Arts & Life : NPR

Talking about sex can make many of us feel uncomfortable. Sex and relationship counselor Erin Chen shares her secret to normalizing "the talk."

https://npr.org/2024/04/19/1245304028/sex-ed-is-awkward-but-it-doesnt-have-to-be

Journalist Melissa Dahl went on a mission, researching the nature of "cringe." She hoped to free herself from awkward moments. Instead, she learned from them.

https://npr.org/2024/04/19/1245304012/stop-judging-yourself-and-embrace-your-cringe

Cartoonist Liana Finck has spent years learning the "rules" of social interactions. She's not convinced. Her comics poke fun at the contradictions and absurdities of daily life and modern parenti...

https://npr.org/2024/04/19/1245304009/a-cartoonists-guide-to-navigating-normal

As a kid, Ty Tashiro was an awkward stats nerd. Now, as a social scientist, he explains why the characteristics that make people awkward can actually set them up for great things.

https://npr.org/2024/04/19/1245304006/why-the-world-needs-socially-awkward-people

Anne Lamott has always been honest about the messiest parts of her life, from addiction to parenthood. Now, in her 20th book, she reflects on the beautiful—and complicated—realities of love.

https://npr.org/2024/04/05/1242808010/anne-lamott-reflects-on-life-death-and-learning-to-endure-the-beams-of-love

Black women are dying from preventable, obesity-related diseases, more than any other group in the U.S. GirlTrek co-founder Vanessa Garrison is asking Black women to take one immediate step: to w...

https://npr.org/2024/03/22/1239694942/what-happens-when-black-women-start-walking-en-masse

Imagine everything you need—shops, parks, schools, and more—is within walking or biking distance of your home. Urban planner Jeff Speck is bringing a walkable lifestyle to cities across the U...

https://npr.org/2024/03/22/1239552997/how-can-more-u-s-cities-become-more-walkable-heres-one-urban-planners-approach

Human bodies thrive in motion. So what happens when we sit all day? And what's the secret to breaking this habit? Ideas on moving more with special guests from the Body Electric series.

https://npr.org/2024/03/22/1239553053/the-human-body-is-made-for-movement-simple-ideas-to-get-us-moving-more

John Francis is walking the length of Africa. This journey is just the latest in a lifetime of walking across vast distances, all aimed at connecting to the earth and spreading kindness.

https://npr.org/2024/03/22/1239553030/this-environmentalist-walks-across-the-globe-for-me-its-a-sacred-journey

From a bat's shrill speech to a peacock's mating call, environmental researcher Karen Bakker studied the sounds of nature. She wrote extensively on how AI can help translate these conversations.

https://npr.org/2024/03/08/1236671178/what-are-animals-saying-to-each-other-ai-can-help-us-eavesdrop