Podcast Episodes

235. Who Needs Handwriting?

Episode 235

The digital age is making pen and paper seem obsolete. But what are we giving up if we give up on handwriting?

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Published on 9 years, 10 months ago

How to Fix a Broken High Schooler, in Four Easy Steps (Rebroadcast)

Okay, maybe the steps aren't so easy. But a program run out of a Toronto housing project has had great success in turning around kids who were headed for trouble.

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Published on 9 years, 10 months ago

Is America’s Education Problem Really Just a Teacher Problem? (Rebroadcast)

If U.S. schoolteachers are indeed "just a little bit below average," it's not really their fault. So what should be done about it?

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Published on 9 years, 11 months ago

234. Do Boycotts Work?

Episode 234

The Montgomery Bus Boycott, the South African divestment campaign, Chick-fil-A! Almost anyone can launch a boycott, and the media loves to cover them. But do boycotts actually produce the change they…

Published on 9 years, 11 months ago

233. How to Be Less Terrible at Predicting the Future

Episode 233

Experts and pundits are notoriously bad at forecasting, in part because they aren't punished for bad predictions. Also, they tend to be deeply unscientific. The psychologist Philip Tetlock is finally…

Published on 9 years, 11 months ago

232. The True Story of the Gender Pay Gap

Episode 232

Discrimination can't explain why women earn so much less than men. If only it were that easy.

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Published on 9 years, 11 months ago

When Willpower Isn’t Enough (Rebroadcast)

Sure, we all want to make good personal decisions, but it doesn't always work out. That's where "temptation bundling" comes in.

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Published on 10 years ago

Fixing the World, Bang-for-the-Buck Edition (Rebroadcast)

A team of economists has been running the numbers on the U.N.'s development goals. They have a different view of how those billions of dollars should be spent.

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Published on 10 years ago

231. Is Migration a Basic Human Right?

Episode 231

The argument for open borders is compelling -- and deeply problematic.

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Published on 10 years ago

230. The Cheeseburger Diet

Episode 230

One woman's quest to find the best burger in town can teach all of us to eat smarter.

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Published on 10 years ago