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.47 Rivers Cuomo Has Spreadsheets (from Song Exploder)
.47 Rivers Cuomo Has Spreadsheets (from Song Exploder)
Song Exploder talks with Rivers Cuomo of Weezer about his very nerdy songwriting style. Plus, we're collecting your play... Read more
26 May 2016
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Sparks: "An American Sickness"
Sparks: "An American Sickness"
Our science podcast crew discusses the state of American health care, and what consumers can do about it. This month's b... Read more
6 Apr 2017
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50mins
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Sparks - The Undoing Project
Sparks - The Undoing Project
Our science team discusses Michael Lewis's new book, which is about the rise of behavioral economics. Check out part 2, ... Read more
15 Dec 2016
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Sparks - The Unpersuadables
Sparks - The Unpersuadables
FiveThirtyEight's science team discusses Will Storr's book, "The Unpersuadables: Adventures with the enemies of science.... Read more
19 Jan 2017
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.19 Why The Bronx Burned
.19 Why The Bronx Burned
In 1970's NYC, huge swaths of the city were engulfed in flames. Bad stats may have been to blame. Joe Flood, author of "... Read more
29 Oct 2015
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WTP Best Of: Your Certainty Bubble
WTP Best Of: Your Certainty Bubble
Jody Avirgan and Carl Bialik discuss research into how we get information and what information we trust.
9 Mar 2017
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Sparks: Conflicts of interest
Sparks: Conflicts of interest
The Sparks crew discusses how politicians and scientists wrestle with conflicts of interest, and what the science says a... Read more
6 Jul 2017
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.67 Sparks: Risk
.67 Sparks: Risk
Our monthly science series looks at why humans make, or don't make, risky choices. Part 2 of this conversation - and int... Read more
28 Oct 2016
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.54.3 - Men, Suicide, And Guns
.54.3 - Men, Suicide, And Guns
We're doing a mini-interview every day for a week about the the 538 guns project. Anna Maria Barry-Jester discusses her ... Read more
15 Jul 2016
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14mins
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.54.1 - A Week Of Conversations About Gun Deaths
.54.1 - A Week Of Conversations About Gun Deaths
Every day for a week, we'll discuss the new FiveThirtyEight project on gun deaths in America. Today, editor Simone Lando... Read more
13 Jul 2016
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Sparks: "The Hunt for Vulcan"
Sparks: "The Hunt for Vulcan"
What does it take to revise a cold, hard science fact? This monthas Sparks podcast explores that question in the conte... Read more
4 May 2017
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Sparks: Flavor Science
Sparks: Flavor Science
FiveThirtyEight's science team discusses "Flavor: The science of our most neglected sense," a book by Bob Holmes. They a... Read more
1 Jun 2017
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39mins
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.54.2 - Stopping Gun Deaths In New Orleans
.54.2 - Stopping Gun Deaths In New Orleans
Our series - a mini-interview every day for a week - on the guns project continues with reporter Ben Casselman. See the ... Read more
14 Jul 2016
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13mins
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.22 God, In One Chart
.22 God, In One Chart
Religion is personal, nuanced, evolving -- which makes it particularly resistant to easy quantification. Emma Green (Atl... Read more
19 Nov 2015
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Sparks: Interview with the author of "The Unpersuadables"
Sparks: Interview with the author of "The Unpersuadables"
FiveThirtyEight's Maggie Koerth-Baker talks with author Will Storr about his book "The Unpersuadables: Adventures with t... Read more
26 Jan 2017
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.54.5 Mass Shootings
.54.5 Mass Shootings
A mini-interview a day for a week about the 538 guns project. Leah Libresco discusses how other countries have reacted t... Read more
17 Jul 2016
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.53 Mapping Police Violence
.53 Mapping Police Violence
A rerun of a conversation with Samuel Sinyangwe describing why data on police shootings is so murky. Samuel runs mapping... Read more
7 Jul 2016
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.51 The $173,775 Data Set
.51 The $173,775 Data Set
David Yanofsky is suing the U.S. government for immigration data after they wanted to charge him $173,775 for it. fiveth... Read more
23 Jun 2016
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.13 Moneyball For Movies (w/ Andy Greenwald)
.13 Moneyball For Movies (w/ Andy Greenwald)
Josh Lynn says his "consumer engagement" algorithm can predict how a movie will do - months before it's even made. A spe... Read more
17 Sep 2015
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.54.4 - Guns And Domestic Violence
.54.4 - Guns And Domestic Violence
A mini-interview a day for a week about the 538 guns project. Hayley Mungia discusses how to get guns out of the hands o... Read more
16 Jul 2016
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9mins