Media Coverage

partial list

• The Times (London), “In an age of endless entertainment, why is boredom on the rise?”

• National Geographic, “Boredom can actually help people reach their creative potential”

• The Washington Post, “Lie down, sit still, take a break: Your brain needs a rest”

• The New York Times, The Well Newsletter, "How to Be Bored, and What You Can Learn From It"

• Lifehacker, "Why You Need Boredom Time Every Week"

• Vice, “How to Be Bored”

• Huffington Post UK, “We're Really, Really Bored. But Here's Why We Should Embrace It”

• BBC, “How Moments of Boredom Help Us Achieve More”

• Forbes, “Bored At Work? Science Says That’s A Good Thing”

• Fast Company, “The Science Behind How Boredom Benefits Creative Thought”

• Fast Company,“6 Ways the Most Successful People Conquer Boredom at Work”

• Business Insider, ”17 things you should do if you're bored at work”

• Business Insider, “6 Scientific Benefits of Being Bored”

• Vogue Australia, August issue, “Sweet Nothings” (online version: ”Science says, taking a break from work can actually boost your productivity”)

• Nautilus, “What Boredom Does to You”

• Bild, “Darum sollten Sie auch faul sein!”

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Interviews

television

• Great Day Live, WHAS 11 (ABC), interviewed by Terry Meiners and Angie Fenton

radio/Podcasts

• On Tapestry, CBC, interviewed by Mary Hynes.

• The Dissenter, interviewed by Richard Lopes.

• Harvesting Happiness, interviewed by Lisa Cypers Kamen.

• Seize the Moment Podcast: How Boredom, Frustration, and Anticipation Lead Us to Growth.

• Real Fiction (WERA), interviewed by Lori Messing McGarry.

• Interview with Sean Murray for The Good Life Podcast

• Business Matters, BBC World Service, interviewed by Roger Hearing

• Note to Self (WNYC Podcast), interviewed by Manoush Zomorodi

• “Ιδεοδρόμιο,” a radio show on Greek public radio (Πρώτο Πρόγραμμα – ΕΡΤ), interviewed by Eirini Giannara

• WHAS-AM radio and Kentucky Focus, interviewed by Suzanne Duvall

• UofL Today radio show, interviewed by Mark Hebert

• NewsTalk Radio (Ireland), interviewed by Sean Moncrieff on October 29, 2015 (http://www.newstalk.com/listen_back/)

• Radio New Zealand, “The Value of Boredom,” August 15, 2015 (www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday/audio/201766631/andreas-elpidorou-the-value-of-boredom)

print & digital media

• The New York Times, The Well Newsletter, interviewed by Melinda Wenner Moyer for "How to Be Bored, and What You Can Learn From It"

• Science News, interviewed by Sujata Gupta

• Bild der Wissenschaft, interviewed by Christian Wolff

• Vogue Australia, interviewed by Remy Rippon

• Weekendavisen (Danish Newspaper), interviewed by Anders Boas

• Σχεδία — Περιοδικό Δρόμου (http://www.shedia.gr/), interviewed by Maria Papadodimitraki for article titled «Η Μαθησιακή Γοητεία Της Πλήξης”

• US News & World Report, interviewed by Michael Schroeder (http://health.usnews.com/wellness/mind/articles/2017-01-03/could-you-benefit-from-boredom)

• New York Magazine, interviewed by Melissa Dahl for background information (http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/09/how-easily-bored-are-you-take-this-quiz-to-find-out.html)

• University Affairs (http://www.universityaffairs.ca/) interviewed by Diane Peters for background information (http://www.universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/growing-fascination-boredom/)

• Women’s Health, interviewed by Lisa Haney for background information.

• Nature, “Why Boredom is Anything But Boring,” interviewed by Maggie Koerth-Baker

• U.S. Catholic magazine, “The Sound of Silence,” interviewed by Pamela Hill Nettleton

• Wired, “Boredom is Interesting,” interviewed by Clive Thompson for background information

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