24. Maira Kalman (Artist) – Scared of Math/Psycho Killer

Think Again - a Big Think Podcast

Big Think / Panoply

Arts, Society & Culture

4.6 • 594 Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2015

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

"My goal is always to be laughing. Do you lose the laughter once you become too good at something?” - Maira Kalman Think Again is a spontaneous, brainy variety show – The world's brightest minds grapple with surprise topics. Artist and author Maira Kalman, best known perhaps for her startlingly original New Yorker covers, has a unique way of looking at and living in the world. On this week's episode of "Think Again," she and host Jason Gots try to sort out why they're both so terrified of math, and whether militarized sociopaths are a necessary part of our world. Maira's new book "Beloved Dog" is a poignant, hilarious look at a creature the artist once considered a deadly monster, and now can't live without. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Have you ever wondered what a sandwich sounds like?
0:04.3	Not much to it, is there?
0:06.2	Unless, of course, it's a Walker's sandwich.
0:10.9	Mmm, that is good.
0:12.9	Now that's what Asani should sound like.
0:15.8	Go all crisp in with walkers.
0:19.1	Delicious.
0:20.0	This show is brought to you in part by the Art of Charm podcast.
0:23.6	Everyone, and I mean everyone, can get better at communicating and connecting with others.
0:28.4	And doing so can significantly improve every aspect of your life.
0:32.0	Job interviews, love and marriage, creative collaboration.
0:35.8	All of these things depend on interpersonal skills.
0:38.3	The Art of Charm podcast is a fun, practical, powerful, and best of all, totally free way to up your game while you're commuting to work or doing the dishes.
0:47.3	It's fun to listen to and packed with immediately usable advice from people who know what they're talking about, including leading psychologists,
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1:10.1	Hi there. I'm Jason Gatz,
1:12.2	and you're listening to Think Again, a Big Think podcast.
1:15.6	Big Think is an online forum for big ideas
1:17.8	from the world's most creative thinkers and doers.
1:20.5	With the Think Again podcast, we're in brave new territory.
1:23.7	Each week, our producers dig up short interview clips
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