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What was the worst year to be alive on planet Earth? We make the case for 536 AD, which set off a cascade of catastrophes that is almost too horrible to imagine…
Cass Sunstein of the University of Chicago talks about the ideas in his latest book, Worst-Case Scenarios. How should individuals and societies cope with low-pr…
The mass-extinction asteroid happened to strike an area where the rock contained a lot of organic matter and sent soot into the stratosphere, where it could blo…
Hitting with lower level players can feel like a waste of time, so why bother? Believe it or not even "worse" players have something valuable to offer – in this…
Matt’s wife died a decade ago. Now, everywhere he goes on the internet, he can’t escape advertisements for clickbait sites with her picture on it. This week, Su…
Economists calculate that each degree Celsius of warming will dock the U.S. economy by 1.2 percent--and increase the divide between rich and poor. Christopher I…
It's time for the best and worst of 2020! With so many wonderful and disastrous stories to choose from, what could we possibly agree on?
It's our special end-of-year spectacular! This week we're doling out awards for the best and worst games, trends, products, and companies that we covered on thi…
We're all BACK on the hot mic and talking about our best and worst scams, products, and purchases of 2022. Who still has a LastPass subscription? Who believes i…
How we distract ourselves with tech while traveling, our thoughts on the new Luminary podcast service, the places we find ourselves missing Apple Pay, and what …
