Episodes
Dr. Athena Aktipis: How Cooperation Emerges in Crisis
Host Richard Sergay speaks to Athena Aktipis, co-director of the Human Generosity Project, about the current results of her study of cooperation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Aktipis discusses the insights both past...
Dr. Erez Yoeli: What Inspires Altruism in Uncertain Times?
In today’s episode, host Richard Sergay speaks with Erez Yoeli, director of the Applied Cooperation Team at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, about how to motivate people to cooperate and behave altruistically during a pandem...
Dr. Barbara Fredrickson: How Positivity Strengthens Us in Crisis
The first episode of the Stories of Impact podcast special, five-part Covid-19 conversation series features Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, director of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Lab at the University of North Caroli...
Introducing the Stories of Impact Podcast
The Impact-Driven Mission in Sparking Curiosity
Welcome to Stories of Impact
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. This project was made possible through the supp...