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Rationally Speaking Podcast

Rationally Speaking is the bi-weekly podcast of New York City Skeptics. Join host Julia Galef and guests as they explore the borderlands between reason and nonsense, likely from unlikely, and science ... Read more

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Is cash the best way to help the poor? (Michael Faye)

Is cash the best way to help the poor? (Michael Faye)

The idea of giving poor people cash, no strings attached, is "very unappealing" for most donors, admits economist Michae... Read more

23 Dec 2021

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Humanity on the precipice (Toby Ord)

Humanity on the precipice (Toby Ord)

Humanity could thrive for millions of years -- unless our future is cut short by an existential catastrophe. Oxford phil... Read more

10 Dec 2021

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