Mar 15, 2019
Stat: 844 million. The amount of people worldwide who lack even a basic drinking-water service, according to the World Health Organization.
Story: For many of us, it can be easy to take water for granted. Turn on the tap and it’s there. But today, the world faces a tipping point, with water...
Mar 1, 2019
Stat: 40%—Across Africa, the number of giraffes has declined by 40 percent since 1979.
Story: Giraffes are dying, and experts are trying to figure out why. Host Dan LeDuc speaks to two giraffe experts, ecologist David O’Connor and researcher Jenna Stacy-Dawes of the San Diego Zoo, who are trying to learn more about...
Feb 15, 2019
Stat: 1919—the year President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill establishing the Grand Canyon as a national park.
Story: The Grand Canyon was dedicated as a national park 100 years ago. This anniversary commemorates the canyon’s legacy, but it has been around longer than that—at least 6 million years. Our host explores...
Feb 1, 2019
Stat: 100. More than half of children born in developed countries today will reach the age of 100.
Story: If you knew you would live to 100, what would you do differently? Increasing longevity will expand and shift the traditional phases of life, according to London Business School professor Andrew Scott. In his...
Jan 18, 2019
Stat: 57 percent of social media news consumers expect what they see there to be largely inaccurate.
Story: The rise of deepfakes—realistic fake videos made with artificial intelligence software—is beginning to make sorting fact from fiction even harder. In an interview with Dartmouth Professor Hany Farid, a digital...