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Marta Figlerowicz, an associate professor of comparative literature and English at Yale, discusses classic works of literature about pandemics from Boccaccio’s “The Decameron” to Camus’ “The Plague.” Plus, she psychoanalyzes…
The Last Archive: a new podcast about the history of evidence written and hosted by New Yorker writer, author, and celebrated historian Jill Lepore.
Dr. Louise Ivers, the executive director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Global Health, explains why states like Massachusetts are investing in a strategy called contact tracing to stop…
Rick Rubin talks to Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker about his newest release, “The Slow Rush,” and his creative process. Kevin shares key influences on some Tame Impala songs and also…
We talk a lot about psychopaths – but rarely discuss their polar opposites, super-altruists. These are people who go to extreme lengths to help others — even though their acts…
Pardis Sabeti, a computational biologist at Harvard and the Broad Institute, discusses when and how to re-open colleges and universities, why the US is behind other countries when it comes…
Do you want to be happier? Complain less? Enjoy your work more? Find time for the things that matter to you?Yale’s Dr. Laurie Santos has studied the science of happiness…
Omai Garner, the director of clinical microbiology testing at UCLA Health, explains why more Americans have not been tested for COVID-19.
Journalist and bestselling author Michael Lewis (Liar’s Poker, Moneyball) takes a searing look at what’s happened to fairness. It feels like there’s less of it every day—whether it comes to…
Drive-By Truckers play music from and talk about their twelfth album, “The Unraveling.” The band of Alabamans—represented here by Mike Cooley and Patterson Hood—discuss how the political climate shaped the…
The pandemic has us all glued to our screens. Smartphones, tablets, laptops, and TVs provide vital information, social connection, and distractions—but excessive or unstructured screen use can increase anxiety, reduce…
Carl Bergstrom, a computational biologist at the University of Washington and co-author of the forthcoming book “Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World,” explains how to make…