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Back to SearchAre Flying Cars Finally Here?
Season 3 Episode 32
For decades, flying cars have been a symbol of collective disappointment—of a technologically splendid future that was promised but never delivered. …
2 years, 2 months ago
How the Logic of Cults Is Taking Over Modern Life
Season 3 Episode 31
Several years ago, I told some friends that I had an idea for a second book. It would be called ‘Everything Is a Cult.’ I’d noticed that in an age of…
2 years, 2 months ago
How Will the Gaza War Finally End?
Season 3 Episode 30
Today, with Gaza protests spreading across the country and around the world, we dive deep into what’s actually happening on the ground in the war bet…
2 years, 2 months ago
A Political Scientist on How Protests Can Change Minds or Backfire
Season 3 Episode 29
In the last week, hundreds of protests across college campuses and American cities have taken place in response to the war in Gaza. Campus life has s…
2 years, 2 months ago
What Kind of a Superpower Is India Becoming?
Season 3 Episode 28
Today’s episode is all about India.You don’t have to believe that demography is pure destiny to appreciate the fact that the future of India is the f…
2 years, 3 months ago
Health Fads and Fictions: VO2 Max, Supplement Mania, Sunlight, and Immortality
Season 3 Episode 27
Today's show is a critical look at some of the most popular health fads of the moment, with return guests Steve Magness and Brad Stulberg, from the G…
2 years, 3 months ago
U.S. Economy FAQ: Skyrocketing Insurance Prices, Stuck Inflation, Higher Rates, and Wrong Experts
Season 3 Episode 26
Jason Furman, a professor of economics at Harvard, returns to the show to discuss the biggest economic questions of the moment, including:
- Why have …
2 years, 3 months ago
If the 2024 Election Is So Important, Why Does It Feel So Boring?
Season 3 Episode 24
"This presidential election is not very interesting, but it is important," the political commentator Josh Barro wrote in his newsletter, 'Very Seriou…
2 years, 3 months ago
A Psychologist Explains Four Reasons the Internet Feels So Broken
Season 3 Episode 23
Jay Van Bavel is a professor of psychology and neural science at New York University. His lab has published papers on how the internet became a fun-h…
2 years, 3 months ago
Why School Absences Have "Exploded" Across America
Season 3 Episode 22
The other day, I read a statistic about my hometown of Washington D.C. that knocked my socks off. In D.C. high schools, 60 percent of students were c…
2 years, 3 months ago