Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair joins us to profile these internet celebs, who are devoted to digital clicks and the fickle tastes of their audiences.
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When the Buzz of Progress Becomes Noise Pollution
Bianca Bosker, contributing writer at The Atlantic, joins us to talk about how sound is affecting our world.
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Why You Should Fear Volcanoes More Than Ebola
Journalist Bryan Walsh joins us to talk about the many probabilities of world-ending catastrophic events, reported with humor and backed up by hard science.
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What Does Jeff Bezos Want?
Staff writer for The Atlantic, Franklin Foer joins us to talk about his research into Amazon and what happens when Big Tech takes on not just the nuts-and-bolts of government but our planet too.
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New Frontiers In Medicine — And Medical Ethics
Dr. Jonathan Moreno, a professor of ethics at the University of Pennsylvania, joins us to work through gut-wrenching questions about the ethics of health care.
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What Happens To Car Culture When Robots Do The Driving?
Dan Albert joins us to talk about how our lives might shift when we’re no longer behind the wheel of a vehicle.
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How Google’s Workers Enforce The ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Mantra
Beth Kowitt joins us to talk about how Google’s workers are beginning to wonder if the company’s “don’t be evil” mantra aligns with their practices.
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Siri and Alexa are Spying On You
Washington Post technology columnist Geoffrey Fowler joins us to explain how our phones, when charging, send our data to marketing companies and research firms – and about how the makers of our phones are doing very little to protect our privacy.
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FaceTime Makes The Heart Grow Fonder
Joe Pinkser joins us to talk about how technology enables people to feel close while physically apart – and to talk about how our thinking about long-distance relationships has evolved.
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Computer Scientists Are Obsessed With Termites
Lisa Margonelli joins us to talk about how the collective power of termites may one day be harnessed for good.
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The Tech Path To Making Contact
Jamie Shreeve joins us to talk about how technology and next generation telescopes have scientists closer than ever to making contact with life beyond Earth.
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The Future Is Fiber – And The U.S. Is Falling Behind
Harvard Law professor Susan Crawford joins us to explain why we need to approach fiber with an increased urgency or risk falling behind other developed nations. Her new book is called “Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution – And Why America Might Miss It.”
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