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Harvard Thinking

Harvard University

A podcast where the life of the mind meets everyday life. Hosted by Samantha Laine Perfas, produced by Harvard University. Visit harvard.edu/thinking.

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33 episodes

  1. When lonely hearts turn to AI 34:47
  2. Who should take GLP-1s? 27:49
  3. Is your parenting style working? 34:44
  4. The healing power of gene therapy 32:13
  5. Breaking the regret cycle 29:48
  6. Why we love dogs— and they love us back 28:09
  7. Secrets of super-agers 30:17
  8. Priced out of the American dream 34:20
  9. The things we carry 33:22
  10. Is marriage worth saving? 30:55
  11. Preserving learning in the age of AI shortcuts 28:27
  12. The perils of perfectionism 29:03
  13. How memory works (and doesn’t) 28:49
  14. Why you should give the Mediterranean diet a try 25:25
  15. Are you getting enough sleep? Probably not. 31:27
  16. How to tell a story 33:10
  17. Young people are facing increased cancer risk. Why? 30:49
  18. Why are U.S. literacy rates declining? 25:54
  19. Changing how we deal with change 29:05
  20. New frontiers in cancer care 27:23
  21. The case for optimism 30:13
  22. Plastic in our blood? That’s a problem. 28:45
  23. The case for a liberal arts education 27:02
  24. Why school cellphone bans are spreading 30:59
  25. How far has COVID set back students? 29:57
  26. Forgiving what you can’t forget 28:07
  27. The promise and peril of AI 27:15
  28. What dying people actually need 26:11
  29. Climate alignment is no easy task 23:41
  30. Our democracy problem 32:36
  31. Lonely? You’re not alone. 26:23
  32. How much drinking is too much? 23:05
  33. Introducing “Harvard Thinking” 1:28