Megan Phelps-Roper Talks to Good Morning America on Her New Memoir, Unfollow, Out Today
Could you leave your family and lifelong friends behind and start over? The hotly anticipated memoir of former Westboro Baptist Church member Megan Phelps-Roper is out October 8th—and Good Morning America featured her and her incredible story, Unfollow, today. Changing her life from one of... Continue Reading →
How Does Giving Advice Benefit the Giver? Angela Duckworth and Lauren Eskreis-Winkler Explain
When it comes to advice, it might be better to give than to receive. Lauren Eskreis-Winkler and her doctoral adviser Angela Duckworth ran a large-scale experiment measuring the surprising motivational effects of advice-giving. If you know your colleague is struggling to complete a project at... Continue Reading →
How do Election Polls Affect Voters? Shachi Kurl Explains the Science Behind the Data
Every day, there’s a new poll indicating how political candidates are faring with the public. But how accurate are these numbers? And what are their effects on voters? Executive Director of the Angus Reid Institute Shachi Kurl joined CTV to explain. “How is important but also why is really... Continue Reading →
Author Johann Hari Talks Mental Health on Gwenyth Paltrow's Goop Podcast
In an increasingly connected world—think smart phones, social media, and the like—why are so many people feeling more disconnected than ever? And what can we do about it? Journalist and bestselling author Johann Hari talks to Elise Loehnan this week about why we’re the “loneliest species” on... Continue Reading →
How the Alt-Right Exploited a Democratic and Free Internet: The New Yorker’s Andrew Marantz Explains
Andrew Marantz’ first book Antisocial has been described as a “searching study of the right-wing gate-crashers who have overwhelmed social media in the Trump Era” (Kirkus Reviews). In a new interview with Longform podcast, Marantz reveals what inspired him to write the book, and why he doesn’t shy... Continue Reading →
The Origins of “An Epoch-Defining Bestseller”: The Guardian Profiles Shoshana Zuboff
We’re being watched, listened to—spied on—by the technology we interact with daily. In 2019, that’s not hyperbole, it’s fact; and one that even the companies harvesting our data openly admit. What does this mean for the future of human society? Few have tackled this topic with as much impact, vigor... Continue Reading →
I, Robot: Seth Stephens-Davidowitz Explores Our Changing Relationship With Technology for NPR.
When we want to figure out where to eat, what to see, or the answers to our embarrassing questions, we turn to Google. Seth Stephen Davidowitz, a former data scientist for the search engine, explains how our search history reveals more about us than we know. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is the... Continue Reading →
Angela Duckworth Honored as One of Eight Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania
Governor Tom Wolf and First Lady Frances Wolf honored eight women as this year’s Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania, each recognized for their “extraordinary service and contributions to the Commonwealth.” Among them was the New York Times bestselling author of Grit Angela Duckworth.... Continue Reading →