Why Is Every Recent Presidential Election So Close?
My favorite sort of social phenomenon is something that seems normal to modern eyes that is actually incredibly unusual. We take it for granted that every presidential election is a nail-biter these d...
25 Okt 202447min
Is Radical Human Life Extension Possible?
In 1900, the average US life expectancy was 47 years old. That's the current age of Tom Brady, Ryan Reynolds, and Shakira. But extraordinary advances in medicine and public health have surged lifespan...
18 Okt 202453min
America's Young Men Are Falling Behind—and Shifting Right
Today: the state of men and what's really happening in the gender divide in politics. Many young men are falling behind economically and socially at the same time that men and women are coming apart p...
11 Okt 202448min
Is the Middle East on the Verge of All-Out War?
Since October 7, 2023, many have feared that the conflict between Israel and Hamas would bloom into a wider war that would consume the Middle East. Today, we are dangerously close to that reality. In ...
4 Okt 20241h 2min
The Surprising Science of Cynicism (Plus: The Policy Paradox of the 2024 Election)
Derek shares his biggest frustrations about the 2024 election, like the lack of a policy debate and blind spots in news coverage and polling analysis. Then he welcomes Jamil Zaki to the show: a profes...
27 Sep 20241h 5min
A Sports Mystery: What Happened to the NFL Quarterback?
Today, a mystery about what some people consider the most important position in sports: What the hell is going on with the NFL quarterback? We are two weeks into the 2024 football season. And as sever...
20 Sep 202445min
How AI Could Help Us Discover Miracle Drugs
We may be on the cusp of a revolution in medicine, thanks to tools like AlphaFold, the technology for Google DeepMind, which helps scientists predict and see the shapes of thousands of proteins. How d...
13 Sep 202452min
