Essential Workers or Elderly? Larry Brilliant on the Vaccine Debate

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Is Parenting Overrated? (Encore)

What shapes us more: our DNA or the way we’re raised? The “nature” camp points to genetic research and studies of twins raised apart, arguing that traits from personality to abilities are strongly influenced by inherited biology, limiting how much parenting can shape who children ...  Show more

Is America Ready for a Four-Day Work Week?

A century after Henry Ford helped popularize the five-day, 40-hour week, could working 32 hours be next? Supporters say shorter weeks can improve well-being without sacrificing productivity, especially as AI would make workers more efficient. Others warn it would strain industrie ...  Show more

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