Exploring how Natasha Trethewey's 'Native Guard' recovers the erased history of Black Union soldiers while weaving in her personal story as a child of an interracial marriage in Mississippi.
Explore how supreme courts vary worldwide, from America's unique lifetime appointments to diverse selection processes and powers. Discover how history, politics, and legal traditions shape these crucial democratic institutions.
Discover why everyone on Earth is connected by just six social links through fascinating insights from psychology, game theory, and network science that reveal the mathematical beauty behind human connection.
Explore why humans are drawn to hidden truths, from ancient mysteries to modern conspiracies, and what our fascination with secret knowledge reveals about our deepest desires and psychological needs.
Despite policies limiting deadly force, ICE agents involved in fatal shootings rarely face charges due to complex legal protections. This episode examines the gap between official rules and accountability in practice.
Explore how Rousseau challenged Enlightenment thinking by arguing that rational progress corrupts our naturally good state. We examine his revolutionary ideas about human nature, freedom, and the social contract.
Explore how psychotic experiences, far from being merely pathological, may serve evolutionary purposes and offer unique benefits in creativity, meaning-making, and social connection.
Explore Samuel Delany's groundbreaking novel 'Babel-17,' where language isn't just communication—it's a tool that can reprogram minds. Discover how this 1966 sci-fi classic examines linguistics, consciousness, and diversity through its brilliant protagonist.
An exploration of philosophy's vast scope, from its origins as the foundation of all rational inquiry to its modern branches that help us understand existence, knowledge, ethics, and our place in the world.
Discover how we're all connected through just six social links, from Stanley Milgram's famous experiment to modern social media shrinking our world to just 3 degrees of separation.
Dive into 'The Fashion Disaster' where 8-year-old Nancy and the Clue Crew solve missing dog biscuits at a charity fashion show, exploring how children's mystery literature teaches problem-solving, friendship, and community engagement.
An exploration of the four core features that define justice across contexts, from individual claims to enforceability, impartiality, and agency, while examining how different conceptions shape our understanding of this fundamental concept.
Explore Marx, Luxemburg, Webb, Crosland & Giddens - their core beliefs, famous quotes, and fierce disagreements about achieving socialism. From revolution to reform to the Third Way.
Join Miles and Lena as they unpack Palestine's complex 5,000-year journey from ancient civilizations to today's geopolitical reality, exploring the competing narratives and historical layers that shape our understanding of the region.
Explore how the word 'lunatic' evolved from ancient moon-madness beliefs to modern stigma, revealing centuries of changing attitudes toward mental health and the power of language to either harm or heal.
Explore how humanity's shift to agriculture 12,000 years ago paradoxically worsened health outcomes while creating the food surpluses that made civilization—and wealth inequality—possible.
Tracing how sociologist Mark Regnerus's intellectual heritage—from his mentor Christian Smith to his own controversial research—has shaped his approach to sociology and influenced his academic descendants.
Un recorrido geográfico completo por los 35 países independientes del continente americano, explorando su ubicación y capitales, desde el norte helado hasta el extremo sur.
