Better Life Lab

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Better Life Lab

Episodes (50)

May 24, 2022 The Future of Wellbeing in an Automated World
May 24, 2022 The Future of Wellbeing in an Automated World
May 17, 2022 The New Unemployment

Better Life Lab

May 24, 2022
43 minutes
39 MB

This season of Better Life Lab, we’ve been taking a close look at work stress and the future of work and wellbeing. Parts of the American economy are looking tough for many workers — even “dystopian. People are quitting their jobs at record rates. We know what many of the problems are. Yet the fixes are not so simple. So on this closing episode of our fourth season, we ask: Are bad jobs an inherent part of the workplace — or can we actually do what it takes to make the jobs of the future good jobs, big...

Better Life Lab

The Future of Wellbeing in an Automated World

New America

00:00 -43:00