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Behind the Boom in Psychiatric Medication
Recent spikes in anxiety, ADHD, and other diagnoses have more than a little to do with economic incentives.
Jun 18
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Adam Omary
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Doomslayer: Progress Roundup
Global mangrove forest recovery, cleaner drinking water, the first human anti-aging trial, and more.
Jun 14
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Malcolm Cochran
20
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Rethinking the Gilded Age
Economic historian Brian Domitrovic discusses the extraordinary achievements of the Gilded Age.
Jun 13
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Chelsea Olivia Follett
10
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35:01
What If AI Chatbots Are Saving Lives?
The case for banning teens from AI chatbots rests more on fear than evidence.
Jun 10
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Adam Omary
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Jennifer Huddleston
24
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Doomslayer: Progress Roundup
ASCO highlights, robotic warehouse workers, a cheaper method of hard-rock lithium extraction, and more.
Jun 7
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Malcolm Cochran
20
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The AI Debate: Extinction Versus Salvation
Why have AI doomers embraced an ominous H. P. Lovecraft meme?
Jun 2
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Saul Zimet
20
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May 2026
Doomslayer: Progress Roundup
Bumper turtle-hatching season, a cholesterol-lowering gene therapy, a massive protein database, and more.
May 31
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Malcolm Cochran
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Screens Aren’t Destroying Young Minds. I Should Know.
Laws restricting phone use won’t solve the root causes of adolescent anxiety.
May 29
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Adam Omary
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9
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The System That Feeds Us
Jan Dutkiewicz joins Adam Omary to discuss the triumphs and tradeoffs of the industrial food system.
May 26
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Adam Omary
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54:31
Doomslayer: Progress Roundup
The end of obesity, an AI-derived math proof, energy market adaptation, and more.
May 24
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Malcolm Cochran
21
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Was COVID Also an Inequality Pandemic?
COVID slowed but couldn’t stop the fall in global inequality.
Published on Past Imperfect
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May 23
From Blind Spots to Bright Spots: How AI Is Giving the Planet Eyes to See
How a graduate student and first-time founder is building an AI platform to democratize environmental intelligence.
May 21
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Human Progress
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