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Are Smartphones Really Driving the Rise in Teenage Depression

WEBIn the following excerpt, Derek talks to David Wallace-Wells about whether smartphones are really responsible for the mental health crisis among young adults.

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What Evolutionary Biology Teaches Us About Diet, Exercise, and …

WEBHarvard evolutionary biologist Daniel Lieberman joins the show to talk about his provocative "mismatch theory," why humans are dysevolved for the modern world, …

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The Dark Side of the Internet’s Obsession With Anxiety

WEBIn the following excerpt, Darby Saxbe and Derek talk through the rise in youth anxiety and a recent study on mental health in teenagers that produced …

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College Athletes Are Only Starting to Get Access to the Mental …

WEBTransitioning to life as a college athlete, author Kate Fagan writes, is “like walking through an obstacle course wearing a blindfold.” In her 2017 book, What Made Maddy Run, the …

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How Americans Got Everything About Food—Fat, Sugar, and …

WEBIn the following excerpt, David Ludwig discusses the long-term trends of obesity in the United States. Derek Thompson: There is so much that I want to talk to …

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The Truth About Ketamine: Depression Cure, Health Fad, or Placebo

WEBBoris Heifets, an anesthesiology professor and the author of a fascinating study on ketamine, joins Derek to explain how and why the controversial drug works

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How Weight-Loss Drugs Could Impact U.S. Healthcare and Food

WEBBy Derek Thompson Dec 15, 2023, 8:24am EST. Today’s episode is our second in a series on the weight-loss drug revolution of the last two years. On Tuesday, we talked to …

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The Most Honest Man in Medicine

WEBDr. Joseph Mercola reigns over a long-running "natural health" website and e-commerce empire. He wants to save people from pharmaceutical profiteers, toxic …

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Health Fads: VO2 Max, Supplements, Sunlight, and Immortality

WEBHealth Fads and Fictions: VO2 Max, Supplement Mania, Sunlight, and Immortality. Today’s show is a critical look at some of the most popular health fads of …

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The Weight-Loss Drug Revolution, Part 1: Why These Drugs Work …

WEBIn the following excerpt, Beverly Tchang gives Derek an overview of the weight-loss drugs that were available before drugs like Ozempic came along and how …

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The State of Mental Health Care in the NBA

WEBThe State of Mental Health Care in the NBA. Stars like DeMar DeRozan and Kevin Love speaking out on their personal experiences has helped drive forward the …

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How Health Advantages (and Disadvantages) Are Affecting the …

WEBThe NBA Is Content to “Live” With COVID—and the Effects Absences Have on the Standings. Adam Silver said Tuesday that the league will play on despite a spike …

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Are Flying Cars Finally Here

WEBGideon Lewis-Kraus joins the show to talk about the past, present, and future of flying car technology, why flying cars don’t presently exist, and more. For decades, …

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Tumblr’s Depression Connection

WEBThis part of Tumblr is familiar to 19-year-old Gillian Andrews. She, like many other teens on the blogging website, has experienced mental illness. The California …

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Mind-Expanding Conversation on Human History, Happiness

WEBDerek talks to Tim Urban—who takes not the 30,000-foot view on life, but the 300,000-foot view of life, history, and human nature—about the meaning of life

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Why Youth Sports in America Are in Decline

WEBIn the last five years, high school sports participation has fallen for the first time on record.The number of boys playing high school sports today is lower than in any …

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Why Do We Still Believe in “Bone Broth”

WEBBone broth is credited as a panacea with an eye-popping array of health benefits, from fixing “leaky gut” syndrome to healing Kobe Bryant’s ruptured Achilles …

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‘Love Island’ Mastered Reality TV—at the Risk of Its Stars

WEBAfter the suicides of two former contestants, the U.K.’s most popular show—which comes to the U.S. on Tuesday—is grappling with how to take better care …

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Pretty in Pink: How to Sell Men’s Wellness in 2017

WEBPretty in Pink: How to Sell Men’s Wellness in 2017. Hims, a new men’s health startup, offers solutions for baldness and erectile dysfunction—but with stylish …

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Why Americans Stopped Hanging Out—and Why It Matters

WEBToday’s episode is about the extraordinary decline in face-to-face socializing in America—and the real stakes of the country’s hanging-out crisis.. From 2003 to 2022, …

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Remembering Steve Albini and Our Favorite Albini Albums

WEBRemembering Steve Albini, Plus Our Favorite Albini Albums With Rob Harvilla. Rob Harvilla joins Yasi to talk about Steve Albini’s legacy, in music and also outside of it. …

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