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Back to SearchDecoding Food Date Labels and Waste
Season 1 Episode 235
The dates stamped on food packages look authoritative, but they are quietly driving mountains of unnecessary waste. In the United States, most “sell …
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Japan's Resilience Lessons for Ukraine's Recovery
Season 1 Episode 234
As Ukraine looks beyond the battlefield toward rebuilding, some of its most important lessons are coming from a country long shaped by catastrophe. J…
4 months, 1 week ago
Anticipatory Action in Asian Disaster Management
Season 1 Episode 233
Across Asia, disasters are striking more often and with greater force, yet responses still tend to arrive only after lives and livelihoods have been …
4 months, 1 week ago
The Evolving Role of American Firefighters
Season 1 Episode 232
For generations, the American firefighter has been defined by flames and heroism—but the job is quietly being reinvented. As improved building codes …
4 months, 1 week ago
Bangladesh Delta: Architecture for Impermanence and Resilience
Season 1 Episode 231
Life in the Bangladesh Delta is shaped by water that never stays still. Along the Jamuna, Padma, and Meghna rivers, entire communities live with the …
4 months, 1 week ago
Turkey Earthquake: Corruption, Construction, and Catastrophe
Season 1 Episode 230
When powerful earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria, the scale of destruction exposed more than a natural disaster—it revealed the deadly cost of human…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Natural City: Planning and Sustainability
Season 1 Episode 229
Cities often feel like the opposite of nature—but in reality, they are ecosystems of their own. From coyotes roaming urban streets to rivers buried a…
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Pernambuco: Saving Brazilwood and the Violin Bow
Season 1 Episode 228
A single tree species now sits at the center of a global cultural and environmental standoff. Brazilwood—also known as pernambuco—has long been prize…
4 months, 1 week ago
AI's Divergence in Software Engineering Pay and Jobs
Season 1 Episode 227
The software job market is splitting in two. At the very top, a small cadre of AI specialists is being courted with extraordinary salaries and fierce…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Problematic Mythology of Genius
Season 1 Episode 226
The word “genius” carries a seductive power—but it may explain far less than we think. Drawing on Helen Lewis’s critique, this episode unpicks the id…
4 months, 1 week ago