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The podcast host built a massive audience by speaking to fringe figures in culture, business, and science. During the pandemic, that got him in trouble with Neil Young, among others.
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BYOB (Be your own boss)
8 min
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The SAT goes digital
13 min
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Finding asteroids before they find us
27 min
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Peloton’s ride to nowhere
9 min
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How a volcano disconnected a country
Chris Stokel-Walker explains what it will take for Tonga to get back online and why there’s no easy solution for preventing future blackouts.
10 min
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What in the Wordle?
Wordle helps us feel like we’re being social when we’re really not. Perfect!
11 min
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Beanie babies were the NFTs of the 90s
What happens when the frenzy ends and the world doesn’t value your valuables? Vox’s Emily Stewart explains.
13 min
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The crypto colonizers of Puerto Rico
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Microsoft is buying one of the biggest names in...
Microsoft is buying one of the biggest names in games — if Washington lets it.
10 min
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The 5G airport freakout, explained
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So … what the hell is Web3?
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Electric cars aren’t just vehicles
They’re big batteries that can power homes and businesses, too. Recode’s Neel Dhanesha explains.
14 min
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John Deere thinks its self-driving tractor's sexy
We’re one step closer to self-farming farms.
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Now’s the time to get the job you want
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Are we living in a simulation?
Philosopher David Chalmers on the question: what is reality, anyway?
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Rapid tests, omicron, and you
Rapid tests work with omicron, but there are caveats. Recode’s Rebecca Heilweil explains.
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Theranope
A tech startup said it could start a medical revolution with a little machine and a drop of blood. It was a fraud, but research into smarter, less invasive blood testing is a reality.