Episode 65: Tunnel Vision
When you're hungry, it can be hard to think of anything other than food. When you're desperately poor, you may constantly worry about making ends meet. When you're lonely, you might obsess about makin...
21 Mar 201734min
Ep. 64: I'm Right, You're Wrong
There are some topics about which it seems no amount of data will change people's minds: things like climate change, or restrictions on gun ownership. Neuroscientist Tali Sharot says that's actually f...
14 Mar 201721min
Encore of Ep. 24: Tribes and Traitors
Nearly a year ago, we ran an episode about one of the world's most intractable divides: the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Since that story aired, a solution seems even more out of reach. We wanted to ...
7 Mar 201732min
Ep. 63: "I'm Not A Terrorist..."
Making jokes about politics is a tradition as old as America itself. These days, of course, comedians have a new target: President Donald Trump. We talk with Iranian-American comedian Maz Jobrani abou...
28 Feb 201722min
Episode 62: On The Knife's Edge
What would drive someone to take another person's life? When researchers at the University of Chicago asked that question, the answer was a laundry list of slights: a stolen jacket, or a carelessly lo...
21 Feb 201731min
Episode 61: Just Sex
We all know casual sex isn't about love. But what if it's not even about lust? Sociologist Lisa Wade believes the pervasive hookup culture on campuses today is different from that faced by previous ge...
14 Feb 201727min
Encore of Episode 20: Remembering Anarcha
A recent paper found that black patients receive less pain medication for broken bones and cancer. Black children receive less pain medication than white children for appendicitis. The research is new...
7 Feb 201726min
Episode 60: Fortress America
Barely a week after assuming office, President Donald Trump set off a worldwide firestorm when he decided to temporarily ban entry to migrants from seven Muslim-majority countries and refugees from al...
31 Jan 201721min
