The U.S. Is Just Different — So Let’s Stop Pretending We’re Not (Ep. 469 Replay)

The U.S. Is Just Different — So Let’s Stop Pretending We’re Not (Ep. 469 Replay)

We often look to other countries for smart policies on education, healthcare, infrastructure, etc. But can a smart policy be simply transplanted into a country as culturally unusual (and as supremely WEIRD) as America?


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235. Who Needs Handwriting?

235. Who Needs Handwriting?

The digital age is making pen and paper seem obsolete. But what are we giving up if we give up on handwriting? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

11 Feb 201639min

How to Fix a Broken High Schooler, in Four Easy Steps (Rebroadcast)

How to Fix a Broken High Schooler, in Four Easy Steps (Rebroadcast)

Okay, maybe the steps aren't so easy. But a program run out of a Toronto housing project has had great success in turning around kids who were headed for trouble. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Is America’s Education Problem Really Just a Teacher Problem? (Rebroadcast)

Is America’s Education Problem Really Just a Teacher Problem? (Rebroadcast)

If U.S. schoolteachers are indeed "just a little bit below average," it's not really their fault. So what should be done about it? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

28 Jan 201636min

234. Do Boycotts Work?

234. Do Boycotts Work?

The Montgomery Bus Boycott, the South African divestment campaign, Chick-fil-A! Almost anyone can launch a boycott, and the media loves to cover them. But do boycotts actually produce the change they're fighting for? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

21 Jan 201637min

233. How to Be Less Terrible at Predicting the Future

233. How to Be Less Terrible at Predicting the Future

Experts and pundits are notoriously bad at forecasting, in part because they aren't punished for bad predictions. Also, they tend to be deeply unscientific. The psychologist Philip Tetlock is finally turning prediction into a science -- and now even you could become a superforecaster. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

14 Jan 201646min

232. The True Story of the Gender Pay Gap

232. The True Story of the Gender Pay Gap

Discrimination can't explain why women earn so much less than men. If only it were that easy. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

7 Jan 201643min

When Willpower Isn’t Enough (Rebroadcast)

When Willpower Isn’t Enough (Rebroadcast)

Sure, we all want to make good personal decisions, but it doesn't always work out. That's where "temptation bundling" comes in. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

31 Des 201531min

Fixing the World, Bang-for-the-Buck Edition (Rebroadcast)

Fixing the World, Bang-for-the-Buck Edition (Rebroadcast)

A team of economists has been running the numbers on the U.N.'s development goals. They have a different view of how those billions of dollars should be spent. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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