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Hacked! Medical Devices at Risk
Hacked! Medical Devices at Risk

Episode 439

Cybersecurity gaps in the technological systems that run our lives are becoming more and more apparent. Hardly a day goes by that we don’t hear about…

3 years, 9 months ago

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BONUS: Rebuilding Trust in Science
BONUS: Rebuilding Trust in Science

Episode 438

The pandemic amplified political polarization. As doctors learned more about COVID-19, protocols changed and people started to question the guidance.…

3 years, 9 months ago

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Finding Happiness Despite Suffering
Finding Happiness Despite Suffering

Episode 437

Looking around and experiencing the suffering and injustice in the world can make it difficult to believe that happiness exists. But the Judeo-Christ…

3 years, 9 months ago

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BONUS: Can Robots Curb Loneliness?
BONUS: Can Robots Curb Loneliness?

Episode 436

Robots as caregivers? Meet “Pepper,” a robot that can tell a joke, recognize emotions and help people remember special times in their lives. Rebekah …

3 years, 9 months ago

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A Wrinkle in Time: On Beauty and Aging
A Wrinkle in Time: On Beauty and Aging

Episode 435

Right when women feel like they have it all figured out, many of them enter a stage of life in our society where they feel dismissed, ignored and cas…

3 years, 9 months ago

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Bad Things Do Happen to Good People (Encore)
Bad Things Do Happen to Good People (Encore)

Episode 434

We try our whole lives to avoid pain and suffering and when it does show up, we try to solve it. In her new book, No Cure for Being Human, religious …

3 years, 10 months ago

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The Science of Groupiness
The Science of Groupiness

Episode 433

Though it can sometimes feel like conflict and discord is human nature, our brains are actually predisposed to forming groups and working together. I…

3 years, 10 months ago

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Rewilding the Land
Rewilding the Land

Episode 432

As the world’s nations face the realities of climate change negotiation in Egypt this week at CoP27, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, we…

3 years, 10 months ago

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How Do You Know if Your Vote is Counted?
How Do You Know if Your Vote is Counted?

Episode 431

Americans across the country will go to the polls and cast their ballots next week, but they won’t all do it in exactly the same way. The U.S. has 8,…

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Are We Stupider than Ever?
Are We Stupider than Ever?

Episode 430

Does it feel like the quality of our national discourse has gone down in the last several years? You’re not the only one who’s noticed. It’s not indi…

3 years, 11 months ago

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