Public Health
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#2240: Who Does Every Country Owe Money To?
National debt isn't like personal debt. Most countries simultaneously owe money to diffuse creditors while also holding others' debt—creating a cir...
#2094: The Accidental Trillion-Dollar Loophole: 401k
Discover how a 1980s tax loophole accidentally replaced pensions and shifted retirement risk to workers.
#2050: Is Impact Investing Just a Cult?
We explore the structural parallels between high-control groups and the ESG industry, from loaded language to isolation tactics.
#2015: The Think Tanks Writing AI's Rulebook
As the EU AI Act takes hold, we spotlight the key think tanks shaping global AI policy, safety, and ethics.
#1901: Why Drones Deliver Medicine But Not Pizza
Zipline flies 500k+ medical deliveries in Rwanda, while Amazon struggles with $63 costs per drop in the US.
#1899: Why Japan's Vending Machines Thrive While America's Struggle
From Roman holy water to Japan’s soup-dispensing giants, we explore why vending machines jam—and why America’s are stuck in the past.
#1726: 2500 Years of Bad Medicine: The Slow Surrender
Bloodletting dominated medicine for 2500 years. Here’s how science finally admitted it was wrong.
#1658: Why You Should Never Run From a Dog
Running from an aggressive dog triggers a chase instinct—learn the science-backed "Be a Tree" method instead.
#1486: Why Governments Are Putting a Price on Literacy
Are we commodifying social change? Explore the shift from boutique social bonds to massive $500M funds targeting global literacy and poverty.
#1452: Art or Incitement? The New Legal War on Radical Speech
Explore the thinning line between artistic expression and criminal incitement through the cases of Bob Vylan, Tadhg Hickey, and Kneecap.
#1438: The Rescue DNA: Physics Across Rubble, Rock, and Sea
How do rescuers move mountains under pressure? Discover the engineering and physics behind saving lives in the wake of disaster.
#1411: The I vs. The We: Escaping the Loneliness of 2026
We have more ways to connect than ever, yet isolation is at an all-time high. Explore the biological and structural roots of modern loneliness.
#1383: Why Modern Life Is Making Us More Religious
Sociologists predicted the death of God, but the data tells a different story. Discover why global faith is actually on the rise.
#1381: Contract Ops: The Hidden Mechanics of Trade Missions
Beyond the ribbon-cutting, trade missions are state-sponsored sales funnels for corporate giants. Discover the reality of the "contract op."
#1362: Is the IDF Israel's Real Ministry of Education?
Israel leads the world in defense tech, yet its school scores are trailing. Is the military a bridge or a filter for the next generation?
#1353: Why Impact Investors Need You to Stay Poor
Explore the "perverse incentive" trap: what happens to your investment when the social problem it’s meant to solve actually disappears?
#1338: Can Experts Put a Price Tag on Human Goodness?
Can we put a dollar value on human goodness? Explore how new accounting standards are turning social and environmental impacts into hard currency.
#1337: The Four Year Itch: Why the Permanent State Matters
Explore the "volatility trap" and why the civil service serves as the essential institutional memory that keeps the state from capsizing.
#1333: The Cottage Cheese Index: Israel’s Dairy Price Crisis
Why is a basic staple like cottage cheese so expensive in Israel? We explore the oligopolies and government quotas keeping dairy prices sky-high.
#1328: Silicon Sigils: Why We Treat AI Like an Occult Force
Is AI a tool or a digital demon? Explore why technical illiteracy is turning neural networks into a modern-day moral panic.
#1288: Who Owns the Holy City? Jerusalem’s Tax War on Churches
From ancient ladders to modern tax freezes, explore why Jerusalem’s historic Christian institutions are facing an existential crisis.
#1262: Two Versions of Childhood: The Daycare Paradox
Is starting daycare at six weeks a biological mismatch? Explore how timing and culture shape a child's stress response and long-term growth.
#1252: Why 100-Day Vaccines Won't Save Us
Can science deliver a vaccine in 100 days while health funding evaporates? We explore the widening gap in global pandemic readiness.
#1244: The Three-Minute Gap: Israel's Volunteer Lifeline
How does Israel reach patients in under 90 seconds? Explore the high-tech, decentralized system saving lives in the "three-minute gap."