Dr. Habboushe is CEO of MD Calc--a leading online medical tool for clinical decisions by physicians-- and a specialist in emergency medicine at NYU Medical Center in New York.
Read more#140 The Truth About Self-Driving Cars
Eddie Alterman is the Editor-in-Chief of Car and Driver magazine.
Read more#139 When Will Wall Street Crash? Diana Henriques
"We are more vulnerable to a radical readjustment," says our guest, New York Times journalist, Diana Henriques, author of the widely praised "A First Class Catastrophe: The Road to Black Monday, the Worst Day in Wall Street History." She is also the author of “The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust,” a New York Times bestseller.
Read more#138 50/50 Nation? No! Morris Fiorina
Stanford University political scientist Morris Fiorina confronts the widespread assumption that voters are neatly split into rival camps, and argues that neither party can hold a majority for more than a few years. His new book is "Unstable Majorities: Polarization, Party Sorting and Political Stalemate."
Read more#137 The Dangers Of Utopia: Michael Shermer
Our guest, Michael Shermer, is the publisher of Skeptic Magazine and the author of the new book "Heavens on Earth: The Scientific Search for the Afterlife, Immortality, and Utopia." Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson calls him "a beacon of reason in an ocean of irrationality."
Read more#136 Ending Sexual Harassment: Claire Cain Miller
Our guest is journalist Claire Cain Miller, who writes for The Upshot, a New York Times site that covers policy and economics. What actually stops sexual harassment at work? Miller discusses solutions and challenges.
Read more#135 What's Ahead in 2018: Richard and Jim's Forecast
In this episode, Jim and Richard bravely venture out onto the high diving board of ideas and plunge into the pool of predictions. We also asked listeners and "How Do We Fix It?"guests for their forecasts of the year to come.
Read more#134 Food & Health: Science vs. Myth: The Science Moms
Our guest is "Science Mom" Kavin Senapathy, one of five mothers of young children who make up the Science Moms team. Kavin writes for Forbes and Slate. Other Science Moms are writers and working scientists with PhDs—in biology, genetics, neuroscience.
Read more#133 Facebook and YouTube Threats: Zeynep Tufekci
Professor Zeynep Tufekci is the author of the critically-acclaimed book, "Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest."
Read more#132 The Truth About Robots: Peter Cappelli
Peter Cappelli, Director for Human Resources at the Wharton School is our guest in this episode. His research is both contrarian and eye-opening. Peter has been named one of the most influential thinkers of the decade by HR Magazine, and is the author of "Why Good People Can't Get Jobs."
Read more#131 Why Migration is Good: Leonard Doyle
Leonard Doyle, is head of Media and Communications at the UN Migration agency IOM(International Organization for Migration).
Read more#130 A Fresh Look at Freedom: Russell Shorto
We discuss the American Revolution through six different pairs of eyes with acclaimed historian and journalist, Russell Shorto, author of the new book, "Revolution Song." Shorto is an acclaimed author. He is well known for the book, "The Island at the Center of the World."
Read more#129 Fixes for Manufacturing: Krisztina "Z" Holly
Our guest is MIT-trained engineer and tech entrepreneur Krisztina “Z” Holly, host of the podcast, “The Art of Manufacturing." In addition to her popular podcast, Z is Founder & Chief Instigator of LA Mayor Garcetti’s "Make it in in LA" manufacturing initiative.
Read more#128 Solutions for America's Opioid Epidemic: Sam Quinones
Our guest, Sam Quinones, author of the highly praised book "Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic."
Read more#127 The Threat to Democracy: Reed Galen
Reed Galen was deputy campaign manager for Senator John McCain's Presidential campaign and worked in the George W. Bush White House. Earlier this year, Reed left the Republican Party and is now Chief Strategist at Serve America Movement.
Read more#126 Using Data To Predict the Future: Rebecca Costa
In her new book, “On The Verge,” and on this podcast, Rebecca Costa says we now have the power to predict the future, adapting in advance to changing conditions. She also tells us about the ideas raised on the popular radio show, “The Costa Report” and in her bestselling book, “The Watchman’s Rattle.”
Read more#125 The Harvey Weinstein Sex Scandal: What Next? Anne Thompson
Anne Thompson, Editor-at-Large for the movie-news site, Indiewire, is our guest. Anne is a veteran entertainment journalist who has worked for the Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and Entertainment Weekly. She's the author of the book, "The $11 Billion Year: From Sundance to The Oscars."
Read more#124 Russia's Threat to U.S. Democracy: Amy Knight
Amy Knight, has been called "the West's foremost scholar of the KGB” by The New York Times. In her book "Orders to Kill "Knight traces Putin's journey from the Federal Security Service (FSB) in the late 1990's to his rise to absolute power in the Kremlin.
Read more#123 Affirmative Action for Conservatives? Michael Roth
In this episode, Richard speaks with Wesleyan University President, Michael Roth, who wrote a recent article for the Wall Street Journal: "The Opening of the Liberal Mind: Affirmative action for the study of conservative ideas."
Read more#122 Title IX and Sexual Assault: Jeannie Suk Gersen
Jeannie Suk Gersen is a noted Harvard Law Professor, author and a contributing writer for The New Yorker.
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