How to Know That You Know Nothing
Arthur Brooks and the Harvard psychology professor Dr. Ellen Langer discuss the importance of curiosity and living in the moment—and how an illusion of stability may be holding you back from exactly that.
‘It’s a Safe Space for Mean Humor’
The boar is on the floor. The Greggs are in the Tomelettes. And Season 3 of Succession is finally here.
The Experiment Podcast: Justice, Interrupted
The highest court in America isn’t safe from mansplaining. A new set of rules for oral argument may change things.
How Not to Be Your Own Worst Enemy
Arthur Brooks and Dr. Shefali, a clinical psychologist and mindfulness expert, discuss the definition and dangers of self-objectification—and what it really means to be yourself.
‘The Most Influential Action Movies Ever Made’
James Bond has been in theaters across six decades. But with No Time to Die ending Daniel Craig’s run, where will the franchise go next?
The Experiment Podcast: Liberals Don’t Get The Babylon Bee. Neither Do Conservatives.
The Atlantic’s Emma Green sits down with the editor in chief of the Christian satire site to talk about mockery and the line between making fun and doing harm.
How to Know You’re Lonely
Dr. Vivek Murthy and Arthur Brooks discuss loneliness—what it feels like, how difficult it is to identify, and the remedies to alleviate its impact on our daily lives.
The Experiment Podcast: $5 for a 15-Minute Call
For millions of incarcerated people in America, calls are vital lines of connection to their loved ones. But for many, such communication is obstructed by exorbitant fees, and their children pay the price.
Ted Lasso and the Limits of American Optimism
On the new Culture podcast The Review, our Atlantic staff writers break down the Emmy-winning soccer sitcom and its much-discussed second season.
How to Be Self-Aware
Manage your feelings so they don’t manage you.
Introducing: How to Build a Happy Life
The Atlantic’s new show on all things happiness, featuring Arthur Brooks
The Experiment Podcast: The Original Anti-vaxxer
Where does our bodily autonomy end and our duty to others begin? In March, The Experiment considered one answer, which lies in the story of a 1905 Supreme Court case about government-mandated vaccines.
The Experiment Podcast: The Unwritten Rules of Black TV
The short, uneven history of Black representation on television—from Julia to The Cosby Show to today’s “renaissance”
The Experiment Podcast: Mourning Bobby McIlvaine
Grief, conspiracy theories, and a family’s search for meaning in the two decades since 9/11
The Experiment Podcast: A Uyghur Teen’s Life After Escaping Genocide
The Uyghur refugee Aséna Tahir Izgil escaped the genocide of her people in China. Now she’s trying to be a teenager in America.
The Experiment Podcast: Is It Ethical to Watch Gymnastics Anymore?
USA Gymnastics has been undergoing a reckoning over widespread abuse. A former gymnast speaks out about whether the sport can shake off that legacy.
The Experiment Podcast: Why Can't We Just Forget the Alamo?
How did a history book set off a fierce battle over Texas’s founding legend? The Texan writer Bryan Burrough set out to debunk his state’s myth of the Alamo, only to find himself clashing with other Texans still trying to protect it.
The Experiment Podcast: The NCAA Sold Fans a Multibillion-Dollar Story. It May Finally Be Coming Apart.
Why have some student athletes gone hungry while their schools have earned millions? The Atlantic staff writer and former college athlete Adam Harris explains.
The Experiment Podcast: Who Is Protected by Hate-Crime Laws?
After 50 years of hate-crime legislation in the U.S., hate-motivated violence is once again on the rise. So where did we go wrong?
The Experiment Podcast: The Great Seed Panic of 2020
Americans kept getting seeds in the mail from China. We finally know why.