Humans Being with Joseph Dweck

Cultural historian Joe Moran joins Joseph Dweck to discuss the overlooked beauty of the mundane. From queuing to scrolling, he reveals how the routines and rituals we ignore are actually the scaffolding of human life. Together they reflect on shyness, language, and how studying motorways or meetings can illuminate deep truths about society, identity, and history. Joe explains why ordinary moments...

Science journalist Caroline Williams joins Joseph Dweck to explore the powerful connection between body and mind. They delve into how movement can reshape our mental health through neuroplasticity, why we’ve become so sedentary, and how even simple physical habits can rewire our brains and reduce anxiety. Drawing from her books Override and Move , Caroline shares insights from her personal experim...

Joseph Dweck speaks with robotics and AI pioneer Professor Hod Lipson about machine creativity and what it reveals about being human. From robot artists to self-aware machines, they explore the philosophical and practical boundaries of artificial intelligence. Can machines ever truly feel? What does it mean to be conscious? And how should we prepare for a future shared with AI that is exponentiall...

Social psychologist Richard E. Nisbett joins Rabbi Dweck to discuss the role of environment in intelligence, the importance of stories, and some of the differences in thought and perception between East and West.   Richard E. Nisbett is co-director of the Culture and Cognition programme at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and the Theodore M. Newcomb Distinguished Profes...

Psychotherapist Judi Keshet-Orr joins Rabbi Dweck to discuss the difference between mental health and mental illness, how our relationship to sex affects our lives, and how transgenerational issues can impact us in the present day. Please note that this episode contains references to sexual trauma that some listeners may find upsetting. Judi Keshet-Orr is an accredited psychotherapist, a former so...

Cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman joins Rabbi Dweck to discuss the relationship between science and spirituality, the ways evolution impacts how we see the world, and his ground-breaking research into the nature of reality.   Donald Hoffman is a cognitive psychologist, author, and a Professor in the Department of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine, where he holds join...

Music commentator Norman Lebrecht joins Rabbi Dweck to discuss why music moves us like nothing else can, the nature of genius, and how recent technologies like streaming are revolutionising the music world. Norman Lebrecht is a writer, broadcaster, and commentator on music and cultural affairs, known for his world-renowned classical music blog Slipped Disc and his extensive work for BBC Radio 3. H...

Entrepreneur Anabel Maldonado joins Rabbi Dweck to discuss the relationship between fashion and psychology, how our clothes can affect our behaviours and how we think about ourselves. Do we make the clothes or do the clothes make us? And is there a difference between fashion and style?   Anabel Maldonado is a Canadian, London-based fashion journalist and entrepreneur. In 2019 she founded PSYK...

Philosopher AC Grayling joins Rabbi Dweck to discuss the big questions of existence, the importance of living meaningfully, and the value of free speech at a time of growing extremism in public discourse. AC Grayling is a Professor of Philosophy, the Master of the New College of the Humanities, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. He is the author of over thirty books of philos...

In Humans Being , Rabbi Joseph Dweck speaks to thinkers, innovators and creators from across society about the meaning and value of what they do. Guests from the worlds of philosophy, fashion, music, science and psychology share lessons learned from their professional and personal lives. The series delves into the human, philosophical and spiritual aspects of modern life and work, and explores how...