Better Life Lab

Finding a better way to work.

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About the Show

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.

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The Future of Wellbeing in an Automated World

What about us humans?

The New Unemployment

How can laid-off workers bounce up instead of spiraling down?

Is America Ready for a Guaranteed Basic Income?

Regular cash with no strings attached? Pilot programs suggest it actually works.

Technostress

When your boss is an algorithm, AI reads your resume, your colleagues are jerks on Zoom, and Big Brother watches everything.

Working While Black

Fixing racist workplace cultures could add billions to the U.S. economy.

Sleepless in the Gig Economy

The life of a gig-worker can keep you up at night

Where Have All the Women Gone?

While men have regained nearly all the jobs they lost since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re still missing two million women.

Caregiving in America—the Dignity Gap

Home care jobs are among the fastest-growing jobs in America. Yet compensation for this essential work is dismal. Can the system be fixed?

The Problem With Work Stress

Workers at every level have more job stress—and less job control.

Rage Against the Machine

The future of work is already here, and it isn’t robots we should be stressed about.