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#597 The Trouble With Passion

#597 The Trouble With Passion

FromScience for the People


#597 The Trouble With Passion

FromScience for the People

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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Feb 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Choosing a career path is a big decision. In the modern western world a career is practically synonymous with identity: whether we like it our not, what we do is a big part of who we are. And we are told to choose a career carefully, to find and follow our passion. But what is passion in this context? And why should we follow it? Does following passion into a career path leave us happier? Leave us on more sturdy footing in our life and career? Who gets ahead and who gets left behind when we all chase passion to...
Released:
Feb 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Science for the People is a long-format interview podcast that explores the connections between science, popular culture, history, and public policy, to help listeners understand the evidence and arguments behind what's in the news and on the shelves. Our hosts sit down with science researchers, writers, authors, journalists, and experts to discuss science from the past, the science that affects our lives today, and how science might change our future.