Questions of Character with Christian Miller

Kelly sits down with Dr. Leanne Williams, founding director of the Stanford Center for Precision Mental Health and Wellness, to discuss mental health disorders and therapies. They are joined by hospice and palliative care physician Dr. BJ Miller, and comedian W. Kamau Bell to elaborate on depression, stigmas and misconceptions associated with mental illness, and how we can move forward.

Kelly speaks with Dr. Francis Collins, former director of the National Institutes of Health, who oversaw the prominent Human Genome Project. Dr. Collins shares how genetics are most often misunderstood, his concern about the impacts of social media on adolescents, and what scientists know makes a lasting difference when it comes to our well-being.

Kelly speaks with Dr. Dima Amso, a professor of psychology at Columbia University, about how the environment we’re brought up in affects our well-being. Dr. Amso gives her take on social media, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and how to be a better consumer of science journalism. She also shares how her work in the lab influences her life as a parent.