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Each week we bring you a new, in-depth exploration of the space where science and society collide. We’re committed to the idea that making an effort to understand the world around you though science and critical thinking can benefit everyone—and lead to better decisions. We want to find out what’s true, what’s left to discover, and why it all matters.
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Inquiring Minds with Donna Karlin & Steve Harper
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Donna Karlin and Steve Harper have spent over 15 years percolating about life, business, and the myriad of perspectives we have about ourselves within it all and now we’re inviting you to listen in. Inquiring Minds is about life and the conversations we have to navigate it —Conversations to help us learn, evolve and challenge how we think about ourselves and others so we make better, more informed choices.
It's not our abilities that show what we truly are. It's our choices. A great quote from Albus Dumbeldore of Harry Potter fame. Steve and Donna talk about our message, alignment with our values, the trust factor and consistency of approach and message. Listen in and let us know how this resonated with you.…
This week we talk to pioneering art & science researcher Susan Magsamen along with vice president of design for hardware products at Google, Ivy Ross, about their new book Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us. While sometimes considered opposites, art and science are unequivocally linked in ways we’re still figuring out. Not only does our w…
A great quote from Christian D. Larson was "Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle." Donna and Steve look at this concept from so many angles. Listen in and let us know your perspective on this. We'd love to hear!由Steve Harper
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Steve and Donna talk about the ramifications of putting yourself last and how, when turning that around, sets you apart from those who can't, Join us in conversation in realizing that if in taking care of yourself lets someone down, what does that say for how they honor you?由Steve Harper
This week, with guest co-host Majel Connery, we talk to author and researcher Karen Bakker about her new book The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants. The book explores incredible stories of nonhuman sound along with the often overlooked impact human sound has on the natural world. Plus, …
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Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
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This was one of many quotes from the wise wizard, Albus Dumbledore. There were many nuggets to take away and consider from the Harry Potter books and films. Join Donna and Steve in conversation about how to turn the dark things in life to those of light and great energy. It all starts with your attitude and how you view your world and yourself with…
This week we talk to neuroscientist and author Patrick House about his new book Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness. The book explores the complexity of consciousness and how it’s possible that it has thus far eluded explanation. To do so he examines one single study about consciousness nineteen different ways. It’s unorthodox, accessible, an…
Which do you trust more? We have so much access to data, but do we validate it? Is our gut telling us something else and do we pay attention to it? Join Steve and Donna in a conversation about how our gut guides us (or not) and how we can be more in tune with what our intuitive nature tells us.由Steve Harper
Is it making time for everything or do you make time for what's truly important? Join Donna and Steve in conversation about how we choose to make time, the conversations we have with ourselves and whether or not we do a periodic reality check to honor those choices.由Steve Harper
Are we even paying attention to how protective we are of what's comfortable and how we can stretch well beyond it. Join Steve and Donna in conversation about how we create a protective bubble around us and when we let go of that need, great things can happen!由Steve Harper
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What would I observe if I watched myself? What would I want people to observe when they see me interact with others? Join Donna and Steve in conversation where we look at who we are through multiple lenses and how we can be true to who we really are.由Steve Harper
Warren Berger said, "Questioning is the ability to organize our thinking around what we don't know." Questions often bring up more questions than answers. Join Steve and Donna in conversation about how questions create a foundation for learning, growing and discovering.由Steve Harper
You're as much a somebody as any ody. Look beyond, not backwards. Stand tall, look others in the eye and be all of who you are. Donna and Steve talk about stepping into your powerful presence. When you're confident, you don't measure yourself by others' standards. Join us in this impactful conversation!…
Success is always on the table when you show up and never when you don't. Pay attention to and strengthen the parts of you that no one can take away. Showing up is really a super-power. Join Steve and Donna in conversation about what showing up means and what it can look like for you.由Steve Harper
There will never be enough timel. There will never be a BETTER time! We all have the same time available to us but do we respect ourselves in relation to time? Join Donna and Steve in conversation about the choices we make. After all. many tell us that we have a hard time saying no to people, but have you thought of the fact that when you say yes, …
As you're shifting, you will begin to realize you're not the person you used to be. Where you once remained quiet, you are now speaking your truth. You're beginning to understand the value of your voice, and there are some situations that no longer deserve your time, energy, and focus.由Steve Harper
What are you aiming for? Are you looking at achieving an end result or creating a behavioral change which will get you closer to your ultimate goal? Join Donna and Steve in conversation about how to kick off the new year.由Steve Harper
This week we talk to cognitive neuroscientist and multi-platinum record producer Susan Rogers about her new book This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You. In this episode: The science behind how we perceive and process music and how it can affect our emotions and sense of self How our brains develop the ability to process…
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They batter you trying every which way to get you to relent and give in. But what happens when they can't get away with it any longer? Join Donna and Steve in conversation about ways to deal with these kind of people in your life.由Steve Harper
Henry Ford said, "Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right." Our mindsets are our truths and our actions support them. What if the assumptions you hold of yourself aren't valid? What if the rest of the world doesn't see you in the same light? Are you too stubborn to see that the direction you set is going to take you on a path…
This week we talk to behavioral scientist Michael Slepian about secrets: keeping them, telling them, and the powerful ways in which they influence our lives. His new book is The Secret Life of Secrets: How Our Inner Worlds Shape Well-Being, Relationships, and Who We Are.由Inquiring Minds
It's there, and happens for a reason. You don't need to know those reasons since that would be overwhelming, but if something keeps entering your life experience, there is a significant reason why. Life is asking you to pay attention. Join Steve and Donna in a conversation about the opportunities that show up or coincidences (or are they?) that occ…
Happiness isn't a new relationship, a new job, not a completed goal, a new car or new house. Until you give up the idea that happiness is somewhere else or conditional upon something or someone, it will never be where you are. Join Donna and Steve in conversation about how happiness isn't a destination. It's a choice and how can we "be" there?…
The show this week features an interview with science writer Maria Konnikova about her book The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time. We recorded this interview back when the book first came in out in 2016, but it is, perhaps depressingly, still as relevant as ever. While it hasn’t always involved pillow salesmen and crypto billiona…
The secret, according to Bill Murray, is to have a sense of yourself, your real self, your unique self. And not just once in a while,or once a day, but all through the day, the week, and life! Join Steve and Donna in discussion of what it means to really know who you are and life in alignment with that.…
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Has it occurred to you that you're right in the middle of what you used to look forward to? What are you doing to honor that? Join Donna and Steve to discuss how we view our achievements and contributions and what happens when we actually achieve what we had set out to do.由Steve Harper
A great discussion isn't one where you're on the same page and agree. That's an easy discussion. A great discussion is when you explore divergent viewpoints. A magical discussion happens when you take bits and pieces of all viewpoints and co-create something new and powerful.由Steve Harper
You have to let go of things that stop you from growing. Whether past successes, points of view or that which is comfortable. Join Donna and Steve in conversation about what letting go can bring to your life and open you up to amazing growth.由Steve Harper
This week we welcome back theoretical physicist and philosopher Sean Carroll to talk about how his most recent book, The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion, attempts to bridge the gap between how scientists talk about physics and how they usually go about explaining it to non-scientists. The goal is to help you understand what p…
We often try to change ingrained habits that aren't serving us and more often than not, don't succeed. What if we made tiny habit changes instead? Join Steve and Donna in conversation about how to make tiny habit changes that create massive shifts.由Steve Harper
This week we’re joined by returning guest, animal behavior scientist, and autism rights advocate Temple Grandin to talk about her latest book Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions.由Inquiring Minds
Donna and Steve discuss 4 reality check questions that can help you focus on what you want to achieve, learn and integrate in a way that will help you see well beyond your present awareness.由Steve Harper
There will always be someone who questions your value, ignores your talents, overlooks your skills and sells you short. Just don't let that person be you!由Steve Harper
This week: new research into using nanoparticles and programmable magnets to clean your teeth; a potentially breakthrough study on a drug for Alzheimer's disease featuring the first positive trial ever for a disease of aging; recapping NASA’s recent Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission; and a look into how much control you actually have over wh…
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Mistakes are stepping stones and just a bump in the road which you can navigate. Join Donna and Steve in conversation as they discuss how to use mistakes to fuel success.由Steve Harper
This week we talk to theoretical physicist and cosmologist Antonio Padilla about his new book Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them: A Cosmic Quest from Zero to Infinity. It’s a book about nine unusual numbers that, once understood, can help you grasp how the universe actually works—from black holes, to gravity, to the passing of time itself.…
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It's actually incredible what you'd be able to do, see, experience, and feel if you'd be willing to let go of: The past The outcome The need to know Those are all tethers holding you back or possibly steering you in the wrong direction. Join Steve and Donna in conversation about how to identify roadblocks and tethers, let go of narratives that aren…
This week we talk to Alexandra Horowitz from the Dog Cognition Lab at Barnard College about her new book The Year of the Puppy: How Dogs Become Themselves. Horowitz’s book examines how a dog’s brain works and develops—how it dramatically changes during their first 12 months of life, her shifting perspective on dog cognition, and the vast difference…
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No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still WAY ahead of everyone who isn't trying
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Join Donna and Steve in conversation about how not to let mistakes slow you down and take your eye off the ball of success.
