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The global poverty rate has fallen significantly over the last few decades. But there's a heated deb
Technology writer Clive Thompson discusses his latest book, Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and th
Economist Tyler Cowen discusses his latest book, "Big Business: A love-letter to an American anti-he
Helen Toner, the director of strategy at Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology (C
This episode features journalist Kelsey Piper, blogger and journalist for "Future Perfect," a new si
This episode features John Nerst, data scientist and blogger at everythingstudies.com, discussing a
In the wake of the University of California's decision to end their contract with Elsevier, the worl
This episode features Sarah Haider, the president of Ex-Muslims of North America. Julia and Sarah di
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This episode features Neerav Kingsland, who helped rebuild New Orleans' public school system after H
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