February 26, 2021 @ 11:00pm <!-- Download Episode --> In addition to publishing best-selling books about pregnancy and child-rearing, Emily Oster is a respected economist at Brown University. Over the course of the pandemic, she’s…

February 28, 2021 @ 5:00am <!-- Download Episode --> Also: do we subconsciously lie about our major influences? *      *      * Relevant Research & References Here’s where you can learn more about the people and…

<!-- Download Episode --> He’s one of the world’s leading neuroscientists, with a focus on the physiological effects of stress. (For years, he spent his summers in Kenya, alone except for the baboons he was…

Robert Reich's latest book is "THE SYSTEM: Who Rigged It, How To Fix It." He is Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and Senior Fellow at the Blum Center.…

Ron Klain wrote in 2017 that it would be "foolish to ignore" how effective Trump's tactics were. Now that he's Biden's chief of staff, Klain doesn't appear to be following Trump's playbook. Tactics that helped…

The US economy added 379,000 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate dropped to 6.2%. But that good news hides just how much the labor market is really struggling. Nick Buffie is an economic-policy analyst…

It's an intuitive idea: Wouldn't it be best to administer a COVID-19 vaccine in the place it first invades the body? That's what Maryland-based biotech startup, Altimmune, is trying to develop — a COVID-19 vaccine…

Apple is said to be developing a VR headset, a self-driving car, and a foldable iPhone. It's reportedly experimenting with these technologies as it undergoes a change in leadership. Success will depend on whether Apple…