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Back to Search77. Can Games Prepare Us for Catastrophes? (Part 2)
Episode 77
Many of us hate to think about future crises. Game designer Jane McGonigal wants to make it fun.
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4 years ago
76. Is Gaming Good for You?
Episode 76
Jane McGonigal designed a game to help herself recover from a traumatic brain injury — and she thinks playing games can help us all lead our best liv…
4 years, 1 month ago
75. Self-Help for Data Nerds
Episode 75
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz combs through mountains of information to find advice for everyday life.
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4 years, 1 month ago
74. Getting Our Hands Dirty
Episode 74
Soil scientist Asmeret Asefaw Berhe could soon hold one of the most important jobs in science. She explains why the ground beneath our feet is one of…
4 years, 1 month ago
73. Turning Work into Play
Episode 73
How psychologist Dan Gilbert went from high school dropout to Harvard professor, found the secret of joy, and inspired Steve Levitt's divorce.
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4 years, 1 month ago
72. “Leaving Black People in the Lurch”
Episode 72
Linguist and social commentator John McWhorter explains how good intentions may be hurting Black America — and where the word “motherf*cker” comes fr…
4 years, 2 months ago
71. Bombs Away
Episode 71
Beatrice Fihn wants to rid the world of nuclear weapons. As Russian aggression raises the prospect of global conflict, can she put disarmament on the…
4 years, 2 months ago
70. You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Experiment
Episode 70
Nobel Prize winner Joshua Angrist explains how the draft lottery, the Talmud, and West Point let economists ask — and answer — tough questions.
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4 years, 2 months ago
69. Does Death Have to Be a Death Sentence?
Episode 69
Palliative physician B.J. Miller asks: Is there a better way to think about dying? And can death be beautiful?
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4 years, 2 months ago
68. “No One Can Resist a Jolly, Happy Pig.”
Episode 68
Naturalist Sy Montgomery explains how she learned to be social from a pig, discovered octopuses have souls, and came to love a killer that will never…
4 years, 2 months ago