A Mysterious Health Wave Is Breaking Out Across the U.S.
Why do Americans die younger than citizens of other rich countries? The most important reason is that life in America is inexcusably dangerous. The U.S. has more fatalities from gun violence, drug ove...
27 Dec 20241h 7min
The Productivity Paradox: Why Less Is More With Oliver Burkeman
So, here’s a scenario: It’s Monday. And you open up whatever calendar or planner or to-do list you use to organize the essential activities of the upcoming week. There’s a large project due Thursday. ...
20 Dec 20241h 1min
Why American Health Care Is a "Broken System"
Last week, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot to death outside a hotel in Manhattan by a young man motivated by rage at the insurance industry. His rage is clearly felt widely. In the afterm...
13 Dec 20241h 21min
Is Crypto Entering a New Golden Age—or Just a New Era of Failed Promises?
The crypto industry seems poised for a new golden age. But what exactly does that mean? Who would benefit? And, oh by the way, what does this technology do other than serve as a set of assets to bet t...
6 Dec 202450min
Megapod: Why Is There So Much BS in Psychology?
In the last decade, several major findings in social psychology have turned out to be hogwash—or, worse, even fraud. This has become widely known as psychology's "replication crisis." Perhaps you have...
27 Nov 20241h 48min
Vaccine Conspiracies, Fluoride Myths, and America’s Broken Public-Health Discourse
Emily Oster, professor of economics at Brown University, joins the show to talk about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his theories about fluoride and vaccines, and how the media and science community should tr...
22 Nov 202439min
The Self-Driving Revolution Is Real—and It Could Be Spectacular
What would a world of self-driven cars look like? How would it change shopping, transportation, and life, more broadly? A decade ago, many people were asking these questions, as it looked like a boom...
15 Nov 20241h 8min
How Trump Won: Young Men’s Red Wave, the Blue-City Flop, and the Incumbency Graveyard
Derek shares his big-picture theory for Trump's victory. Then, Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson explains how Trump shifted practically the entire electorate to the right. Links: Derek's ar...
8 Nov 202452min
