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#143. How American Capitalists Harnessed the American Work Ethic
Season 1 Episode 143
Erik Baker is a historian, writer, and teacher based in Boston, a lecturer in the History of Science department at Harvard University and associate e…
1 year, 1 month ago
#142. The South's Long War on Black Literacy
Season 1 Episode 142
Derek W. Black is a Professor of Law at the University of South Carolina, where he directs the Constitutional Law Center. He is one of the nation’s f…
1 year, 1 month ago
#141, Whether Dictatorship, Democracy, or Corporation: What It Takes to Stay in Power
Season 1 Episode 141
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita is a political science professor at New York University and past president of the International Studies Association, who has …
1 year, 1 month ago
#140. Malcolm Before X: Family Background, Childhood, and Incarceration
Season 1 Episode 140
Patrick Parr is an historian and biographer of writers and civil rights leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr., James Baldwin, Kurt Vonnegut, Ralp…
1 year, 2 months ago
#139. The Amazing New Science of Smell
Season 1 Episode 139
Jonas Olofsson is a professor at Stockholm University in Sweden, where he directs the Sensory Cognitive Interaction Lab, with a particular focus on t…
1 year, 2 months ago
#138. The History and Enduring Effects of the 2022 Uprising in Iran
Season 1 Episode 138
Farhad Khosrokhavar is a retired professor and former Director of Studies at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Paris, whose w…
1 year, 2 months ago
#138. The Forgotten Sense: The New Science of Smell and the Extraordinary Power of the Nose
Season 1 Episode 138
Jonas Olofsson is a professor at Stockholm University in Sweden, where he directs the Sensory Cognitive Interaction Lab, with a particular focus on t…
1 year, 2 months ago
#137. Science, Pseudoscience, and the Co-opting of Quantum Physics by the New Age Movement
Season 1 Episode 137
Sadri Hassani is a professor emeritus of Physics at Illinois State University, who continues to teach courses in thermal and quantum physics as the U…
1 year, 3 months ago
#136. The Complicated History of Native American Identity
Season 1 Episode 136
For seven years Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz was a policy advisor in the Obama Administration, focusing on homelessness and Native policy. In addition to…
1 year, 3 months ago
#135. Where Does Economic Inequality Come From?
Season 1 Episode 135
Jeffrey Zax is an economics professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder, whose research focuses on labor economics, public economics, and urban …
1 year, 3 months ago