What is “Parentology”? Bring Your Questions for Dalton Conley
…4. The Best Thesaurus Is a Human Thesaurus: How to Read to Your Kids 5. Practicing the Delicate Arts of Extortion and Bribery (How Else Are American Children Supposed to…
Indra Nooyi became C.E.O. of PepsiCo just in time for a global financial meltdown. She also had a portfolio full of junk food just as the world decided that junk…
The N.B.A. superstar Chris Bosh was still competing at the highest level when a blood clot abruptly ended his career. In his new book, Letters to a Young Athlete, Bosh…
Ken Ono is a math prodigy whose skills have helped produce a Hollywood movie and made Olympic swimmers faster. The number theorist tells Steve why he sees mathematics as art…
In many ways, the gender gap is closing. In others, not so much. And that’s not always a bad thing.
When are negative emotions enjoyable? Are we all a little masochistic? And do pigs like hot sauce?
The online universe doesn’t have nearly as many rules, or rulemakers, as the real world. Discuss.
Dubner and Levitt talk about fixing the post office, putting cameras in the classroom, and wearing hats.
The consequences of our low marriage rate — and if the old model is less attractive, how about a new one?
In many ways, the gender gap is closing. In others, not so much. And that’s not always a bad thing.
Suleika Jaouad was diagnosed with cancer at 22. She made her illness the subject of a New York Times column and a memoir, Between Two Kingdoms. She and Steve talk…
…4. The Best Thesaurus Is a Human Thesaurus: How to Read to Your Kids 5. Practicing the Delicate Arts of Extortion and Bribery (How Else Are American Children Supposed to…
The online universe doesn’t have nearly as many rules, or rulemakers, as the real world. Discuss.
In 2023, the N.F.L. players’ union conducted a workplace survey that revealed clogged showers, rats in the locker room — and some insights for those of us who don’t play…
I hadn’t worn a Halloween costume in many years until last night, when my kids — Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz and a man-eating shark, respectively — encouraged me…
Do you think public bathrooms are too small, smartphones are too big, and public transit just wasn’t made for you? Then you’re probably a woman. In her book Invisible Women:…
Would you be more adventurous if you had more structure? Do you multitask while brushing your teeth? And what would Mike’s perfect brother Peter do?…
He has been a lawyer, an instructor at the F.B.I. Academy, the owner of a frozen-yogurt chain, and a winner of the TV show Survivor. Today, Kwon works at Google,…
Serial entrepreneur Miki Agrawal loves to talk about the bodily functions that make most people flinch. That’s why she’s building a business around the three P’s: periods, pee, and poop.
…women 25-40 within 10 miles of Portland, Oregon, United States Relationships: Never married Have kids: None Want kids: Someday Ethnicity: African American Body type: Athletic Height: 6′-0″ Religion: Spiritual not…
…autism, and this leads them to seek out a diagnosis of autism for their kids. They have the same kids, it is just that TV makes them believe that their…
A hit like Hamilton can come from nowhere while a sure bet can lose $20 million in a flash. We speak with some of the biggest producers in the game…
Suspenders may work better, but the dork factor is too high. How did an organ-squeezing belly tourniquet become part of our everyday wardrobe — and what other suboptimal solutions do…
…kids are left unsupervised, and are more likely to commit crimes and have more unwanted kids, which continues this cycle. While I have not crunched the numbers to support this…
…that is true though. Is it that kids aren’t willing to get up early in the morning anymore? Or, maybe kids mostly do still deliver, but I don’t know many…
…very young kids. Somehow, we’ve allowed highly competitive attitudes to seep down to six-year-olds and seven-year-olds, so that kids at very young ages are being taught to play the game…
Also: why do we hoard? (Rebroadcast From Ep. 28)…
Victoria Groce is the best trivia contestant on earth. The winner of the 2024 World Quizzing Championship explains the structure of a good question, why she knits during competitions, and…
Why are humans so eager for magic-bullet solutions? Can you explain how a pen works? And how does Angela feel about being forever branded “the grit lady”?…
Lessons from Tom Petty’s rise and another rocker’s fall: A conversation with Warren Zanes, former member of the Del Fuegos and the author of Petty: The Biography ….
…it as they wanted (knowing there was no chance of reward), the kids who had previously earned stickers chose to eat more than the kids who’d just been repeatedly exposed…
