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Malcolm Gladwell on why the underdog sometimes has the upper hand; Tsarnaev's guilty verdict; Ferguson's city council elections; and a doctor reflects on his first year in medicine. (episode)
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty for his role in the Boston bombing, despite his lawyer's argument that he was influenced by his older brother Tamerlan. Why didn't that angle work?
New School professor & a former state senator from Missouri Jeffrey Smith talks about the city council elections in Ferguson, the first since the protests over the police shooting.
The New Yorker's Malcolm Gladwell joins us to discuss choosing the right college and why being a little fish in a big pond can be a disadvantage.
Dr. Matt McCarthy tells the story of his year as an intern and what it tells us about medicine today.
Activists talk about software and wearable technology designed to help people with disabilities, plus calls on low-tech hacks.