Better Life Lab | The Art and Science of Living a Full and Healthy Life
By New America
Economists say the way we work has become so stressful it’s now the fifth leading cause of death. Our mission is to find a better way. Explore the art and science of living a full and healthy life with behavioral and social science researchers who can help us better understand what drives our human experiences, and how to change. Better Life Lab is a co-production from New America and Slate.
Latest episode
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The Future of Wellbeing in an Automated World
What about us Humans? -
The New Unemployment
How can laid-off workers bounce up instead of spiraling down? -
Is America Ready for a Guaranteed Basic Income?
Regular cash with no strings attached? Pilot programs suggest it actually works. -
Technostress
When Your Boss is an Algorithm, AI Reads Your Resume, Your Colleagues are Jerks on Zoom and Big Brother is Watching Everything -
Working While Black
Fixing racist workplace cultures could add billions to the U.S. economy -
Sleepless in the Gig Economy
The life of a gig-worker can keep you up at night -
Where Have All the Women Gone?
The US workforce has lost 2 million women since the pandemic began -- why? -
Caregiving in America — the Dignity Gap
Home care jobs are among the fastest-growing jobs in America. Yet compensation for this essential work is dismal. Can the system be fixed? -
American Karoshi — the Problem with Work Stress
Workers at every level have more job stress, and less job control. Epidemiologists say that adds up to more chronic illness. And death. -
Rage Against the Machine
The Future of Work is already here, and it isn’t robots we should be stressed about.
