Conversations

You Have to Imagine Your Troubles in the Future Will Be Handled By a Badass

A conversation with Michael Herold

21 hrs ago • Elizabeth Weingarten

Gretchen Rubin’s Secrets of Adulthood

A conversation with the author about uncomfortable comforts, the dangers of gaslighting yourself, and whether she finally feels like she isn’t wasting…

Dec 9, 2025 • Elizabeth Weingarten

Amanda Knox Has Something to Teach Us About Forgiveness

A conversation about her memoir, and why she turned toward her prosecutor with compassion

Oct 16, 2025 • Elizabeth Weingarten

The Missing Ingredient of the “Good Life”

Exploring psychological richness, and why we tend to neglect it

Aug 19, 2025 • Elizabeth Weingarten

Why Do Humans Explore?

In his new book, Alex Hutchinson digs into the emerging science of why we’re drawn to the unknown

Jul 8, 2025 • Elizabeth Weingarten

Can We Change After 30?

Through her year-long experiment, Olga Khazan shares the science of how malleable we really are

Jun 10, 2025 • Elizabeth Weingarten

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