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225. Am I Boring You?
Episode 225
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…
10 years, 4 months ago
How to Save $1 Billion Without Even Trying (Rebroadcast)
Doctors, chefs, and other experts are much more likely than the rest of us to buy store-brand products. What do they know that we don't?
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10 years, 4 months ago
224. How To Win A Nobel Prize
Episode 224
The process is famously secretive (and conducted in Swedish!) but we pry the lid off at least a little bit.
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10 years, 5 months ago
223. Should Kids Pay Back Their Parents for Raising Them?
Episode 223
When one athlete turned pro, his mom asked him for $1 million. Our modern sensibilities tell us she doesn't have a case. But should she?
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10 years, 5 months ago
222. Meet the Woman Who Said Women Can’t Have It All
Episode 222
Anne-Marie Slaughter was best known for her adamant views on Syria when she accidentally became a poster girl for modern feminism. As it turns out, s…
10 years, 5 months ago
221. How Did the Belt Win?
Episode 221
Suspenders may work better, but the dork factor is too high. How did an organ-squeezing belly tourniquet become part of our everyday wardrobe -- and …
10 years, 5 months ago
220. “I Don't Know What You've Done With My Husband, But He's a Changed Man.”
Episode 220
From domestic abusers to former child soldiers, there is increasing evidence that behavioral therapy can turn them around.
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10 years, 5 months ago
219. Preventing Crime for Pennies on the Dollar
Episode 219
Conventional programs tend to be expensive, onerous, and ineffective. Could something as simple (and cheap) as cognitive behavioral therapy do the tr…
10 years, 6 months ago
218. The Harvard President Will See You Now
Episode 218
How a pain-in-the-neck girl from rural Virginia came to run the most powerful university in the world.
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10 years, 6 months ago
217. Are You Ready for a Glorious Sunset?
Episode 217
We spend billions on end-of-life healthcare that doesn't do much good. So what if a patient could forego the standard treatment and get a cash rebate…
10 years, 6 months ago