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193. Someone Else’s Acid Trip
Episode 193
As Kevin Kelly tells it, the hippie revolution and the computer revolution are nearly one and the same.
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11 years, 1 month ago
192. That’s a Great Question!
Episode 192
Verbal tic or strategic rejoinder? Whatever the case: it’s rare to come across an interview these days where at least one question isn’t a “great” on…
11 years, 2 months ago
191. Why Doesn’t Everyone Get the Flu Vaccine?
Episode 191
Influenza kills, but you’d never know it by how few of us get the vaccine.
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11 years, 2 months ago
What’s the “Best” Exercise? (Rebroadcast)
Most people blame lack of time for being out of shape. So maybe the solution is to exercise more efficiently.
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11 years, 2 months ago
What’s More Dangerous: Marijuana or Alcohol? (Rebroadcast)
Imagine that both substances were undiscovered until today. How would we think about their relative risks?
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11 years, 2 months ago
190. Time to Take Back the Toilet
Episode 190
Public bathrooms are noisy, poorly designed, and often nonexistent. What to do?
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11 years, 2 months ago
The Troubled Cremation of Stevie the Cat (Rebroadcast)
We spend billions on our pets, and one of the fastest-growing costs is pet "aftercare." But are those cremated remains you got back really from your …
11 years, 3 months ago
189. How to Fix a Broken High Schooler, in Four Easy Steps
Episode 189
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…
11 years, 3 months ago
188. Is America’s Education Problem Really Just a Teacher Problem?
Episode 188
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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11 years, 3 months ago
187. The Man Who Would Be Everything
Episode 187
Boris Johnson -- mayor of London, biographer of Churchill, cheese-box painter and tennis-racket collector -- answers our FREAK-quently Asked Question…
11 years, 3 months ago