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#1657: The developing landscape of psychedelics in medicine | The Best of Our Knowledge
The history of psychedelics, and mind and mood altering substances in the United States is a complicated one, rife with bizarre turns and at...
#1656: Gender equity in jazz education | The Best of Our Knowledge
Terri Lyne Carrington has been playing and recording music in the company of rarified jazz talent for more than 40 years. A part of...
#1655: Snowpack and drought in the West | The Best of Our Knowledge
There’s a spot atop California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains where research on snowpack and drought began more than 70 years ago. At one point, there...
#1654: Can you teach comedy? | The Best Of Our Knowledge
During the past few years, comedians seemingly have become cultural avatars, their performances garnering coverage in news outlets and their perspectives becoming political sign...
#1653: How to think about student debt | The Best Of Our Knowledge
During his 2020 campaign, President Joe Biden had an eye on student-loan debt relief. While there hasn’t been large-scale forgiveness, Biden has continued the...
#1652: "Atlas of a Changing Climate" | The Best Of Our Knowledge
Climate change, shrinking wildlife habitats, rising sea levels, and vanishing species. These are big, important ideas that deserve a proper exploration—just the type of...