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80,000 People in Solitary: What It Does to the Brain
Episode 3723
On any given day, roughly 80,000 people in the United States are held in solitary confinement — some for days, some for decades. This episode explore…
5 days, 13 hours ago
Mapping Humanity's Biggest Unmet Need
Episode 3722
The famous pyramid isn't what Maslow actually drew. This episode unpacks the real science of human needs — from Maslow's original fluid framework to …
5 days, 17 hours ago
Why Money Feels Wrong in Human Relationships
Episode 3721
When you feel disgust negotiating a babysitter’s rate or watching a landlord exploit a tenant, that’s not just personal discomfort — it’s your moral …
5 days, 18 hours ago
Why Chabad's Yellow Moshiach Flags Survived the Rebbe's Death
Episode 3720
Why do some Chabad followers still fly yellow "Moshiach" flags thirty years after their Rebbe died? This episode unpacks Chabad messianism — how a fa…
5 days, 18 hours ago
The 39-Millisecond Judgment: Resting Face Explained
Episode 3719
Why does a single photograph shape our impression of someone forever? This episode unpacks the science of resting face — from the muscle anatomy that…
5 days, 18 hours ago
AI Babysitters Already Exist—What We Learned
Episode 3718
Forget speculation—the AI babysitter is already here. Tens of thousands of Chinese families have been using a robot called iPal to watch their kids s…
5 days, 18 hours ago
What Even Is Luxury?
Episode 3717
What does "luxury" actually mean? When a "luxury" apartment has water damage, is it still luxury? In this episode, we unravel the squishy, contradict…
5 days, 18 hours ago
The Linguistic Netherland: When No Language Is Native
Episode 3716
What happens when you learn a new language so deeply that your mother tongue starts to recede, yet you never quite reach native fluency in the new on…
5 days, 18 hours ago
The Head-Mounted Tool Belt
Episode 3715
Daniel asked a question that led us down a fascinating rabbit hole: why do we carry everything in our pockets, and what if we moved the tool belt of …
5 days, 19 hours ago
Tower Living: What You Actually Gain and Risk
Episode 3714
Hannah loved a downtown luxury tower apartment—but she’s skeptical of towers in principle. This episode unpacks that tension: how to weigh the real l…
5 days, 19 hours ago