The Brain

A person with grit, says psychologist Angela Duckworth, uses passion and long-term perseverance to reach goals.

People are in constant conversation with their dogs, says dog scientist Alexandra Horowitz, and dogs pick up on things like our tone of voice.

Featuring Angela Duckworth, author of “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance” and founder and CEO of Character Lab, a nonprofit with a mission to advance scientific insights that help children thrive, in conversation with Aspen Institute President and CEO Dan Porterfield.

It turns out brain fitness at any age heightens and protects brain function and can even prevent brain disease.

Award-winning author and playwright Ayad Akhtar grapples with identity and belonging just like the protagonist in his book Homeland Elegies.

Even though women are likely to live longer than men, their hormonal changes make them far more susceptible to age-related memory loss like Alzhemier’s disease and other conditions.

Featuring Sonja Lyubomirsky, PhD, distinguished professor and vice chair of psychology at the University of California, Riverside, in conver

The time we’re living in is unusually tumultuous. The Covid-19 pandemic is causing loss, disruption, illness, grief, anxiety, and uncertainty.

Featuring Guy Winch, PhD, a licensed psychologist, keynote speaker and author of several books including most recently, “How to Fix a Brok