Season 1
Episodes • 2018

1. The Racial Wealth Gap
16 minCory Booker and others discuss how slavery, housing discrimination and centuries of inequality have compounded to create a racial wealth gap.
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2. Designer DNA
17 minScientific feat or terrifying social experiment? Specialists in the field discuss the high stakes and ethical controversies of gene editing.
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3. Monogamy
18 minWhat do biology, human history and the promiscuity of bonobos reveal about monogamy? Experts and everyday couples weigh in on shifting cultural norms.
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4. K-Pop
20 minElaborate music videos, adoring fans, killer choreography. Learn about the global music phenomenon from South Korea that goes beyond "Gangnam Style."
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5. Cryptocurrency
14 minCryptocurrency has made people billionaires, but is digital cash the next revolution? Learn about this anonymous currency and how it's coveted.
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6. Why Diets Fail
14 minAtkins. Paleo. Keto. Do any work in the long term? Experts look at marketing, food environments and genes to explain why diets are often unsuccessful.
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7. The Stock Market
17 minDoes the stock market accurately reflect the status of the economy? Finance specialists discuss market history, valuations and CEO incentives.
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8. eSports
17 minIs fake violence a sport? Fans, shoutcasters, and eSports icons break down today's video games and the explosive popularity of competitive gaming.
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9. Extraterrestrial Life
18 minDespite decades of searching, we have yet to discover extraterrestrial life. Scientists discuss the reasons, including: Are aliens just too snobby?
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10. !
15 minDo we overuse exclamation points!? Linguists and copy editors look at how the punctuation has adapted across history, literature and internet-speak.
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11. Cricket
16 minCricket experts look at how the confusing sport became so popular and discuss its evolution in becoming more accessible entertaining and profitable.
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12. Weed
20 minMarijuana experts discuss the rise of potent "sexually frustrated" cannabis plants, the quests for consistency in weed strains and the history of hemp.
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13. Tattoo
18 minThey've been used to command respect, punish criminals and mark achievements. Tattooists speak about the origins of tattoo traditions and rituals.
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14. Astrology
18 minDo zodiac signs prescribe your fate? Or do horoscopes' accuracy lie in the placebo effect? Take a look at the science, history and lure of astrology.
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15. Can We Live Forever ?
18 minCan we uncover the secrets to extending the human lifespan? Experts discuss how developments in science -- even the French lilac -- hold some clues.
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16. The Female Orgasm
18 minThe female orgasm is more elusive when a man is involved. Discover the reasons why and how women are embracing hands on solutions.
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17. Political Correctness
18 minPolitical correctness can sometimes feel like a tug-of-war between inclusivity and free speech. Experts discuss the concepts behind the fraught term.
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18. Why Women Are Paid Less
18 minHillary Clinton and Anne-Marie Slaughter discuss the cultural norms at the center of the worldwide gender pay gap, including the "motherhood penalty."
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19. The World's Water Crisis
18 minThe global water crisis is at an inflection point. How do we price our most valuable resource, while also ensuring access to it as a human right?
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20. Music
19 minWhen does sound become music? Why are humans so uniquely able to master musicality? Researchers talk rhythm, octaves and the magic of song and dance.
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