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How Does New York City Keep Reinventing Itself? (Bonus)
In a word: networks. Once it embraced information as its main currency, New York was able to climb out of a deep fiscal (and psychic) pit. Will that …
4 years, 11 months ago
455. Are You Ready for a Fresh Start?
Episode 455
Behavioral scientists have been exploring if — and when — a psychological reset can lead to lasting change. We survey evidence from the London Underg…
4 years, 11 months ago
454. Should Traffic Lights Be Abolished?
Episode 454
Americans are so accustomed to the standard intersection that we rarely consider how dangerous it can be — as well as costly, time-wasting, and pollu…
5 years ago
453. A Rescue Plan for Black America
Episode 453
New York Times columnist Charles Blow argues that white supremacy in America will never fully recede, and that it’s time for Black people to do somet…
5 years ago
Am I Boring You? (Ep. 225 Rebroadcast)
Researchers are trying to figure out who gets bored — and why — and what it means for ourselves and the economy. But maybe there’s an upside to bored…
5 years ago
452. Jeff Immelt Knows He Let You Down
Episode 452
Not so long ago, G.E. was the most valuable company in the world, a conglomerate that included everything from light bulbs and jet engines to financi…
5 years ago
451. Can I Ask You a Ridiculously Personal Question?
Episode 451
Most of us are are afraid to ask sensitive questions about money, sex, politics, etc. New research shows this fear is largely unfounded. Time for som…
5 years, 1 month ago
450. How to Be Better at Death
Episode 450
Caitlin Doughty is a mortician who would like to put herself out of business. Our corporate funeral industry, she argues, has made us forget how to o…
5 years, 1 month ago
449. How to Fix the Incentives in Cancer Research
Episode 449
For all the progress made in fighting cancer, it still kills 10 million people a year, and some types remain especially hard to detect and treat. Pan…
5 years, 1 month ago
448. The Downside of Disgust
Episode 448
It’s a powerful biological response that has preserved our species for millennia. But now it may be keeping us from pursuing strategies that would im…
5 years, 1 month ago