we invite the world’s most influential voices to share new ideas for changing ourselves, our communities, and the world. Our biweekly podcast is your chance to hear in-depth from the most exciting thinkers in global culture.

    Neuroscientist Tali Sharot - How to See the World Anew

    Neuroscientist Tali Sharot - How to See the World Anew

    We get used to dirty air, people grow to accept authoritarianism, take foolish risks, and we are more liable to believe misinformation than ever before.
    Too much of a good thing might be bad news after all. Rituals and habituation cause acclimatization and indifference. So how do we keep life interesting? Exciting events, relationships, stimulating jobs and breathtaking works of art lose their sparkle after time. People stop noticing what is wonderful and they also stop noticing what is terrible. 
    With examples of her research, Professor Tali Sharot shares tips for how to keep life sparkling and vital, from the workplace to world news.
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    • 1 hr 7 min
    Philosopher Tom Chatfield - How Technology Changes Humanity, From Fire to AI

    Philosopher Tom Chatfield - How Technology Changes Humanity, From Fire to AI

    Philosophy Tom Chatfield loves technology and the humanities with equal passion, and has spent a lifetime thinking about our relationship to the devices we shape and that in turn shape us. Neither a luddite nor a utopian, he seeks to tell a new and more nuaunced story about the role of technology in our evolution and in our present.
    Should we be frightened of the rise of AI and the extermination of desirable jobs? Are Silicon Valley stories like the Singularity legitimate possibilities for our future or only folktales for a digital age? What can the Amish teach us about when to embrace new gadgets? You'll discover the answer to these questions and more on this episode of the podcast.
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    • 37 min
    Novelist Kiley Reid - Come and Get It

    Novelist Kiley Reid - Come and Get It

    The author of the New York Times bestseller Such a Fun Age returns with a tale of campus politics, desire, and bad behaviour.
    How much of yourself are you willing to trade to get what you want? Unfolding in a University of Arkansas dormitory, Kiley Reid's new novel Come and Get It is a smart, stylish and scathing investigation of our money-obssessed society.
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    • 32 min
    Neuroscientist Dr Richard Restak – How To Prevent Dementia

    Neuroscientist Dr Richard Restak – How To Prevent Dementia

    Neurologist and professor Richard Restak has dedicated his life to the science of brain health. Now he returns to How To Academy to share more ways to strengthen our memory and prevent the onset of Alzheimer's. From memory tricks to new friendships, learn how to protect your memory, while making life more vivid along the way.
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    • 1 hr 4 min
    Novelist and Macarthur 'Genius' Kelly Link - The Book of Love

    Novelist and Macarthur 'Genius' Kelly Link - The Book of Love

    Kelly Link is the author of ludicrously acclaimed genre-defying short story collections including Magic For Beginners and the Pulitzer nominated Get in Trouble. Now, after almost three decades at the top of her game, she's written a novel: The Book of Love. It's very funny, smart, and already certain to be one of the books of the year for both literary and genre critics.
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    • 36 min
    Daniel Goleman - Emotional Intelligence at Work

    Daniel Goleman - Emotional Intelligence at Work

    Multitasking is a myth. Flow states don’t equate to enlightenment. An emotionally engaged boss is best for business. In this podcast, Harvard psychologist, global bestselling author and former New York Times writer debunks the myths we’ve been told about the workplace, with practical examples of how to train your mind to focus.
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    • 1 hr 5 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
98 Ratings

98 Ratings

Donaquixote ,

Love this podcast!

Every time I listen to this I learn something and I really enjoy it! I particularly enjoyed the recent episode ‘The Power of Language’, which I listened to twice and shared widely! Thank you for the inspiration!

Pete Burrows ,

Eye opening

The subjects discussed are eye opening and communicated in a way that is factual, thought provoking and at times worrying.

Food for thought and for action, a highly recommended podcast that people need to listen to.

SunlitVerbena ,

Worth a listen!

I'm not usually one for podcasts, but this podcast features some really interesting names and writers (even bought some of the books—the Amy Jeffs one is amazing). I like how the range of topics is pretty wide.

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