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Make Me Smart | Episode 44

Where are all the "lost Einsteins?"

Dec 5, 2017
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What the economy of Artemis can tell us about life on Earth

by Phoebe Unterman
Nov 28, 2017
Sci-fi writer Andy Weir predicts the future of space travel using today's air travel data.
A view of Earth appears over the lunar horizon from Apollo 11 before astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr. made their historic moon walk.
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Make Me Smart | Episode 43

Andy Weir loves to geek out about space economics

Nov 28, 2017
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Where do I start?

by Jennie Josephson
Nov 23, 2017
How to catch up on Make Me Smart without listening to every episode.
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Make Me Smart | Episode 42

Breaking bread without conflict

Nov 21, 2017
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Songs of struggle, then and now

by Jennie Josephson
Nov 15, 2017
There's an incredible history of protest songs in American political history, so we made you a playlist.
Picture dated October 22, 1991, of legendary jazz and blues singer Nina Simone in concert at the Olympia music hall in Paris. 
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Make Me Smart | Episode 41

Do you hear the people sing?

Nov 14, 2017
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The gaming industry's rise to the top

by Phoebe Unterman
Nov 9, 2017
A listener (kind of) stumped Molly with this question on Make Me Smart's Explainathon.
Gamers test 'Destiny 2' at the Sony PlayStation exhibit during the Electronic Entertainment Expo E3 at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 13, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Make Me Smart | Episode 40

Explainathon 2! The search for more answers

Nov 7, 2017
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Capitalism may not care if you live or die, but in Japan it cares that you're employed

by Phoebe Unterman
Nov 2, 2017
A look into Japan's lifetime employment system.
New recruits listen to speeches during the welcome ceremony for new employees of All Nippon Airways Holdings at an ANA hanger in Tokyo in 2015.
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