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An Unfinished Lesson
A virus is more than a biological organism. It's a social organism. It detects fissures in societies and fault lines between communities. Historian N…
5 years, 11 months ago
Panic In The Street
It sounds like a movie plot: police discover the body of a young man who's been murdered. The body tests positive for a deadly infectious disease. Au…
6 years ago
The Bomb That Didn't Explode
We know that we live in an ever-changing world, but one thing we often overlook is demographic change. Whether the world's population is growing or s…
6 years ago
The Tale of the Cowboy Philosopher
In 2009, an old man died in a California nursing home. His obituary included not just his given name, but a long list of the pseudonyms he'd been kno…
6 years ago
The Influence You Have
Think about the last time you asked someone for something. Maybe you were nervous or worried about what the person would think of you. Chances are th…
6 years ago
Liar, Liar, Liar
Editor’s note: Since this episode first aired, researchers have raised concerns about a number of studies authored by Dan Ariely, including one cited…
6 years, 1 month ago
Passion Isn't Enough
Many Americans feel an obligation to keep up with political news. But maybe we should be focusing our energies elsewhere. Political scientist Eitan H…
6 years, 1 month ago
When Things Click
There can be a lot of psychological noise involved in teaching. But what if we replaced all that mental clutter...with a click? This week, we bring y…
6 years, 1 month ago
Secret Friends
Where is the line between what is real and what is imaginary? It seems like an easy question to answer: if you can see it, hear it, or touch it, then…
6 years, 1 month ago
Warnings, Warnings Everywhere
After a disaster happens, we want to know whether something could have been done to avoid it. Did anyone see this coming? Many times, the answer is y…
6 years, 2 months ago