Health How Big Pharma secures drug monopolies Patently insane: How Big Pharma gouges drug prices ▸ 7 min — with Tahir Amin
Hard Science Great scientific discoveries hide in boring places NASA’s Michelle Thaller explains how an accidental discovery led to the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physics. ▸ 2 min — with Michelle Thaller
The Present Algorithmic catastrophe: How news feeds reprogram your mind and habits The most powerful editors in the world? Algorithms. ▸ 5 min — with Eli Pariser
The Present How one black man convinced 200 KKK members to quit the Klan… by listening Dialogue and an open mind can go a lot further than angry rhetoric. ▸ 5 min — with Sarah Ruger
Health What’s worse than drug addiction? The cruelty of drug treatments. Drug treatment centers pose potential threats to drug addicts. ▸ 5 min — with Maia Szalavitz
Hard Science How the Moon’s ice craters will power a human colony Astronauts will be able to harvest the Moon’s natural resources to sustain human life. ▸ 3 min — with Michelle Thaller
The Present Drug prevention advice for parents How to talk to kids responsibly about drugs. ▸ 5 min — with Maia Szalavitz
Hard Science The Big Bang wasn’t an explosion. Visualize it like this. NASA’s Michelle Thaller explains why the term ‘Big Bang’ is misleading, and how to best imagine the shape of the universe. ▸ 4 min — with Michelle Thaller
Neuropsych There are two kinds of identity politics. One is good. The other, very bad. Why free thought has died on university campuses. ▸ 4 min — with Jonathan Haidt
The Present Why social design is a north star for entrepreneurs Why this $600 million business isn’t about money. ▸ 6 min — with Cheryl Heller
The Present Dear elites: Did you learn your lesson? Populism: The “overnight” problem 40 years in the making ▸ 3 min — with Anand Giridharadas
Thinking Why spiritualizing the cosmos is a disservice to science and religion Where is God? Michelle Thaller lays out a cosmic view of religion, science, and the human condition. ▸ 5 min — with Michelle Thaller
The Present How super rich companies harm us all — and try to cover it up Just because a company does incredibly well financially doesn’t mean that it does any good for the people. How can we change that? ▸ 4 min — with Anand Giridharadas
Neuropsych How I overcame disability to become a NASA astronaut An astronaut had to overcome hearing loss to get to fly to space. ▸ 5 min — with Leland Melvin
The Present Fairness is a universal value. So why all this inequity? Are we trying to solve too many problem with technological solutions? ▸ 5 min — with Monica Sharma
Neuropsych How to bring more confidence to your conversations Entrepreneur and author Andrew Horn shares his rules for becoming an assured conversationalist. ▸ 5 min — with Andrew Horn
High Culture Why American history lives between the cracks The stories we tell define history. So who gets the mic in America? ▸ 6 min — with Elizabeth Alexander
Neuropsych Ideology drives us apart. Neuroscience can bring us back together. A guide to making difficult conversations possible—and peaceful—in an increasingly polarized nation. ▸ 5 min — with Sarah Ruger
The Present Preserving truth: How to confront and correct fake news Journalism got a big wake up call in 2016. Can we be optimistic about the future of media? ▸ 5 min — with Craig Newmark
The Present The connection paradox: Why are workplaces more isolating than ever? How poor work practices turn us all into remote workers. ▸ 3 min — with Dan Schawbel
Health How the global health community is fighting the rise of superbugs Here are the leading solutions to antibiotic resistance, the next major global health threat. ▸ 6 min — with Jill Inverso
The Future What humanity will gain by going to Mars The greatest space program spinoff? Human collaboration. ▸ 5 min — with Leland Melvin
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Hard Science Where might we find aliens? Ice moons, methane oceans, and the red planet We may not find Klingons, but what we do find will blow our terrestrial minds. ▸ 4 min — with Michelle Thaller
The Present Why the language of fear won’t help us stop climate change Using terrifying language when talking about climate change may be scaring people into inaction. ▸ 4 min — with Cheryl Heller
The Present Have Americans become too fragile for their own good? Beyond trigger warnings and safe spaces lies an entire population that espouses victimhood in all walks of life. ▸ 8 min — with Jonathan Haidt
The Present Are you courageous enough to collaborate with your enemies? Unlikely allies can solve society’s most complex problems. ▸ 7 min — with Bishop Omar Jahwar