Episodios

  • Ask the ethicist: How to create guardrails for the AI age
    Apr 25 2025

    Will AI devastate humanity or uplift it? Philosopher Christopher DiCarlo's new book examines how we can navigate when AI surpasses human capacity.

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    47 m
  • 'U.S. let go of my hand that it had extended to help': Afghan refugees on promises broken under Trump
    Apr 24 2025

    The immigration status of Afghans who helped the U.S. government is in jeopardy under the latest Trump crackdowns. How that impacts Afghan refugees and their families already in the U.S. and those stuck abroad.

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    47 m
  • Trump v. higher education
    Apr 23 2025

    Harvard University is suing the White House. What the university’s clash with the Trump Administration means for the rest of higher education.

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    47 m
  • How Trump administration cuts threaten Native Americans
    Apr 22 2025

    As the Trump Administration looks to cut government spending, many Indigenous communities say they’re losing vital public services.

    It could be a violation of long-standing treaties between tribes and the federal government.

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    46 m
  • A doctor's fix for America's ailing medication market
    Apr 21 2025

    With more than 60% of Americans taking a prescription drug, there are increasing questions about how these medicines are approved, how they're kept safe and how they’re priced.

    In a new book, Harvard’s Dr. Jerry Avorn argues the drugs we take have been compromised by profits.

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    46 m
  • Falling Behind: 'We're in jail with our emotions'
    Apr 18 2025

    Teenage boys are experiencing increasing rates of loneliness and suicidal thoughts -- which is having a direct impact on their achievement in school. How can schools address that? The final part in On Point’s special series “Falling Behind: The Miseducation of America’s Boys.”

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    46 m
  • Falling Behind: Where have all the men gone?
    Apr 17 2025

    After decades of decline, male teachers now make up less than a quarter of the public-school teaching force. What’s driving men away, and what would it take to bring them back? On Point’s weeklong series exploring boys and education continues.

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    46 m
  • Falling Behind: The opportunity gap
    Apr 16 2025

    Data show boys are falling behind in school. Black boys are falling behind the most. What’s happening in classrooms that are bucking that trend? On Point’s weeklong series exploring boys and education continues.

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    47 m
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