Solvable
Solvable showcases the world’s most innovative thinkers and their proposed solutions to the world’s most daunting problems. The interviews, hosted by Ronald Young Jr., will launch a dialogue that both acknowledges the complexity of the issues while inspiring hope that the problems are, in fact, solvable. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.
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The Problems of Regulating Algorithms are Solvable
Even without knowing top secret algorithms citizen scientists can have a big impact.
28 min
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Designing Digital Spaces That Bring Us Together...
It might help to think more like an urban planner.
30 min
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Political Polarization is Solvable
Local civic engagement, cult deprogramming and internet reforms can all help.
34 min
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Civil War is Solvable (Again)
Learning how to end a civil war might help avoid one in the future.
23 min
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Rural Vaccine Distribution is Solvable
Alaska is the US state that has vaccinated the largest percentage of its population against COVID-19 despite it's rugged landscape and hard-to-reach communities.
19 min
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Bad Habits Are Solvable
Habits are only good or bad depending on your goals and Dr. Wendy Wood thinks that persistent behavior change is possible.
24 min
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Vaccine Hesitancy is Solvable
Experts and trusted figures can do a lot to rebuild trust in the COVID-19 vaccines.
25 min
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Destructive Agriculture is Solvable
Regenerative agriculture invests in perennial seeds and diversified crops that can restore balance to ecological systems we depend on.
15 min
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Identifying Cost Effective Charities is Solvable
GiveWell researches the rates of saving and improving lives per dollar donated.
19 min
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The Tech Gender Gap is Solvable (again)
Lady Mariéme Jamme is the founder of iamtheCODE which teaches coding to women and girls around the world.
22 min
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Solvable: The Depression and Anxiety We Can All...
Retired astronaut Scott Kelly is no stranger to the impacts of social isolation and has practical advice for all of us during this time.
23 min
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Remote Music Collaboration Online (in real time...
Virtual Studio is a device that can be paired with the open source software application JackTrip to allow musicians in multiple locations to collaborate in real time.
19 min
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Culturally Competent and Financially Sustainabl...
Cross-subsidization can address the healthcare needs of economically diverse communities.
18 min
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Political Demonization is Solvable (again)
Anne Applebaum talks with Flavia Kleiner about how patriotic liberalism can win against xenophobic populists.
23 min
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Disinformation is Solvable
Emily Bazelon believes it's time for America to reconsider how it protects free speech.
27 min
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Solvable: Stereotypical Refugee Narratives
Ahmed Badr discovered that his status as a young refugee didn’t have to be the whole story. Now he works to help other young people become active participants in the creation of their own stories.
18 min
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The Slow Regrowth of Vulnerable Coral Reefs is ...
With the help of micro-fragmentation and re-skinning in labs, coral reefs can regrow 40 to 50 times faster than they grow in the wild.
17 min
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Wildfire Ignition is Solvable
A new improvement to fire retardant is keeping fires from starting.
16 min
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COVID-19 Transmission is Solvable
Dr. Michael Mina believes that rapid tests could stop the transmission of COVID-19 even before a vaccine is widely available.
20 min
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Cancel Culture is Solvable
John McWhorter believes that those unfairly caught in the crosshairs can respond to name-calling without engaging in shouting matches.
18 min
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The Decline of Local News is Solvable
Margaret Sullivan believes that local journalism, which binds communities and helps hold powerful government actors and business people in check, can be strengthened.
22 min
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Election Security is (mostly) Solvable
Security technologist Bruce Schneier believes that election vulnerabililty is a problem that can be solved.
22 min
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Voter Suppression is Solvable
Between 2014 to 2016, over 16 million citizens were removed from state voter registration rolls. Attorney Kristen Clarke believes that voter disenfranchisement is a problem that can be solved.
29 min
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A Low-Turnout Election is Solvable (Even During...
The United States can have an election that is safe, participatory and with a robust turnout in 2020.
23 min
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Lack of Accountability for Police Violence is S...
Lawyer Chiraag Bains believes there are legal solutions available at the federal level to investigate and solve patterns of police misconduct.
29 min