Episodes
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5 ideas for better government in the US | Jeff Maurer
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What kids wish their parents knew about fun | Mila Rojas
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The couples therapists who nearly got divorced | Harville Hendrix
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Sunday Pick: Do all my friends secretly hate me? | from Corner Piece
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The haunting truth of ghost stories | Coya Paz Brownrigg (re-release)
A ghost story can preserve violent local history when official records omit, deny, or obscure events such as lynchings and institutional deaths.
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What crows teach us about death | Kaeli Swift (re-release)
Crows can learn that a particular human is dangerous when they see that person handling a dead crow; most crows in Swift's study continued to treat the associated masks as threats for six weeks.
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The razor-thin line between contagion and connection | Dan Taberski (re-release)
Mass psychogenic illness involves real physical symptoms that spread through a socially connected group even when tests show no organic cause; it is not the same as deliberately faking symptoms.
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The fascinating physics of insect pee | Saad Bhamla (re-release)
The glassy-winged sharpshooter feeds on nutrient-poor xylem fluid, so it must drink and urinate continuously; Bhamla compares its diet to living on diet lemonade.
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Zombie roaches and other parasite tales | Ed Yong (re-release)
The large Artemia swarms caused by tapeworm infection are not voluntary social behavior: the tapeworm makes shrimp red and gregarious so flamingos can spot and eat them, carrying the parasite to its reproductive host.
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How to make friends (and keep them) | Sheridan Voysey
A meaningful friendship should include the ability to talk openly, depend on one another, grow together, and enjoy each other’s company.
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How fossil fuel companies keep your energy costs high | Jon Powers
Jon Powers argues that fossil-fuel interests are using locally targeted misinformation, political spending, online influencers, and anti-solar signs to slow or stop clean-energy projects.
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How people are using AI to grieve, love and connect | Jennifer Cearns
Jennifer Kearns argues that AI is not necessarily eroding humanity; intimate interactions with it are revealing how people define grief, love, compassion, morality, and connection.
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How video games can power up your parenting | Hannah Boquet (re-release)
Boquet’s main parenting recommendation is to sometimes enter a child’s world instead of only trying to pull the child into the parent’s: joining Fortnite gave her and her sons a shared form of play and communication.
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Unions for climate action! | Payton M. Wilkins (re-release)
Closing coal mines and other polluting facilities may improve air quality over time, but without a transition plan it can immediately eliminate paychecks, pensions, homes, schools, and local businesses.
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Sunday Pick: Unlocking Your Power at Work: Kara Swisher on how to get what you want | from Fixable
Power is not inherently corrupting; the danger arises when too much power, wealth, and agreement concentrate around a small group and truthful critics are pushed away.
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The pursuit of happiness requires free time | Danielle Roberts
Free time is not merely a personal reward or a time-management achievement; Roberts argues that it is a civil right whose availability should not depend on income, identity, or whether someone can outsource domestic labor.
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Can you spot the lies in your news feed? | Laura Smythe
Fyre Festival demonstrated that content can feel trustworthy because it comes from relatable celebrities and influencers, even when relatability has not established credibility.
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I can't speak. Here's how I get people to listen | Jessica Irwin
Jessica Irwin’s inability to speak is caused by cerebral palsy affecting her mouth and tongue muscles; it does not indicate an intellectual impairment.
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How would you design your dream city? | James Rojas
James Rojas argues that conventional community meetings often fail because technical language, unreadable maps, and dominant voices prevent many residents from expressing what they value.
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Why the best learners talk to themselves | Tania Lombrozo
Start learning by explaining a subject to yourself before searching the web or asking an AI tool; the explanation exposes what you already know and what you need to find out.
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