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John Horgan (Stevens Center for Science Writings, Cross-Check) and George Johnson (The Cancer Chronicles, Raw Data)

A promising new way to fight cancer? . 8:02
…and how cancer fights back . 18:58
False positives and disconcerting diagnoses . 28:04
Does more money pay for better care? . 35:50
Paying for care we don’t need . 48:37
Why Americans must change their thinking about healthcare . 58:52

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Science Faction | May 24, 2015 | John Horgan & George Johnson

The DMZ

Against purity politics on the left

Bill Scher argues the left should aim to win policy arguments instead of challenging Democratic party leadership at the ballot.

The Wright Show

The trouble with the ‘nut graph’

John McPhee, author of the new book Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process, laments the reliance on formula in journalism. Plus: Build It And They May Come

The Glenn Show

Has there been progress since Jim Crow?

Glenn Loury and John McWhorter question the bleak outlook found in Ta-Nehisi Coates’s new book We Were Eight Years in Power.

Watch again: Drezburt Live

Heather Hurlburt and Daniel Drezner presented in person by the Stanley Foundation. Find the recording here.

Culturally Determined

When superstar thinkers fall from grace

Daniel Drezner, author of the recent book The Ideas Industry, explains the cycle of praise and rejection that shapes the careers of top public intellectuals.

MeaningofLife.tv

Scientology’s secret abuse scandal

Journalist Tony Ortega explains how the organization has used its canonical texts to justify incidences of child sexual abuse. Plus: Scientology vs. the IRS.

The left’s nonviolent core

Former Weather Underground member Mark Rudd explains why he can’t write off the Antifa movement completely. Plus: Not so fast, comrade.

The DMZ

Biden’s political tightrope act

Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss whether Joe Biden can maintain populist appeal without making promises to the Sanders wing of the Democratic Party. Plus: Sunday Night Football, interrupted.

The Wright Show

Disrupting the identity politics paradigm

Andrew Sullivan argues that a new Democratic focus on wealth inequality could “scramble” the country’s ideological divisions.

MeaningofLife.tv

“Making friends with desire”

Ethan Nichtern, author of the new book The Dharma of The Princess Bride, offers a Buddhist take on the film’s themes of family, friendship, and romance.

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John Horgan (Stevens Center for Science Writings, Cross-Check) and George Johnson (The Cancer Chronicles, Raw Data)

Science Faction | May 24, 2015 | John Horgan & George Johnson

The DMZ

Bill Scher argues the left should aim to win policy arguments instead of challenging Democratic party leadership at the ballot.

The Wright Show

John McPhee, author of the new book Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process, laments the reliance on formula in journalism. Plus: Build It And They May Come

The Glenn Show

Glenn Loury and John McWhorter question the bleak outlook found in Ta-Nehisi Coates’s new book We Were Eight Years in Power.

Heather Hurlburt and Daniel Drezner presented in person by the Stanley Foundation. Find the recording here.

Culturally Determined

Daniel Drezner, author of the recent book The Ideas Industry, explains the cycle of praise and rejection that shapes the careers of top public intellectuals.

MeaningofLife.tv

Journalist Tony Ortega explains how the organization has used its canonical texts to justify incidences of child sexual abuse. Plus: Scientology vs. the IRS.

Former Weather Underground member Mark Rudd explains why he can’t write off the Antifa movement completely. Plus: Not so fast, comrade.

The DMZ

Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss whether Joe Biden can maintain populist appeal without making promises to the Sanders wing of the Democratic Party. Plus: Sunday Night Football, interrupted.

The Wright Show

Andrew Sullivan argues that a new Democratic focus on wealth inequality could “scramble” the country’s ideological divisions.

MeaningofLife.tv

Ethan Nichtern, author of the new book The Dharma of The Princess Bride, offers a Buddhist take on the film’s themes of family, friendship, and romance.