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The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas Unleashed
The CRAM Podcast features engaging and thought-provoking interviews that explore innovative ideas and exciting new research that’s shaping our lives - whether it's the evolution of the work world, the transformative ways we connect, the re-imagining of home and place, or the dramatic changes in our identity and community. We interview leading researchers and big thinkers about the human condition and the possibilities of tomorrow.
Episodes
- The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas Unleashed
The startling connection between movement – and learning
What can nurses learn from dancers? That's not a trick question but it may sound like one. Hard to believe the two have anything in common. But ask Coralee…
- The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas Unleashed
Hope for a sustainable future
If those dire warnings on climate change and the future of our planet has got you feeling down – STOP! Listen to what Kai Chan has to say. He has a positive…
- The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas Unleashed
Declarations of war
How does war begin? And what are the rules surrounding its onset and conduct? These are questions we may never have contemplated until now. From Mesopotamia…
- The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas Unleashed
Learning in prison
What can we learn from people in prison? A lot according to students who are part of a special program called Walls to Bridges. They attend class in prison…
- The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas Unleashed
Rethinking pain
The story of pain is a complicated one. We need pain as part of our alarm system to tell us if something is wrong with us. But when we’re in constant pain, we…
- The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas Unleashed
What really creates good health?
What makes the BIGGEST difference to our health? Good medical care? Checkups? “Clean” living? This is a fundamental question that researchers like John Frank…
- The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas Unleashed
Grieving towards a better world
Imagine being known as “People of the Ice” for hundreds of years. Then one day, there is no ice. Who are you now? And what happens to your community and way of…
- The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas Unleashed
How words can predict our behaviour and health
They're small and insignificant. Most of us don't think twice about these words in the English language. Pronouns like "I" and "you". Or prepositions like "of"…
- The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas Unleashed
How to get a GOOD night's sleep!
What do we spend a significant part of our life doing but usually take for granted? Sleeping! But if you have trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep, then…
- The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas Unleashed
How to be happy
Everyone wants to be happy right? But do we really know what happiness is? Is it a feeling – brief, ephemeral? Or is it a state where we can bask in its glow…
- The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas Unleashed
CRAM PODCAST LAUNCH: What’s luck got to do with life?
Do you feel lucky – or not? How often do you blame bad luck if something unfortunate happens to you, or attribute good luck to a happy occurrence? Jeff…
- The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas Unleashed
Bee CSI ~ What’s killing our bees?
Why are bee populations being decimated around the world? It’s a disturbing and puzzling question for many biologists and bee lovers. And it’s a critical…
- The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas Unleashed
“Design think” your way out of a problem
Most companies face internal problems at some point or other. And those problems can be really messy. Enter Design Thinking. It came out of the world of art…
- The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas Unleashed
Life in a post pandemic world
We all wonder about our future – post pandemic. And it’s something sci-fi writer Robert Sawyer thinks about a lot. His writing has captivated audiences with…
- The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas Unleashed
What really keeps couples together?
The pandemic has been called “the world’s greatest experiment.” But how about the world’s greatest LOVE experiment? It’s been a test for couples around the…
The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas UnleashedWhy do we make the decisions we do in life (even the bad ones)?
We all know we should eat a nutritious diet, exercise, stop smoking and drinking too much, and save more money. But we don’t – even when we want to. Why?…