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The Remarkable Brain of the Bird
Episode 271
It used to be that having a “bird brain” was an insult. Now, it’s practically a compliment! Turns out the brain of a bird, which is small enough to f…
7 years, 4 months ago
Is Social Media Threatening the American Idea?
Episode 270
Read Jeffrey Rosen's article, America Is Living James Madison's Nightmare in The Atlantic. The views and opinions of the speakers in the podcast do n…
7 years, 4 months ago
How Personal and National Crises are Linked
Episode 269
How are the tools we use to solve personal crises related to national problems? Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jared Diamond says the ways we deal wit…
7 years, 4 months ago
The Gratifying and Complicated Language of Friendship
Episode 268
The way friends talk to one another can either bring them closer or create distance. When it comes to women’s friendships, author Deborah Tannen says…
7 years, 5 months ago
Millennials and Motivation (Rebroadcast)
Episode 267
Millennials shoulder a lot of stereotypes. They’re called entitled and in need of instant gratification. They’re not committed to their work and expe…
7 years, 5 months ago
The Menace of Climate Change
Episode 266
Mary Robinson’s book, Climate Justice, records the stories of people experiencing effects from climate change first-hand. They’re not staying silent.…
7 years, 5 months ago
Reversing Extinction and Re-Wilding the World
Episode 265
What if we could turn back time and reverse extinction? Famed writer, biologist, and environmentalist Stewart Brand is attempting this with an organi…
7 years, 5 months ago
Finding Happiness at Every Stage of Life
Episode 264
Economists who have researched happiness over a lifetime find it starts to decline after adolescence and noticeably dips when people enter middle age…
7 years, 6 months ago
Trump's Close Relationship with Fox News
Episode 263
A recent blockbuster article by journalist Jane Mayer examines close ties between the White House and Fox News. The piece, published in The New Yorke…
7 years, 6 months ago
Escaping Hate
Episode 262
Christian Picciolini went to his first white supremacist skinhead meeting at age 14. A lonely and bullied child, he was quickly swept into the moveme…
7 years, 6 months ago