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We're in a science moment. What will come out of it?
Episode 400
The Covid-19 vaccine was developed at an unusually rapid pace, and now the public's expectations are high for what science can deliver. It's a good t…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Most Important Rule for a More Civil Thanksgiving: No Eye Rolling (Rebroadcast)
Episode 399
Current political fault lines are fracturing American society as people grow farther apart from one another due to differing beliefs and opinions. We…
4 years, 10 months ago
Mark Bittman on Reimagining America's Food System
Episode 398
Longtime food journalist Mark Bittman says America's food system needs to be reimagined so land is used fairly and well and people have access to foo…
4 years, 10 months ago
Why Our Partisan Differences Are Threatening National Security
Episode 397
It's clear the United States isn't united right now. A Pew Research poll done before the 2020 election showed about 9 in 10 voters worried a victory …
4 years, 10 months ago
QUICK TAKE | We Need to Treat the Pandemic like a Global Security Threat | Gayle Smith
Episode 396
Quick Take is a weekly dose of ideas and insights delivered in short form.
Today’s episode features Gayle Smith, the State Department’s coordinator fo…
4 years, 10 months ago
Bad Things Do Happen to Good People
Episode 395
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 …
4 years, 10 months ago
QUICK TAKE | Rules Schmules | Adam Grant
Episode 394
Want to raise creative kids who learn how to think for themselves? Go easy on the rules.
Quick Take is a weekly dose of ideas and insights delivered …
4 years, 11 months ago
Journalism's norms are changing. Here's why you should care.
Episode 393
Norms in newsrooms across the United States are being upended thanks to deep polarization, a racial reckoning, and the pandemic. Hallmark journalisti…
4 years, 11 months ago
QUICK TAKE | How a Cosmic Perspective Could Unify Earthlings | Jill Tarter
Episode 392
Quick Take is a weekly dose of ideas and insights delivered in short form.
Today’s episode features astronomer Jill Tarter. She co-founded SETI, or th…
4 years, 11 months ago
Will this Anti-Poverty Measure Stick?
Episode 391
When President Biden expanded the nation's Child Tax Credit in March, US Senator Michael Bennet applauded the move. Bennet, a democrat from Colorado,…
4 years, 11 months ago