188. Why Do Kids Today Get So Many A’s?
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188. Why Do Kids Today Get So Many A’s?

Is grade inflation on the rise? How much does your G.P.A. matter in the long run? And when did M.I.T., of all places, become “the cool university”?

  • SOURCES:
    • Scott Hugo, housing justice attorney at Oakland City Attorney’s Office.
    • Bob Ladouceur, former head football coach at De La Salle High School.
    • Jon Marcus, writer at The Hechinger Report.
    • Amelia Nierenberg, Connecticut correspondent for The New York Times.
    • James Pennebaker, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin.
    • Stuart Rojstaczer, writer and former professor of geophysics at Duke University.


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34. Are Humans Smarter or Stupider Than We Used to Be?

34. Are Humans Smarter or Stupider Than We Used to Be?

Also: how can you become a more curious person? This episode originally aired on January 10, 2021. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

10 Elo 35min

33. Is Optimism a Luxury Good?

33. Is Optimism a Luxury Good?

Also: why is public speaking so terrifying? This episode originally aired on January 3, 2021. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

3 Elo 38min

32. Which Gets You Further: Talent or Effort?

32. Which Gets You Further: Talent or Effort?

Also: where is the line between acronyms, initialisms, and gibberish? This episode originally aired on December 20, 2020. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

27 Heinä 33min

31. How Much Do Your Friends Affect Your Future?

31. How Much Do Your Friends Affect Your Future?

Also: which professions have the happiest people? This episode originally aired on December 13, 2020. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

20 Heinä 36min

30. Why Do We Seek Comfort in the Familiar?

30. Why Do We Seek Comfort in the Familiar?

Also: is a little knowledge truly a dangerous thing? This episode originally aired on December 6, 2020. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

13 Heinä 35min

29. How Do You Know When It’s Time to Quit?

29. How Do You Know When It’s Time to Quit?

Also: why is it so hard to predict success? This episode originally aired on November 29, 2020. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

6 Heinä 31min

28. Why Do We Hoard?

28. Why Do We Hoard?

Also: do you spend more time thinking about the past, the present, or the future? This episode originally aired on November 22, 2020. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

29 Kesä 29min

27. How Should You Ask for Forgiveness?

27. How Should You Ask for Forgiveness?

Also: why is behavior change so darn hard? This episode originally aired on November 15, 2020. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

22 Kesä 37min

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