Should be required in school! Amazing Host!

Psych nerd? Want to make sense of how ridiculous humans are? Want to be a better you? (Or happy with who you currently are?) Better society? This is a must listen!

Relatable, intriguing and meaningful science-based discussion of human behavior and what that means for individuals and society.

Shankar Vedantam, the host, translates his already user friendly expert guests so eloquently that for me-he is the real star of every show. He’s too humble to take this compliment. He loves science while clearly being deeply compassionate and wanting the best for humankind. He’s humble and never pedantic, but his insights will stay with you for weeks or a lifetime.

If you like Alan Alda’s humanistic approach, you’ll love Shankar. I turn this on when I’m stressed about the world or just curious.

This is NOT self-help unless you want it to be. It’s not business productivity or motivational hacks-unless that’s how you choose to use it. It’s not spiritual- but it can be.

Overall, I think it makes us more understanding and forgiving of the nonsense of the human animal- while giving us hope that we have the power to change.

Shankar- you are making the world a better place! Don’t look back on leaving engineering. I wish we could hang out and talk psych and the meaning of life!!