Two Percent with Michael Easter

Science & Technology News

Lessons from the frontiers of health, psychology, thought, and human experience. Hosted by Michael Easter—New York Times bestselling author of The Comfort Crisis and Scarcity Brain. New episodes are released twice each week.

Episodes

#49: Why We Should Stop Eating Lettuce | Tamar Haspel

#48: A Fox News Host’s Formula for Winning Arguments | Jessica Tarlov

#47: Lessons from Singlehandedly Fighting Off a Terrorist Attack | Christian Craighead

#46: How to Learn Faster and Remember More | Jim Kwik

Inside the North Tower on 9/11 | Chief Joseph Pfeifer

Trauma Does Not Define Who You Are | Elizabeth Smart

Avoiding Anxiety Makes It Stronger | John Delony

A Trial Lawyer's Rules for Hard Conversations | Jefferson Fisher

Should You Take Peptides? A Doctor's Evidence-Based Answer | Dr. Jordan Feigenbaum

A Navy SEAL's Case for Being Humble and Obsessed | Eric Frohardt

A Harvard Psychologist's Case Against Following the Rules | Ellen Langer

You're Living Through the Fastest Revolution in History | Tyler Cowen

What AI Is Actually Doing to Your Workday | Cal Newport

Lessons From the Most Dangerous Job: Hotshot Firefighting with River Selby

The Fastest Way to Help Animals Isn't Going Vegan | Dan Shannon, Humane League CEO

Dr. Lucy McBride: Why Doctors Miss What's Actually Making You Sick

The Man Who Proved the Blue Zones Are Fake | Saul Newman

Art Is the Missing Pillar of Your Health

Muscle, Not Weight, Predicts How Long You'll Live | How Medicine Gets Weight Loss Wrong with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

Kidnapped in Colombia, Dinner with the Taliban: What the World’s Most Dangerous Places Actually Teach Us