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How NYT critic Morris looks at movie watching
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Mar 4, 2024
Cooper, Giamatti or Murphy? Morris weighs in on the range of talent up for Oscars and the "range of experiences" he seeks as a moviegoer.
In "Legacy," a physician explores the obstacles keeping Black Americans out of medicine
Jan 25, 2024
Doctor and author Uché Blackstock describes the influence her mother had over her career in an excerpt from her book.
"We've got a lot more progress to go" on fixing racial disparities caused by the tax system
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Jan 18, 2024
Dorothy Brown of Georgetown University has spent her career researching race and the tax code. Now, she advises the Treasury Department.
Alan Greenspan's greatest legacy may be the Fed's independence
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Jan 10, 2024
Greenspan ignored political pressure to cut interest rates so that he could bring down inflation, says author Sebastian Mallaby.
Transforming the post-incarceration experience
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jan 3, 2024
Sociologist Reuben Jonathan Miller discusses the “moral worlds” of people who’ve been convicted of violent crimes
Why Egypt's Queen Nefertiti is one of the original beauty influencers
by
Sean McHenry
Nov 24, 2023
When Queen Nefertiti's bust was revealed to the world in 1920's, she caused a commotion in the fashion and beauty industry. "You would see hair salons, for example, in America have replicas of her bust in their windows," said journalist and author Zahra Hankir.
Are we still living in Milton Friedman’s economy?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Nov 15, 2023
A conversation about the life and legacy of economist Milton Friedman with historian Jennifer Burns.
For public good, not for profit.
Poet Lillian-Yvonne Bertram explores money as "a state of lack"
Sep 26, 2023
Read an excerpt from the title poem of Bertram's latest work, "Negative Money," which explores race, gender and indebtedness.
Facial recognition startup Clearview AI could change privacy as we know it
by
Kashmir Hill
Sep 19, 2023
In "Your Face Belongs to Us” New York Times journalist Kashmir Hill describes her examination of privacy in the digital era.
In our fragmented health care system, access to information may be the biggest risk
Jul 20, 2023
In "Fragmented," Dr. Ilana Yurkiewicz writes about health care providers' struggles to access medical information and how it impacts patients.