Derek Thompson

Brown economics professor Emily Oster joins the show to talk about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his fluoride and vaccine theories, and how the media and science community should treat the most controversial topics

Brown economics professor Emily Oster joins the show to talk about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his fluoride and vaccine theories, and how the media and science community should treat the most controversial topics

In the last decade, several major findings in social psychology have turned out to be hogwash—or, worse, even fraud. Derek talks to Adam Mastroianni and Dan Engber about how psychology too often fails as a science, and what it can do better.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a bellwether for some of the most powerful trends in politics and society.

Celebrating a nice-looking chart is much easier than understanding exactly what is making the line change direction.

(iStock / Getty Images) Americans are unusually likely to die young compared with citizens of other developed countries.

This year saw several advancements across medicine, space technology, and AI that extend our knowledge in consequential ways.

Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.

The anti-social century, Scott Stanley's marriage masterclass, and more.

“Every drink takes five minutes off your life.” Maybe the thought scares you. Personally, I find comfort in it.