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Thursday, October 22 2015

  • Doctors Without Borders (Or Bias); Biden Decides; Making Choices on a Screen October 22, 2015

    Doctors Without Borders in conflict zones; Biden decides not to run; the non-British member of Monty Python&rsquo;s Flying Circus; decision-making on a&nbsp;screen; and tracking word&nbsp;popularity. (episode)

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    • Doctors Without Borders (Or Bias) In a Conflict Zone October 22, 2015

      The&nbsp;president of Doctors Without Borders discusses what it's like to treat soldiers on both sides of a war.

    • Biden Decides October 22, 2015

      A discussion of Joe Biden's decision not to try for the Democratic nomination for president in 2016.

    • From Minnesota to Monty Python to Brazil October 22, 2015

      Terry Gilliam, director and co-founder of Monty Python's Flying Circus, looks back in his highly illustrated memoir.

    • On Screens and Choice October 22, 2015

      UCLA behavioral economist Shlomo Benartzi looks at how screens mediate (and influence) our choices, whether shopping or voting.

    • Tracking the Popularity of Words October 22, 2015

      Google Ngram allows users to search the popularity of words or phrases in books. But it turns out, it's not the most reliable tool to study the absolute popularity of words.