Posted October 20, 2021 at 10:27 am by Emily Carew and Valerie Wilson Latina Equal Pay Day: Latina workers remain greatly underpaid, including in front-line occupations October 21 is Latina Equal Pay Day. Last year,…

Here’s the latest news from the pandemic. What’s up with these death patterns?  Covering the pandemic as journalists in Asia has required us to constantly evaluate case and death patterns, and our most insightful analyses…

Partially destroying a painting isn’t usually the path to an 18 times increase in value over three year’s time. But leave it to Banksy to thumb his or her (their?) nose at established norms. Love Is…

September 26, 2021 @ 5:00am <!-- Download Episode --> Also: why are humans still so tribal? *      *      * Relevant Research & References Here’s where you can learn more about the people and ideas in…

September 30, 2021 @ 11:00pm <!-- Download Episode --> When researchers analyzed which day of the week most drug-safety alerts are released — and what it means for public health — they were stunned. So…

October 1, 2021 @ 11:00pm <!-- Download Episode --> The prisoner’s dilemma is a classic game-theory problem. Robert, a political scientist at the University of Michigan, has spent his career studying it — and the…

<!-- Download Episode --> Also: what’s the best way to handle rejection? *      *      * Relevant Research & References Here’s where you can learn more about the people and ideas in this episode: SOURCES Blaise…

October 8, 2021 @ 11:00pm <!-- Download Episode --> This new Jeopardy! host is best known for playing neurobiologist Amy Farrah Fowler on The Big Bang Theory, but she has a rich life outside of…