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#104. The Promise and Shortcomings of Massive Open Online Courses
Season 1 Episode 104
Justin Reich is a professor in Comparative Media Studies and director of the Teaching Systems Lab, both at MIT. He is the host of a podcast called Te…
1 year, 9 months ago
#103. Cognitive Biases that are Amplified by Social Media
Season 1 Episode 103
Amanda Montell is a linguist, cultural commentator, and host of the weekly podcast Sounds Like a Cult. In addition to essays published in Time, Cosmo…
1 year, 9 months ago
#102. How Bayesian Statistics Underpins Both Scientific Prediction and Everyday Functioning
Season 1 Episode 102
Tom Chivers is a science writer who has won several awards, including the Royal Statistical Society’s award for statistical excellence in journalism,…
1 year, 9 months ago
#101. Schadenfreude (Pleasure From Someone Else's Misfortune)
Season 1 Episode 101
Colin Wayne Leach is a social and personality psychologist at Columbia University, who researches Schadenfreude -- i.e., deriving pleasure from witne…
1 year, 9 months ago
#100. What Life Was Like in the Prehistoric Past
Season 1 Episode 100
Ran Barkai is the co-author, with Eyal Halfon, of the recently published book, They Were Here Before Us: Stories from the First Million Years. Dr. Ba…
1 year, 9 months ago
#99. Ethical Dilemmas of Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing
Season 1 Episode 99
Vardit Ravitsky is a Professor of Bioethics at the University of Montreal and President of the International Association of Bioethics. Her research f…
1 year, 10 months ago
#98. Re-examining the Evidence for the Genetic Basis of Mental Illness
Season 1 Episode 98
Jay Joseph is a clinical psychologist in the San Francisco Bay Area. Dr. Joseph challenges the empirical evidence behind the mainstream view that men…
1 year, 10 months ago
#97. How to Best Help the Most Vulnerable Children? Start Before They're Even Born!
Season 1 Episode 97
David Olds is a professor at the Pediatrics-Prevention Research Center at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He has devoted his long and …
1 year, 10 months ago
#96. Compassionate Care for a Devastating Disease
Season 1 Episode 96
In 2003, Ron Hoffman became the founder of an organization in Falmouth, Massachusetts called Compassionate Care ALS (CCALS.org), which has helped wel…
1 year, 10 months ago
#95. The Amazing Grit and Determination of the First Women Doctors
Season 1 Episode 95
Olivia Campbell is a journalist, essayist, and author focusing on the intersections of medicine, women, history, and nature. Her work has appeared in…
1 year, 11 months ago