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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,…
3 years, 10 months ago
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