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How exactly are elite athletes like Tom Brady, Roger Federer, and Serena Williams still at the top of their games well into their 30s and beyond? Jeff Bercovici, the author of “Play On: The New Science of Elite Performance at Any Age,” explains the exercising, dieting, and recovery techniques that allow older athletes to continue to dominate in their respective sports. Plus, he delves into emerging sports science that can help amat...

In this episode of ScribdChat, learn how seven exceptional men and women transformed Silicon Valley from an obscure playground for gearhead engineers in the 1970s and '80s to the bustling hub that launched many major tech industries. Leslie Berlin, the author of “Troublemakers: Silicon Valley’s Coming of Age,” talks with Inc.’s San Francisco bureau chief Jeff Bercovici about some of the lesser-known figures that shaped Silicon Vall...

From branding to resumé building and beyond, design touches almost every aspect of our lives. In this episode of ScribdChat, editor in chief of The Great Discontent Tina Essmaker sat down with podcast host and author Debbie Millman to chat about design and creativity, and how to get to where you want to be in your career.

You can read several of Debbie’s books, including “Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits” and “How to Think L...

In this episode of ScribdChat, founder of the website Puttylike Emilie Wapnick joined us to chat about her book, “How to Be Everything: A Guide for Those Who (Still) Don't Know What They Want to Be When They Grow Up,” which is available on Scribd. What followed was a fun conversation about multipotentialites and how they navigate the world, both in and outside their careers.

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The tech companies in Silicon Valley have changed the world in the past few decades, but one thing that new technology hasn’t solved is sexism. Author and Bloomberg Technology host Emily Chang discovered while writing her book Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys’ Club of Silicon Valley that the gender gap is even worse than she had believed. In this ScribdChat episode, Chang breaks down the numbers and experiences of women in tech with ...

Do you already have tickets to see Annihilation? Have you already reread the novel in anticipation of the movie adaptation? If not, our ScribdChat with author Jeff VanderMeer, who wrote the Nebula Award–winning Annihilation, will surely change your mind. VanderMeer has won many of speculative fiction’s most preeminent awards for his strange science fiction. On this episode, he discusses the environmental themes present in many of h...

Just after the release of “The Underground Railroad” in 2016, we had author Colson Whitehead in for one of our very first ScribdChats. The novel became an instant success, picked for Oprah’s Book Club, praised by President Obama, and then going on to win the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize. In this episode, Whitehead sits down with Michael Cohen, a professor of African American Studies at UC Berkeley, to talk about this ambi...

In today’s episode, author Lisa Ko discusses her debut novel, “The Leavers,” which chronicles the powerful and intertwining stories of Deming Guo and his mother, Polly, as both embark on their own search for identity. Early on, Polly is separated from Deming, and shortly thereafter Deming is adopted by a couple of loving — if not somewhat misinformed — American professors. He is then forced to navigate the memory of family and cult...

Gretchen Rubin, the author of several bestselling books including “Better Than Before,” “The Happiness Project,” and “Happier at Home,” discusses her latest book, “The Four Tendencies,” which explores the many different ways in which is a groundbreaking analysis of personality type, focused primarily on how we respond to expectations, and it is as interesting as it is practical. Check it out to learn whether you’re an Obliger, Upho...

In this episode of ScribdChat, Wired editor Adam Rogers joins us to discuss his book, “Proof: The Science of Booze,” which spans fermentation, malting, distillation, aging, and (of course) drinking. You’ll hear Adam’s recommendations for what to order at a bar, you’ll learn what the “bar moment” is, and you’ll find out why sommelier’s don't actually smell or taste wine much better than the average person.

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Scribd CEO Trip Adler speaks with Tim Ferriss about his new book, “Tribe of Mentors.”

Tim Ferriss has been named one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and Forbes Magazine’s “Names You Need to Know,” and best-selling author of “The 4-Hour Body.” He’s also the host of The Tim Ferriss Show, a podcast that is often ranked as the No. 1 business podcast on iTunes.

In “Tribe of Mentors,” Tim shares a collection of advice...