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Can an 'everyday bro' fix your dating life? Comedian Jared Freid thinks so
In his new book, "Walking Red Flag: Dating Advice from Your Favorite Guy Friend," comedian Jared Freid offers tips, tricks and real talk on modern da…
1 week, 5 days ago
The not-so-underground world of Black punk
James Spooner grew up as a punk rocker with a mohawk. But as a mixed-race kid, he didn’t always feel like he belonged. Then, he found Afro-punk -- an…
1 week, 6 days ago
The Jackpod: Grocery stores and the dignity of essential labor
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty talks to author Ann Larson about her new book "Clean Up on Aisle Five”; the realities of grocery store workers, the…
1 week, 6 days ago
Brainwaves: How does a brain stay healthy?
You might think a healthy brain starts and ends in your head – but there are miles and miles of neuron fibers that connect your brain with nearly eve…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Brainwaves: What happens between life and death?
A tunnel. A bright light. Reuniting with deceased loved ones. Many people who have near-death experiences have remarkably similar stories. Why?
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2 weeks, 3 days ago
Brainwaves: Is AI actually thinking?
The rate at which artificial intelligence is able to replicate human behavior has increased in recent years. Does that mean it's thinking like us?
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2 weeks, 4 days ago
Brainwaves: Are you in there?
Consciousness is how we are able to feel, dream and imagine. And yet -- scientists haven't figured out how consciousness definitively works. What we …
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Brainwaves: Why is the brain such a mystery?
The brain is the organ that makes us who we are. It’s our conduit between reality and thought. But somehow, we’ve only scratched the surface in under…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
The Jackpod: Fixing the past to save the future
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty has an epiphany: Retrofitting should be the defining goal of our civilization.
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2 weeks, 6 days ago
It wasn't just Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark became American legends. But they didn’t explore the West alone. A new book profiles the forgotten members of the Corps of Discovery …
3 weeks, 2 days ago