Dangerous Ideas
Philosopher Lars Svendson thinks we shouldn't be stressing about learning to bake sourdough or memorize TikTok dances in quarantine. He thinks we need to learn to be lazy again.More
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What Makes An Idea 'Dangerous'?
The atom bomb is a literal dangerous idea. But there are other kinds of dangerous ideas — ideas that are contrarian, counterintuitive or just plain unconventional. In Dangerous Ideas, we ask guests to challenge conventional wisdom with a solution to a problem or an interpretation of the world that might seem confusing and scary, but just might also make perfect sense.
Dangerous Ideas
Our lives have never been more optimized to save us time. But is it all time well spent? Maybe it’s time to embrace inefficiency, argues typewriter collector and philosopher Richard Polt.More
Dangerous Ideas
"Just Mercy" author Bryan Stevenson believes in creating incentives to reduce the country's prison population.
Philosopher Jason Brennan offers a provocative idea: let's bring back flogging as an alternative to imprisonment.
He may have already conquered El Capitan, but Alex Honnold can dream up far more daring and dangerous adventures.
Anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann's Dangerous Idea? To be better adjusted, change the way you think about thinking.
Writer Gemma Files' Dangerous Idea? There are upsides to embracing horror — spending time playing out negative scenarios in fiction can lead to a more positive life.
Countries around the world pour money into policing their borders — with walls real or virtual — while a global black market smuggles people across them for money. Artist Molly Crabapple imagines another way.
Princeton historian Anthony Grafton explains how learning conversational Latin inspired his students.
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