Why the hell is America's public transportation so terrible? That's today's big question, and my guest is Nicholas Dagen Bloom. He's the author of the subtly titled new book, the Great American Transit Disaster. Nicholas is a professor of urban policy and planning at Hunter College. He's the author of…
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This week: Why don’t I eat animals? Plus, the news: • Carbon capture is (mostly) BS • Narcan vending machines save lives • The vertical farming boom doesn’t have enough power • Hacking EV charging stations • And more! Here's What You Can Do: • Donate to the Food Animals…
How can we live happier lives? That's today's big question, and my guest is Dr. Marc Schulz, the co-author with Dr. Robert Waldinger of “The Good Life: Lessons From the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness” They're the most recent generation of co-directors of the Harvard Study of Adult Development,…
How can we live happier lives? That's today's big question, and my guest is Dr. Marc Schulz, the co-author with Dr. Robert Waldinger of “The Good Life: Lessons From the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness” They're the most recent generation of co-directors of the Harvard Study of Adult Development,…
This week: Texans have a huge opportunity to get even MORE liberty — from the sun. Plus: Diabetes is expected to double, the state of carbon removal, A.I. detection tools, future pandemic prepping, BEES?!, and more Here's What You Can Do: ⚡️ It’s getting hot out there. Direct your city…
This week: Can Apple help improve mental health? Here's What You Can Do: ⚡️LGBTQ+ youth are 4x more likely to attempt suicide than their peers. Help the The Trevor Project build a safer, more-inclusive world (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiWPkymm4GVMJvF1n6ylGZk8MXETLuCBmqiTmMkoxQ9T0XlADBD4-Ha6O0HAUWYAH6HwAKjVz-DFGppX1ahM_7lVXWNLzTiZDSXgrwnkl0733Y04VxEP2uZdf03FIgW7Adzq6cq6FadX23p5PQop5DFXh1mUsHzzEnj26zKYibMJwoyyESt2tmqHMrDVhqHoTsg/3x3/pfmfyHz2QNuwRpWG6-OnHQ/h13/1kEaV3uDHuy6CneIr2KTKDPNxfZYQEZII0Xmr79ygvk) through crisis services, peer support, education, and advocacy. Happy Pride! 🏳️🌈 Get more: •…
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This week: Is the future inevitable? Plus: A lack of OB-GYN’s in a post-Roe world, some new bills for agrivoltaics, the best in climate journalism, the link between COVID and Alzheimer’s, misinformation, and more Here's What You Can Do: • ⚡️ Our algorithms and technology are only as good as…
With new AI products emerging daily and the humankind jumping into using all of them, protecting our data and asking questions has become more important than ever. This video includes a list of standard questions you and everyone should ask these AI revolutionaries before you even download their software, much…
This week: Got fired? Start over. Plus: More young people are getting cancer, the rise of solar power, new YouTube misinformation rules, getting paid to bike to work, and more Here's What You Can Do: • ⚡️ If apocalyptic skies and hazardous air quality reports are making your climate anxiety…
This week: Ask these questions before you click on ANYTHING. Plus: Gut inflammation news, California insurance gets harder to find, 750k adults just lost Medicaid, what (non-vaccinated) COVID actually does to your lungs, and more Here's What You Can Do: • ⚡️ PFAS (“forever chemicals”) have been linked to serious…
What's in wildfire smoke and how can you protect yourself from it? Those are today's big questions, and my guest is Dr. Mary Prunicki. Dr. Prunicki is the Director of Air Pollution and Health Research at Stanford University under the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research. Her…
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This week: Things feel pretty out of control. Get used to it. Plus: The Canadian West is burning, Oregon bans PFAS, ChatGPT plugins for everyone, the All We Can Save project is hiring, and more Here's What You Can Do: • ⚡️Wildfire smoke exposure is directly linked to myriad health…
Is healthcare a human right? That's today's big question, and it clearly shouldn't be a question, but here we are. My guest to help explain the obvious today is Dr. Sheila Davis, the CEO of Partners in Health. Sheila entered the global health arena in 1999, responding to the global…
Is healthcare a human right? That's today's big question. It shouldn't be a question, but my guest today is Dr. Sheila Davis and she's the CEO of Partners in Health. Sheila entered the Global Health Arena in 1999, responding to the global HIV and AIDS pandemic. A few years later,…
This week: COVID is over (as far as we know it). What did we learn, and what’s next? PLUS: Gay blood donations are a go, wind power in the UK, social media guidelines, millions for Black farmers, water report cards, and more Here's What You Can Do: • ⚡️ Discover…
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Matt Rogers started at Apple, building the software team for 10 generations of the iPod. He was one of the first engineers on the original iPhone and involved in the development of 5 iPhone generations, and the first iPad. He is also the Co-Founder of Nest thermostats, Founder of insight.org,…
How much food do you throw away every week? And do you have to? That's today's big question, and my guest is Matt Rogers. Matt is a former Apple iPod and iPhone engineer. The Co-Founder of Nest thermostats, Founder of incite.org, and former Chairman of Carbon180. He is now the…
This week: Solutions to our biggest problems shouldn’t be so perplexing. On the other hand, washing our hands wasn’t obvious for a couple hundred thousand years, and my kids STILL don't want to do it. Plus: Seasonal allergy news, a new Barbie, non-profit grocery stores, climate hackers, the SEC, the…
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