Issue #247: Close Your Rings
This week: Solar’s wilding out; $65 billion for the next pandemic; Better, cheaper, more inclusive clinical trials; Protecting farmworkers; Biden’s AI board
- Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter
- Got feedback? Email us at questions@importantnotimportant.com
- Follow us on Twitter at @importantnotimp
Important, Not Important is produced by Crate Media
Get Started
New here? Welcome! Here's some fan-favorite episodes to start with.
116: What Really Happens When You Just Give People Money?
In Episode 116 , Quinn wants to know: why is simply giving people money the most effective way to 1) help them make positive chan…
114. Carbon Offsets: Not A Get Out of Jail Free Card, TBH
In Episode 114 , Quinn asks: What are carbon offsets, and do they even work? Our returning guest is Akshat Rathi , a reporter at …
113: Lessons from Plants
In Episode 113 , Quinn asks: What can we learn from plants? The answer, it turns out, is: A whole heck of a lot. Our guest is the…
110. The End of the Universe
In Episode 110 , Quinn’s talking about the end of the universe. His guest is Sarafina Nance , Ph.D. candidate at Berkeley, astrop…
#106: Black Moms Matter
In Episode 106 , Quinn & Brian ask: Why is it so dangerous to have Black babies in America? Our guest is Congresswoman Lauren Und…
#103: Black Hearts Matter
In Episode 103 , Quinn & Brian ask: Why do so many more Black people die after heart transplants than everybody else? Our guests …
#102: Put Your Money Where Your Future Is
In Episode 102 , Quinn & Brian discuss: How to invest in defeating climate change. Our guest is: Boris Khentov , SVP of Operation…
Do Better Better #14: A Safety Net for America
Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for…
#98: How to Stop School Shootings in the USA
In Episode 98 , Quinn & Brian discuss: common sense solutions to prevent gun deaths and destroy the gun lobby. Our guest is: Fred…
#94: Wait. Is Climate Science...Fashionable? It Is With Allbirds!
In Episode 94 , Quinn & Brian discuss: the most comfortable and sustainable shoes on the planet. Our guest is: Hana Kajimura , wh…
#66: So We Can’t Just Blow Up Asteroids, Then?
In Episode 66 , Quinn & Brian want to know why the hell we can't -- and further -- shouldn’t just blow up asteroids . Our guest i…