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Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Everything
Episode 459
Like all technology, artificial intelligence can be used for good, and it can be used for evil. What little federal regulation the United States has …
3 years, 2 months ago
The Surprising Source of Joy (Encore)
Episode 458
Why is it that simple pleasures such as bubbles, rainbows, and hot air balloons bring joy to most people? Designer Ingrid Fetell Lee says, “there’s s…
3 years, 4 months ago
Why People Want to Ban Books
Episode 457
The desire to try and stop people from reading certain printed material has been around since material was first printed. In the modern era, book ban…
3 years, 4 months ago
Sex Recession: Why Isn’t Everyone Doing It?
Episode 456
The age of technology and the internet provides constant easy access to sexual content and information about sex, for all tastes and curiosities. But…
3 years, 4 months ago
Geraldine Brooks on Spirit, Obsession and Injustice
Episode 455
As a budding journalist in Sydney, Australia, Geraldine Brooks was assigned to the horse racing beat in the sports department, with no experience or …
3 years, 5 months ago
Separated: Inside an American Tragedy with Jacob Soboroff
Episode 454
During the period of several months in 2018 when the Trump administration was separating migrant families at the U.S. border with Mexico, NBC News an…
3 years, 5 months ago
Bret Stephens and John Englander on Climate Skepticism
Episode 453
Even people who agree that climate change is a problem don’t necessarily agree on what to do about it. And some people still need a little more convi…
3 years, 6 months ago
Vice President Kamala Harris Believes We Can Tackle Climate Change
Episode 452
A problem as big as climate change relies on millions of incremental solutions of all sizes, but also requires leaders who can keep their eye on the …
3 years, 6 months ago
Can Gen Z Trust Their Elders?
Episode 451
Today’s young people have not seen a lot of good examples of adults working together to solve problems. Generation Z is coming of age amidst daunting…
3 years, 6 months ago
Managing Our Eco-Anxiety (Encore)
Episode 450
Heat waves. Wildfires. Floods. This summer has served up some of the most extreme weather on record, and it’s clear many of us are overwhelmed by cli…
3 years, 6 months ago