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Back to SearchThe Rise of Adulting Classes and Skills
Season 1 Episode 255
From sewing on a button to managing credit, a growing number of adults are admitting they were never taught the basics. Across libraries, community c…
4 months, 1 week ago
China's Crackdown on Educational Cramming and Its Costs
Season 1 Episode 254
In China, education has become both a promise and a pressure cooker. Although schooling is officially free through age fifteen, millions of families …
4 months, 1 week ago
The Environmental Determinants of Genius and Creativity
Season 1 Episode 253
Genius is often imagined as a family inheritance, passed down through bloodlines—but the evidence tells a stranger story. While talent may cluster, t…
4 months, 1 week ago
Ashalim: Israel's Desert Solar Tower and Its Controversies
Season 1 Episode 252
Rising from the Negev Desert like a science-fiction monument, Israel’s Ashalim solar tower was once hailed as a triumph of renewable ambition—and soo…
4 months, 1 week ago
Gulf Family Business Succession and Law Reform
Season 1 Episode 251
In the Gulf’s vast family empires, succession is becoming the most dangerous moment of all. As founding tycoons age, businesses worth billions are sl…
4 months, 1 week ago
Virtual Obon: Ancestor Rituals in the Pandemic
Season 1 Episode 250
Each summer, Japan’s Obon festival brings the living and the dead together, as families return home to welcome ancestral spirits, clean graves, and d…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Grandparenting Revolution: Demographics and Social Change
Season 1 Episode 249
The world is becoming a place with more grandparents than ever before. Longer lives and smaller families have quietly reshaped the family tree, givin…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Bully XL Ban and British Policy
Season 1 Episode 248
Britain’s love affair with dogs has collided with a sudden turn toward prohibition. After a series of high-profile attacks, the government moved quic…
4 months, 1 week ago
Robot City Versus Human City Planning
Season 1 Episode 247
Two visions are competing to define the cities of the future. One imagines vast “Robot Cities,” governed by data, sensors, and centralized systems de…
4 months, 1 week ago
The AI Robotaxi Revolution: Promise and Costs
Season 1 Episode 246
On the streets of San Francisco, the future of transport is already taking fares. Driverless taxis from Waymo and Cruise glide through traffic, offer…
4 months, 1 week ago