4: Mark Bowden, Caitlin Doughty, Tali Sharot, Peter Wadhams, David Neiwert

In The Moment podcast

English - October 12, 2017 20:12 - 30 minutes - 28.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
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Mark Bowden discusses political and social fallout from the Vietnam war (1:15); Caitlin Doughty discusses "the Good Death," and the requirements behind being a mortician (7:36); Tali Sharot reveals the neuroscience behind the power of our brains to influence one another (12:44); Peter Wadhams brings a report on studies of sea ice from the front lines of climate change (17:44); and Steve Scher interviews David Neiwert about the consequences of false facts and fake news, and the steady rise of radicalism in America (23:22). Hosts Jini Palmer and Steve Scher select standout moments from the previous two weeks of events and look forward to the next.