Episodes

Dr. Everett Worthington: How Forgiveness Can Heal and Transform
March 9, 2021

Dr. Everett Worthington: How Forgiveness Can Heal and Transform

Today’s episode highlights Richard’s conversation with Dr. Everett Worthington. Dr. Worthington is Commonwealth Professor Emeritus at Virginia Commonwealth University. For the last 30 years, Dr. Worthington has been studying ...

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Nina Callaghan: Young Storytellers Uplifting Community Through Ubuntu
Feb. 22, 2021

Nina Callaghan: Young Storytellers Uplifting Community Through Ubuntu

Today, we hear a fascinating and inspiring conversation having to do with the flourishing of young South Africans. Today’s episode features Richard’s conversation with Nina Callaghan, former Associate Director and current Sou...

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Dr. Arthur C. Brooks: Can Capitalism and Spirit Work Together for Good
Feb. 9, 2021

Dr. Arthur C. Brooks: Can Capitalism and Spirit Work Together for Good

Today we hear from Dr. Arthur C. Brooks, Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School. He’s also the former president of the ...

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Dr. Andrew Serazin: What It Means to Invest in Flourishing
Jan. 26, 2021

Dr. Andrew Serazin: What It Means to Invest in Flourishing

Templeton World Charity Foundation President, Dr. Andrew Serazin, is back for another conversation with podcast host Richard Sergay. Dr. Serazin talks about human flourishing — what it is, and how TWCF hopes to spur discovery...

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Stories of Impact Returns Next Week
Jan. 18, 2021

Stories of Impact Returns Next Week

Imagine a state of being in which all the many dimensions of your life are good. Imagine health that goes beyond typical measures of physical and mental well-being, but expands to include life satisfaction, meaning and purpos...

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Dr. Filippo Trevisan: How Listening Can Shift Our View of the World
Jan. 5, 2021

Dr. Filippo Trevisan: How Listening Can Shift Our View of the World

Today, Richard is in conversation with Dr. Filippo Trevisan, assistant professor at the School of Communication and Deputy Director at the Institute on Disability and Public Policy at American University. Dr. Trevisan talks a...

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Dr. David O’Brien: Protecting Democracy in the Digital Age
Dec. 22, 2020

Dr. David O’Brien: Protecting Democracy in the Digital Age

Today’s conversation is with David O’Brien, Assistant Research Director at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. Prof. O’Brien talks to Richard about how we as citizens can bring our democra...

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Dr. Colin Mayer: How Policy Shapes Social Connection
Dec. 8, 2020

Dr. Colin Mayer: How Policy Shapes Social Connection

Today’s episode features a conversation with Colin Mayer, Peter Moores Professor of Management Studies and the former dean at the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. Prof. Mayer speaks to host Richard Sergay abo...

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Dr. Onora O’Neill: What Makes Communication Ethical
Nov. 24, 2020

Dr. Onora O’Neill: What Makes Communication Ethical

Today, host Richard Sergay speaks with Baroness Onora O’Neill, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Cambridge University. Prof. O’Neill, whose work has focused on international justice and the roles of trust and accountability...

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Sir Paul Collier: Finding Common Purpose in a Divided World
Nov. 10, 2020

Sir Paul Collier: Finding Common Purpose in a Divided World

As we explore our season focusing on citizenship in the networked age, journalist Richard Sergay explores the rights and responsibilities of being a citizen in the digital era, the individual and community strengths inherent ...

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Vint Cerf, Nuala O’Connor, & Michael Wear: Rethinking Citizenship in a Connected World
Oct. 27, 2020

Vint Cerf, Nuala O’Connor, & Michael Wear: Rethinking Citizenship in …

Today’s conversation features three intersecting perspectives on the topic of citizenship in a networked age. We’ll hear from Vint Cerf, Google's vice president and chief Internet evangelist, and one of the world’s recognized...

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Dr. Andrew Briggs & Dr. Dominic Burbidge: A New Vision for Civic Life
Oct. 13, 2020

Dr. Andrew Briggs & Dr. Dominic Burbidge: A New Vision for Civic Life

In this episode, we hear from Dr. Andrew Briggs, a professor of nanomaterials at the University of Oxford, and Dr. Dominic Burbidge, a lecturer in politics at the University of Oxford and director of the Canterbury Institute....

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Stories of Impact Returns Next Week
Oct. 6, 2020

Stories of Impact Returns Next Week

How can we listen to people we don’t agree with? Rebuild trust in an era of “fake news” and “alternative facts”? Create social cohesion, cooperation, and healthy, safe, inclusive societies? If you find yourself asking, “What ...

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Dr. Cartmill, Dr. Foster, & Dr. Cooperrider: Exploring Diverse Intelligences Across Species & Systems
Sept. 29, 2020

Dr. Cartmill, Dr. Foster, & Dr. Cooperrider: Exploring Diverse Intell…

In the final episode of our second season, we meet three scientists who are creating a community of people who see the world differently, bringing together scholars from around the globe who are passionate about collaboration...

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Dr. Sinnott-Armstrong,  Dr. Schaich Borg & Dr. Conitzer: Can Machines Learn to Make Moral Choices?
Sept. 22, 2020

Dr. Sinnott-Armstrong, Dr. Schaich Borg & Dr. Conitzer: Can Machines…

Today, we speak with an ethicist, a computer scientist, and a neuroscientist who have teamed together at Duke University to research how we might build human morality into an artificially intelligent machine. Drs. Walter Sinn...

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Dr. Denise Herzing: Unlocking Dolphin Communication Through Curiosity & Code
Sept. 16, 2020

Dr. Denise Herzing: Unlocking Dolphin Communication Through Curiosity…

In this episode, we hear from Dr. Denise Herzing, Research Director and Founder of the Wild Dolphin Project and Affiliate Assistant Professor at Florida Atlantic University in biological sciences. For the last 25 years, Dr. H...

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Dr. Fletcher-Watson & Dr. Crompton: What Autism Teaches Us About Social Understanding
Sept. 7, 2020

Dr. Fletcher-Watson & Dr. Crompton: What Autism Teaches Us About Soci…

In today’s episode, we explore the social cognition found within our own species, and what the benefit to every person might be if we deepen our understanding of the wide variety of intelligences of human beings. We hear from...

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Dr. Brian Hare: How Animals Think and What They Know
Sept. 1, 2020

Dr. Brian Hare: How Animals Think and What They Know

Dr. Brian Hare is a core member of the Center of Cognitive Neuroscience and Professor in Evolutionary Anthropology and Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. In today’s episode, Dr. Hare shares how investigating dive...

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Dr. Barron & Dr. Marshall: What a Honeybee Brain Can Reveal About Intelligence
Aug. 24, 2020

Dr. Barron & Dr. Marshall: What a Honeybee Brain Can Reveal About Int…

Today’s episode features the work of two scientists in seemingly unconnected fields of study: Dr. Andrew Barron, Associate Professor of Cognitive Neuroethology at Macquarie University in Sydney specializing in the honeybee br...

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Dr. Doyle & Dr. Sharpe: What Whale Songs Teach Us About Intelligence
Aug. 18, 2020

Dr. Doyle & Dr. Sharpe: What Whale Songs Teach Us About Intelligence

Today’s episode features the collaborative exploration of Dr. Fred Sharpe, an expert in humpback whales and the Principal Investigator with the Alaska Whale Foundation, and Dr. Laurance Doyle, astrophysicist and Principal Inv...

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Dr. Pranab Das: What Diverse Intelligences Can Teach Us
Aug. 11, 2020

Dr. Pranab Das: What Diverse Intelligences Can Teach Us

Host Richard Sergay speaks with Pranab Das, professor of physics at Elon University and Principal Advisor to the Diverse Intelligences Initiative from Templeton World Charity Foundation. Richard and Professor Das discuss the ...

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Stories of Impact Returns Next Week
Aug. 4, 2020

Stories of Impact Returns Next Week

The Stories of Impact Podcast presents stories of the scientific breakthroughs that fuel the human search for meaning, purpose, and truth — how lives are transformed by science. Season 2 focuses on Diverse Intelligences. This...

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Dr. David Sloan Wilson: What Makes Human Cooperation Possible
July 28, 2020

Dr. David Sloan Wilson: What Makes Human Cooperation Possible

Today, host Richard Sergay is in conversation with David Sloan Wilson, professor of biological sciences at Binghamton University and president of the Evolution Institute. Prof. Wilson describes the core principles of human gr...

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Dr. Joseph Bulbulia: How Spirituality & Belonging Shape Crisis Response
July 21, 2020

Dr. Joseph Bulbulia: How Spirituality & Belonging Shape Crisis Respon…

In this episode, host Richard Sergay speaks to Joseph Bulbulia, professor at the University of Auckland and the MacLaurin Goodfellow Chair in Theological and Religious Studies. Professor Bulbulia discusses how religious inter...

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