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The Progress Network with Zachary Karabell and Emma Varvaloucas
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It's easy to be pessimistic, especially with headlines dominated by global challenges like a changing geopolitical landscape, the rise in authoritarianism, and a seemingly unstable global economy. But what if, despite all that, humanity is actually making progress?Join Progress Network Founder Zachary Karabell every Wednesday as he chats with leading experts like Ian Bremmer and Anne Marie Slaughter to challenge the negativity and find out whether we should be so pessimistic about everything from sustainability and polarization to the future of work. Plus, start your week right with Progress Network Executive Director Emma Varvaloucas, who delivers a weekly dose of essential good news every Monday. If environmental success stories and medical breakthroughs are your thing, you won’t want to miss it.Tune in to discover the evidence for progress and find your reason for cautious optimism.
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- How a Radical Hippie Experiment Changed American Policing · 20 dkWhat do anarchist hippies and police officers have in common? We dive into a fringe hippie experiment that turned into a template for police departments across the country…
- Are We Becoming Too Afraid to Take Risks? | With Allison Schrager · 54 dkAs modern society grows wealthier and more technologically advanced, our increasing obsession with safety is quietly stalling human progress. Economist and author Allison…
- Why Scientists Are Suddenly So Optimistic About Alzheimer’s · 19 dkWhy are researchers and doctors who treat dementia so happy right now? Experts think we're in a new optimistic age for Alzheimer's research with new treatments and new diagnostic…
- The Race for the Arctic Has Already Begun. Is America Ready? | With Rana Foroohar · 44 dkThere was a time in American history when everything was about ships. For centuries, power on the seas was necessary for economic success, but U.S. maritime power isn’t what it…
- AI Experts Are Warning About Human Extinction. Here’s What They’re Missing · 20 dkAfter a former Anthropic researcher quit and gave a doomsday warning about artificial intelligence, a debate on a human extinction event is raging in the media. Could AI get too…
- The Science of Sports Betting: How Gambling Apps Are Changing Our Brains | with Dr. Brendan Dwyer and Isaac Rose-Berman · 48 dkLegal betting has exploded in the US. With the phone in your pocket, you can bet on the specific outcome of a game or who will attend the next State of the Union address. But…
- The World Map You Grew Up With Is Wrong · 18 dkMaps have distorted the true size of the African continent for 500 years, but a new UN resolution is changing that. Progress Network Executive Director Emma Varvaloucas examines…
- Could Reparations Actually Happen in America? With Prof. Dorothy Brown · 58 dkIn the United States, we have constant debates about long-standing systemic issues like classism, racism, and economic inequality, and we speak about these issues as if they are…
- AI Was Supposed to Destroy Jobs. Here's What Actually Happened · 17 dkThere’s been a lot of doom and gloom around artificial intelligence taking our jobs. Even founders of AI companies like Sam Altman have said that many jobs will go poof and…
- Why We Can't Picture a Good Future Anymore | With Ari Wallach · 56 dkAre we trapped in a cultural doom loop that forces us to fear the future instead of dreaming of a better one? In this episode, futurist Ari Wallach joins host Zachary Karabell to…
- AI Designed a Cancer Therapy, Cyborg Bugs Are Saving Lives, and the Farmworkers Who Fought Back · 19 dkWhat if you never have to wear a pink ribbon again? For years, experts called the medical dream of a personalized cancer vaccine impossible. Now, a new therapy written by an…
- Alien Civilizations, Mars Colonization & Humanity in the Age of AI | With Dr. Dakotah Tyler · 49 dkIs interest in space dying, or are we on the brink of our greatest interstellar discoveries? In this episode of What Could Go Right, Zachary Karabell sits down with Dr. Dakotah…
- Introducing: The Ongoing Transformation · 25 dkThis week, we want to share a podcast from our friends at Issues in Science & Technology. It’s called The Ongoing Transformation and it looks at how science and society are…
- Social Media Is Making Politics Feel Worse Than It Really Is | With David Pakman · 1 sa 1 dkDavid Pakman is the founder and host of The David Pakman Show, one of the most watched independent progressive podcasts and online political shows. He's built an audience of over…
- The Crime Wave Is Over. Why Does Nobody Believe It? · 17 dkThe media is constantly telling us that danger is everywhere. Between true crime binges and political rants, we're led to believe that our streets are a war zone. However, recent…
- The AI Future Isn’t Inevitable. So Why Are We Told It Is? | With Carissa Véliz · 50 dkBeing a human being is an anxious experience, and to calm the fear of uncertainty, we’re obsessed with predicting the future. Whether spiraling about changes to the economy…
- Why the Experts Were Wrong about India · 14 dkWinston Churchill predicted this nation would collapse, but today India is experiencing a massive economic glow up as it rapidly lifts hundreds of millions out of extreme…
- How Haters Can Accidentally Make You Happier | with Ronda Rousey · 40 dkThe concept of the American Dream calls up images of enormous money and fame that most of us will never see. But what happens to someone who actually becomes mega famous? Is it…
- The Case for Rewriting Nature's Code | with Ben Lamm · 57 dkWords like "de-extinction" and "cloning" are often associated with dystopian science fiction stories, but reality tells a more hopeful tale.Ben Lamm, CEO and co-founder of…
- Global Shark Conservation Sees Historic Regulatory Breakthroughs · 16 dkAfter decades of facing severe overfishing and cultural stigma, global shark populations are finally rebounding thanks to strict new international trade bans and expanding marine…
