Frank R. Lin, director of the Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health joins Krys Boyd to discuss why we shouldn’t brush off hearing loss as a symptom of old age.
Read moreAs we age, we’ll all need a lot more help
Elder justice expert M.T. Connolly discusses the needs of older people – everything from health care to financial advice to companionship – and how we can make their golden years easier and more enjoyable.
Read moreMarijuana and psychedelics: New thinking about old substances
As drug laws loosen up nationwide, users and those who care for them are evolving the way they think about some illicit substances. This hour, we’ll talk specifically about two categories with growing user bases: cannabis and psychedelics.
Read moreBogus medical research is everywhere
Nature editor Richard Van Noorden talks about how bias, error and, yes, even fraud, infect clinical trials – and what can be done to clean them up.
Read moreCould our next pandemic start with a spore?
Emily Monosson discusses how fungi are threatening both animals vital to our ecosystem and crops that feed the planet’s 8 billion people.
Read moreA lesson on trans-friendly schools
Gender inclusion activist Aidan Key discusses practical tips for parents and school staff to approach trans students with a sense of welcoming, creating a safe space for them to learn.
Read moreThe lies you’ve heard about fat people
Writer Aubrey Gordon debunks myths about fat people’s health and the ease of losing weight in order to further fat acceptance and fat justice in this country.
Read moreStop trying to be perfect
Psychology professor Thomas Curran discusses how freeing ourselves of the drive to be perfect can actually make us better at our jobs and in life.
Read moreHow to build an E.R. for mental health
Physician Dhruv Khullar discusses why emergency room departments aren’t set up to care for those in mental health crises and how some hospitals are redesigning their facilities to care for these patients.
Read moreGlobal sperm counts are down. Is it time to worry?
New York magazine writer Simon van Zuylen-Wood discusses a burgeoning industry of at-home sperm testing and whether or not amping up reproduction should be a priority for our warming, resource-strapped planet.
Read moreWant to strengthen your brain? Learn another language
Viorica Marian is a professor of psychology at Northwestern University. She explains why she believes we all have the capacity to be multilingual and how that affects the ways we perceive the world.
Read moreAt anti-porn camps, echoes of conversion therapy
Historian and journalist Hallie Lieberman discusses wilderness programs that purport to treat porn addiction with questionable methods and, critics say, promote abuse.
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