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#54 Harnessing the Hidden Power of Habit: Charles Duhigg
This podcast is all about how to have better habits and use them to be more productive in our projects, careers and everyday lives. We talk about to-do lists, email, mental model...
#53 Medical Mistakes: The 3rd Largest Cause of Death
Medical errors are America's third largest cause of death. Only heart disease and cancer have a higher body count. A new report estimates that about 250,000 Americans die each ...
Fix It Shorts #1: Crazy Red Tape and Rigid Rules: How Do We Fix It?
It's the biggest issue of the Presidential campaign that the candidates are not talking about: bloated government and the poor delivery of services. From very long TSA airport se...
#51 Why Self-Driving Cars Are a Sneaky Plot: Eddie Alterman
With technology in overdrive, self-driving cars are no longer a fantasy. The first autonomous cars and trucks made by major auto manufacturers could be on the road within seve...
#50 Building a Much Better Workplace: How Do We Fix It?
The numbers are alarming. A 2015 Gallup poll found nearly 70% of U.S. employers say they're either bored or disengaged at work. The cost to employers has been put at more than $...
#49 Don't Freak Out About Terrorism: Fixes from The Security Mom
"Stuff happens," says homeland security expert and mom of three, Juliette Kayyem. The government has got to find a better way to talk about the threat of terrorism and natural di...
#48 John Gable Do You Know How Biased You Are? John Gable of AllSides.com
"At the end of the day everybody is biased," says our guest,John Gable, founder CEO of AllSides. "You're biased by what youknow. You're biased by what you know and you're biased by...
#47 A Better Way to Report The News: David Bornstein
Too often, news coverage is all about clashes, controversies andcontests. The way the media cover major events can have aprofound impact on our view of the world. In this episode,...
#46 An Environmentalist's Passionate Case for Nuclear Power: Michael Shellenberger
With the approach of Earth Day, this show looks at the cleanair, carbon-free case for nuclear power. And it challenges the viewheld by many environmentalists that the only way to s...
#45 The Case for Children's Free Play: Lenore Skenazy
You can't have too much of a really good thing. That's why we decided to invite Lenore Skenazy,founder of Free Range Kids, to make a welcome return to "How Do We Fix It?" She was a...
#44 Our Problem with Science. Ainissa Ramirez: How Do We Fix It?
We have a problem in our society. Too many people don't understand science or the importance of the scientific method. Many children aren't learning the basics of math and science,...
#43 Joan Blades Part 2 - How to Speak With People You Disagree With
This episode looks at the simple, highly personal way that living room conversations allow people of different viewpoints to really hear each other. A progressive activist, Joan Bl...
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