Inside the Minds of Spiders, Octopuses and Artificial Intelligence
Adrian Tchaikovsky’s “Children of Time” is about an advanced civilization built by sentient spiders. A sequel, “Children of Ruin,” is about a society run by superintelligent octopuses. I love these bo...
24 Feb 20231h 2min
This Book Changed My Relationship to Pain
Physical pain is a universal human experience. And for many of us, it’s a constant one. Roughly 20 percent of American adults — some 50 million people — suffer from a form of chronic pain. For some, t...
21 Feb 20231h 4min
The Inflation Story Has Changed Dramatically. Paul Krugman Breaks It Down.
In recent months, the story of the U.S. economy has changed significantly. The January Consumer Price Index showed that annual inflation slowed for the seventh straight month. That month, the economy ...
17 Feb 20231h 17min
How the $500 Billion Attention Industry Really Works
For most of us, seeing an advertisement pop up while we’re scrolling on Instagram or reading an article or watching a video is the most banal experience possible. But in the background of those experi...
14 Feb 20231h 6min
The Tao of Rick Rubin
Reading Rick Rubin’s production discography is like taking a tour through the commanding heights of American music over the past few decades. Jay-Z. Run-DMC. Beastie Boys. Slayer. The Red Hot Chili Pe...
10 Feb 20231h 29min
How Liberals — Yes, Liberals — Are Hobbling Government
In my columns and on this show over the past few years, I’ve argued that to achieve the goals liberals hold most dear, we need a liberalism that builds. A liberalism that builds everything from multif...
7 Feb 20231h 20min
Best Of: Why Housing Is So Expensive — Particularly in Blue States
Ezra is out sick, so today, we’re sharing one of our favorite conversations — with Jenny Schuetz, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution whose 2022 book “Fixer Upper: How to Repair America’s Bro...
3 Feb 20231h 16min
First Person: How the Left Is Cannibalizing Its Own Power
Ezra is out sick, so today, we're sharing an episode from the New York Times Opinion podcast, “First Person.” Each week, the host Lulu Garcia-Navarro sits down with people living through the headlines...
31 Jan 202336min
