The Next Big Idea Daily

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What if engaging with great ideas could become one of your daily habits? What if some of the best tips for living better and working smarter were served up with your morning coffee, a hit of motivatio... more

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December 12, 2025 How to Spot a Swindler
Charlatans by Moisés Naím and Quico Toro
Nobody's Fool by Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris
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36min
December 11, 2025The Weird Force That May Well Kill You
Like it or not, gravity controls life and death on this planet, yet we barely understand it.
Crush by James Riordon

Pull by Brennan Spiegel
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29min
December 10, 2025You're a Hypocrite, But That's OK
Why acknowledging our own contradictions can make us better friends, colleagues, and citizens.
The Hypocrisy Trap by Michael Hallsworth

The Status Revolution by Chuck Thompson
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32min
December 09, 2025 The Simple Shift That Reduces Stress and Increases Freedom
Why choosing less leads to more clarity, wellness, and connection.
Act One: Less Is Liberation by Christine Platt
Act Two: Work Won't Love You Back by Sarah Jaffe

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25min
December 08, 2025 Your Life Could Use a Little More Danger
Here’s how small, smart risks can boost your creativity and strengthen your relationships — at work and at home.
Act 1️⃣: Safe Danger by Ben Swire
Act 2️⃣: The Leader's Guide to Managing Risk by K. Scott Griffith
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36min
December 05, 2025The Story of Depression
A Cure for Darkness by Alex Riley

The Empire of Depression by Jonathan Sadowsky
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28min
December 04, 2025How to Break Up With Your Car
The surprising case for walking, cycling, community—and life after automobile overload.
Life After Cars by Sarah Goodyear, Doug Gordon, and Aaron Naparstek

Paved Paradise Henry Grabar

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26min
December 03, 2025 Where Intelligence Really Comes From
Why simple neurons—and simple algorithms—can create minds far more complex than their parts.
Act One: The Emergent Mind by Gaurav Suri and Jay McClelland
Act Two: Journey of the Mind by Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam
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36min
December 02, 2025 Want to Lead Better? Stop Being So Authentic.
We’ve all been told to bring our authentic selves to work, to be vulnerable, to share our truth. But what if all that authenticity is actually holding you back? What if the pressure to be yourself is keeping you from becoming the person you want to be?
Act One: Don't Be Yourself by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
Act Two: Authentic by Jodi-Ann Burey
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27min
December 01, 2025 Leading the Future of AI-Enhanced, On-Demand Work
Now, if you run any kind of business, you know that finding the right talent can be one of your hardest problems. You can spend months recruiting, weeks interviewing, and then hope your new hire works out. But what if that whole model is becoming obsolete? What if, instead of hoarding talent, you could access exactly the expertise you need, exactly when you need it—and have a high-performing team assembled in minutes?
Melissa Valentine and Michael Bernstein are Stanford professors who've spent years studying the future of work, and their new book, Flash Teams: Leading the Future of AI-Enhanced, On-Demand Work, reveals how this radical shift is already happening. We’ll hear from them in just a moment. Then in the second half we’ll hear some Big ideas from the 2024 book Open Talent: Leveraging the Global Workforce to Solve Your Biggest Challenges by John Winsor and Jin Paik.
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28min

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