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The Brain

ENCORE: Building Brain Health at Any Age

It turns out brain fitness at any age heightens and protects brain function and can even prevent brain disease.

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Podcast

10.06.2022
Society

David Brooks on Building Trust and Connection

Fifty-four percent of American adults report that not a single person knows them well.

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Podcast

09.29.2022
US Economy

Is It Time for New Economic Metrics?

Do we really understand what’s happening in the economic lives of regular Americans?

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Podcast

09.21.2022
Politics

Bringing the Democratic Party Back to the People

Have Democrats become too identified with technocratic ways of speaking — about the economy, the pandemic, climate change? Has this deepened the political divide between those with and those without college degrees?

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Podcast

09.14.2022
The Environment

Managing Our Eco-Anxiety

Do we really understand what’s happening in the economic lives of regular Americans?

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Podcast

09.07.2022
Society

Time for a Friendship Reset?

For many people, the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown became an unexpected opportunity to take stock of our relationships.

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Podcast

08.31.2022
Technology

Following Dirty Money Around the World

We are in a golden age for organized crime and corruption, according to watchdog groups.

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Podcast

08.24.2022
K-12 Education

When it Comes to Education, Do Parents Know Best?

Parents have always cared about what their kids are learning in school, but education debates have become particularly explosive in the U.S. in the last couple of years.

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Podcast

08.17.2022
Society

Free Speech: Where Should We Go From Here?

In public forums and institutions all across America, people are arguing about what free speech means in the age of the internet.

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Podcast

08.10.2022
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